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Poster - Marinero, Seamen's Union of Australia, circa 1960s-1970s
Reg. No: HT 12112
- 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.
- 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.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer (Possible) from Unknown
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 61.5 cm (Width), 97.5 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | trade unions, racism, political protests, protests, apartheid, seamanship |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Transport Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE UNIONS |
| Secondary Classification: | Transport - Water |
| Tertiary Classification: | posters |
| 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. |
| Issued By: | Seamen's Union of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1960s-1970s |
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