Summary
Poster with Spanish text issued by various Seamen's Unions from around the world, circa 1960s-1970s. The poster urges all seamen to support the United Nation's resolution boycotting the sale of petroleum products to South Africa.
Physical Description
Poster printed in Spanish, boycotting the apartheid in South Africa. Poster consists of a close up image of a ship's telegraph with the lever resting on STOP. The background of the poster is yellow with red text across the image, and white along the bottom. A list of the Seamans Unions across the world including Sydney, Australia are listed along the bottom of the poster.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Sustainable Futures, Transport, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Transfer (Possible) from Unknown Source
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Issued By
Seamen's Union of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1960s-1970s
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Inscriptions
Printed on poster: "MARINERO / LAS NACIONES / UNIDAS / TE / NECESITAN / BOYCOT / AL PETROLEO / PARA SUDAFRICA / NO AL APARTHEID" Extended text along bottom of poster in Spanish. Addresses of the different Seaman's Unions are printed along the bottom edge.
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Overall Dimensions
97.5 cm (Length), 61.5 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Seamanship, Trade Unions, Apartheid, Racism, Protests, Political Protests