POSTER
H1992.336
Black on white. Top of poster reads 'WHO'S NEXT?'. Most of central part of poster is taken up by a graphic drawing. In the foreground is an open grave with a cross as a headstone with a '?' on it. In the background fading away into the distance are other graves all bearing cross headstones marked with, for instance, 'NOONKANBAH', 'ELECTORAL ACT', 'ESSENTIAL SERVICES ACT', etc. Across bottom of poster reads: 'HISTORY SEEMS TO BE REPEATING ITSELF AS CERTAIN LEADERS IN 1980 START MOUTHING / WORDS FROM ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO. / "THE STREETS OF OUR COUNTRY ARE IN TURMOIL. THE UNIVERSITIES ARE FILLED WITH STUDENTS / REBELLING AND RIOTING. COMMUNISTS ARE SEEKING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY. RUSSIA IS / THREATENING US WITH HER MIGHT AND THE COUNTRY IS IN DANGER. YES - DANGER FROM WITHIN AND WITHOUT. / WE NEED LAW AND ORDER." / ADOLPH HITLER, 1932. / IT CONCERNS ALL UNIONISTS AND ALL WESTERN AUSTRALIANS WHEN RIGHT WING INFLUENCES BECOME THIS EXTREME. / THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL.'
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1992.336 |
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| Accession Date: | 26 Oct 1992 |
Material
| Paper | Paper |
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Measurement
| length | 515mm |
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| width | 380mm | 0 |
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