Poster, Seamen's Union of Australia, Australia, 1960s-1970s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1960s-1970s
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. 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 97.5 cm (Length), 61.5 cm (Width)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Australia
Design
- Marks and 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.
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-716527
- Museum object name
- Poster - Marinero, Seamen's Union of Australia, circa 1960s-1970s
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 12112
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.