Poster, Australian Textile, Clothing & Footwear Unions, Australia, 1988
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1988
Poster authorised by the Australian Textile, Clothing and Footwear Unions and the Textile Clothing and Footwear Council of Australia (TCFCA), circa 1988, promoting the industry's unions. The Happy Birthday Australia refers to the bicentenary celebrations in 1988 of 200 years of permanent European settlement in Australia. Poster printed on white glossy paper.
Features bold black text in the centre, followed by a slogan and a blue, red and white circular logo of Australia. The names of the authorising bodies are in small black print underneath.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 72 cm (Length), 50.2 cm (Width)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Australia
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- "1988. / 60,000 Aussie / Jobs Could / Be Out Of / Fashion. / Happy Birthday / Australia. / KEEP AUSTRALIA WORKING. / KEEP T.C.F. ALIVE. / Authorised by the Australian Textile Clothing and Footwear Unions and the T.C.F.C.A."
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-1212497
- Museum object name
- Poster - 60,000 Aussie Jobs Could be out of Fashion, Textile, Clothing & Footwear Unions, 1988
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 12048
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.