Summary

Alternative Name(s): Button

Badge relating to disputed oil reserves in theTimor Gap between East Timor and Australia. Badge possibly issued by International Socialist Organisation, Australia.

Physical Description

Metal badge with red and black text on white background. Graphic of spilled oil, and a clenched fist. Pin on back.

Significance

These protest badges were purchased by the donor in various opportunity shops; a detailed provenance about the campaigns in which they were used in therefore not available. They date from the mid-1990s, and all were probably used in demonstrations in Melbourne. Some relate to the State Government of Jeff Kennett (1992 -1997); others for campaigns for oil rights for East Timor, and independence from the Indonesian Government; others relate to student demonstrations.

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