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Collection Summary

Title
The Rod Pickette collection of political posters
Date Range
1960 - 1992
Collection Number
POSTERS FC 340
Extent
129 items
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Pictures)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

A collection of posters relating to left wing politics, pressure groups and student protest movements (especially University of Sydney) from the 1960s to 1980s.

Subjects include trade unionism, unemployment, work and living standards, peace, women's issues, Aboriginal issues, including Aboriginal land rights, environmental issues such as uranium mining. Political groups include the Communist Party of Australia, Australian Union of Students, Australian Labor Party, Movement Against Uranium Mining, various Aboriginal Land Councils, Kimberley Land Council, Northern Land Council, National Aborigines Week, Friends of the Earth. Printers include Earthworks Poster Collective, Redback Collective, Tin Sheds. Also various posters from other countries including an IRA poster on Long Kesh.

Conditions Governing Access

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3044575)

Conditions Governing Use

Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3044575)

Biographical / Historical

Rod Pickette was a student in the Economics and Politics Depts. at University of Sydney in the 1970s.

Item Descriptions

Australian Labor Party, 1972 - 1979 (File)

Stop this sabotage!: don't sell Australia, help buy back Australia!, vote Labor, [1976] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4487

Cheats shouldn't prosper: vote Labor, [1976] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4488

Fraser 1975: fight Fraser's 79 budget, [1979] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4489

It must be Labor, [1975 - 1976] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4490

[Photograph of Malcolm Fraser], [1972] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4491

Drugs, civil rights, Ned Kelly, 1970 - 1975 (File)

£8000 reward: robbery and murder, Edward (Ned) Kelly, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4492

Indian hemp: this is prohibited plant, [1970 - 1973] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4493

Defend Denis Walker!, no extradition, demonstrate !: repeal the Queensland acts, Thursday December 5, 4.30 p.m. outside QLD. Tourist Bureau, 149 King St, Sydney, [1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4494

Living standards, 1970 - 1986 (File)

Every child has the right to food, housing and adequate health care. They need your support: talk about situation of Chilean children, organised by Chilean Women Centre, [1976] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4495

Victory: BWIU FEDFA $52 on the way!, defending building workers' living standard, [1985 - 1986] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4496

Living standards conference: Tom Mann Theatre, 136 Chalmer St. Surry Hills, opened by Neville Wran, [1970] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4497

You're a wank Australia, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4498

Politics and May Day, 1960 - 1986 (File)

May Day: march on world peace, detent and disarmament, Hay St. to Domain, Sun May 1st. 1977, 1977 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4499

March on May Day: Sunday May 5, Sydney, Melbourne, [1974] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4500

Democracy through action!: People Action Coalition, combined rally of activist groups, defeat reaction return Labor, Monday 24th Nov., [1980] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4501

Celebrate at the May Day dance: May Day youth "say jobs not dole" at parramatta Leagues Club, 7.30pm May 1st 1986, 1986 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4502

The first Australian political economy conference: Sydney University, 18-20 June, [1976] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4503

[An image of a pig waring a police hat], [1960] (Item)

Vote with your feet: march with the anarchists on May 1st the real may day, rally at the Hay Market at 11 am. and march to Hyde Park for a picnic, [1976] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4505

People need public transport National Action Day August 1st, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4506

March on…May Day '86: 1886-1986 hundred years May Day, international year of peace, 1986 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4507

March May Day: for the right to work!, march of unemployed during the depression, [1986] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4508

Workers of the world unite: march May Day, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4509

5th political economy conference: Melbourne University, August 16-17 [two caricatures, one is an Australian Socialism in the 80's throws a rock hitting the head of an Australian Capitalism in the 80's, [1980] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4510

Defeat reaction return Labor: People's Action Coalition, Democracy through action-unity in struggle, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4511

Your Community Independents: Jack Mundey's team for the Upper House, vote 1 group 1, create an alternative, new state elections Legislative Council, Saturday 19 March, [1983] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4512

Stop the country squire: reinstate Labor!, Australian Union of Students, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4513

Sack the caretakers!: we elect our government, reinstate Labor!, Australian Union of Students, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4514

On sale Thursday 10 cents: the national citizen, the citizen tells in straight, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4515

Second triennial: May Day palace, Revolution Ball, Balmain Town Hall, Sat. April 30th p.m. come as your favourite action, Sheila, Wasted Daze, Stiletto, proceeds to right to Work Campaign and Vietnam Reconstruction, [1983] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4516

Strikes: a school of war but not the war itself!, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4517

Real Democracy: worker's control, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4518

Unemployed, 1970 (File)

Demo: 1/2 million out of work, Martin Place, Youth job centre, 12 noon Wed 21st Feb, [1970] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4519

Rock the dole dance: Friday Nov 11, Maonic Hall, Unemployed Action Group, [1970] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4520

No future? Make our own: working day of protest for the unemployed, Friday Nov 18, meet 9.30 Hurstville Civic Centre, [1970] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4521

International Women's Day, 1970 - 1979 (File)

What's all this about oppression?: silence means consent, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4522

Maternity leave…a natural right!: support the ACTU test case for maternity leave, [1978] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4523

Don't labour under a misconception: repeal the abortion laws, [1970s] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4524

Peace, 1973 - 1987 (File)

War? Don't cop it: picket U.S. Consulate 4.30 Friday July 4, protest Carter-Fraser war threats, [1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4525

Nuclear weapons…no excuse for them now!, Metalworkers -march with your opinion, Palm Sunday April 8th, [1973] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4526

Metalworkers take a walk for nuclear disarmament: march under your union banner on Palm Sunday, Sunday, April 12, 1987, 1987 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4527

Environment/Uranium/Solar energy, 1970 - 1980 (File)

Stop nuclear madness!, march against uranium mining: Friday October 3rd, Treasury Garden 4.30pm, [1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4528

Sat Aug 9, Hiroshima Day 1980, keep Uranium in the ground: no nuclear war, 1980 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4529

Solar energy: public meeting, May 3rd, 7.30 p.m., a new approach to a national energy policy, [1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4530

Stop Fraser on uranium: March Sat April 7th, Belmore Park 10.30 am, [1970] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4531

Uranium mining: dead, foolish, National Day of protest, rally April 1, Sydney, Townhall Square 5 pm, [1972] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4532

Ride against Uranium: May 7-18, bike ride to Canberra, [1976] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4533

No more Hiroshimas! No more Harrisburgs!: anti Uranium march Saturday August 4, Belmore Park, put people before profits, festival at Hyde Park, [1973] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4534

A peaceful peoples protest against Uranium mining, Saturday October 22, [1977] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4535

Aboriginal land rights, 1971 - 1980 (File)

N.S.W. land rights conference : October 1-3 1977 : Aboriginal Black Theatre Arts and Cultural Centre, 31-33 Botany St, Redfern N.S.W., 1977 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4536

Concert/Rally/Dance for Aboriginal land rights campaign on Sunday Nov. 7th, [1971] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4537

National Aborigines Day: march for aboriginal land rights in N.S.W., public meeting, Sydney Square, 1 p.m., n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4538

Land rights dance, Fri 14 Sept, Balmain Town Hall, [1973] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4539

Ranger can be stopped: land rights not Uranium, rally support of Northern Land Council martin Place 12.30-2 pm, Tue Sept 12, [1972] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4540

Drop the charges!: free Walker, Fogarty & Garcia, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4541

What does Mr Viner really mean?: the continued destruction of Aboriginal Society, Culture and Land, [1977] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4542

Fundraising concert for aboriginal medical service: Jean Lewis, Bob Hudson, Tole Puddle, Uni of NSW Round House, Thursday 22nd May, [1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4543

Treat us to a treaty on land rights: National Aborigines Week 7-13 July '80, 1980 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4544

Just this? - Or justice: National Aborigines Week 7-13 July 1975, 1975 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4545

Land rights - now!: National Land Rights Campaign, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4546

Land rights dance with Black Lace, Wasted Daze, Balmain Town Hall 12th August 8 pm, [1972] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4547

I am of the earth…Wandjuk Marika, Black Festival, Canberra, Easter 1977, 1977 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4548

We, the people of Noonkanbah, call for support: we want a three year moratorium on all mining and drilling on Noonkanbah, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4549

Victory to the people of Aurukun & Mornington Is., n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4550

Artists for aboriginal land rights: an exhibition of works for sale by aboriginal and non-aboriginal artists, Paddington Town Hall, October 24 to November 1, 11 am to 8 pm, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4551

Dance black lace: Balmain Town Hall, Sat. Oct 21st 8 pm, proceeds to Peter Tobin Aboriginal scholarship Foundation run by Aborigines for aborigines, [1972] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4552

Stop racism: morning star poster, [1977] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4553

Health, 1970 - 1979 (File)

Health care is not expensive if you join our low cost hospital and medical insurance scheme: Aus Friendly Society, [1975} (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4554

Show your anger!!: health care is a human right!, Rally Town Hall Plaza, Sat July 1st 11.00 a.m.,, [1976 - 1978] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4555

You need Medibank - Medibank needs you, Australian Council of Trade Unions, [1976 - 1979] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4556

He shouldn't suffer because he can't afford health care: support Labor's plan, Australian Union of Students, [1976 - 1979] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4557

Stop the pain: save $60 on health insurance, Aus Friendly Society, [1970] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4558

Trade Unionism, 1970 - 1989 (File)

Working art: a get together to talk about Trade Union Arts activities and what we can do in Canberra, Saturday 17th May 10 am to 4 pm Canberra School of Art, [1970] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4559

Sacked: breakaway union officials, Bignell Shooter Tyler, Cummins Waters for neglecting their responsibilities to rank & file members, support Federal Official, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4560

Plumbers demand: Federal Award, national standard means, $15 a week more!, [1980] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4561

Continue to support Latrobe Valley, power worker: fight the wage freeze!, fund raising dance, Petersham Town Hall, Saturday 5th November 8 pm, [1988] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4562

Rally for the right to work!: August 11 Town Hall Square 4.30 pm, bring down the Fraser government!, [1978 - 1979] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4563

Rank & file workers conference, July 19/20, Gaelic Club, Trade Union, [1980] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4564

They don't have unions to annoy them in some countries: you'd notice them a lot more if they weren't there!, [1980s] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4565

Solidarity is the key: the National Fightback conference, 4-6 July 1986, Canberra, 1986 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4566

Education, 1970 - 1985 (File)

Assessment Day: choice of assessment, smash exams, Wed Oct 9th, [1973 - 1975] (Item)

Exam smash: end compulsory exams!, choice of assessment!, staff-student control of assessment, [1973 - 1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4568

Assessment in education: the problem and the alternatives, [1973 - 1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4569

Would you buy a used university from this man? {a photograph of Sydney University's Vice Chancellor William S., [1970s] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4570

The professor has no clothes, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4571

Shit! Aus student travel service has opened an office in London, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4572

Quality in their education…means inequality in theirs, reinstate Labor, Australian union of Student, [1976 - 1979] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4573

Student allowances have been frozen, work together for a living student allowance, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4574

Stop the rot! Are you going to let education have no teeth?, [1975 - 1978] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4575

Support political economy for critical courses, staff-student control, [1973 - 1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4576

Dare to struggle, dare to win!, the action is up to you if you want an education, [1973 - 1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4577

All out this Thursday! National students strike September 30, rally for education 1pm Hyde Park, [1975 - 1985] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4578

All out on September 30, support the student strike, no teas squeeze, no education cuts, no fees, a living wage for all rally 1 pm, Hyde Park South, [1976 - 1979] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4579

Don't cop the cuts!!, Converge City Square, July 31st. 4pm, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4580

International issues, 1970 - 1984 (File)

International Day of Solidarity of with the people and students of Angola, February 4, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4581

Conscription or prison, University staff against conscription, 2 sided poster- at the back, Support the sanctuary motion, Wednesday 19th July, Old Union Refectory, [1972] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4582

Women rally, in support of Azanian women against apartheid, Friday 12 July 12.30pm, South African Embassy, [1974] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4583

Royal protest, political status for Irish prisoners, rally Circular Quay Park, Tuesday 27th May 7.00pm, [1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4584

December 1, 1974 day of solidarity with Uruguay, students struggling together with the people shall overthrow the dictatorship!, one year since the banning of the FEUU, [1974] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4585

International Day of Solidarity with the people and students of Zimbabwe, November 11, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4586

International Day of Solidarity with the people and students of Venezuela, students of the world together with the Venezuelan people and students for the recuperation of their natural resources, November 21, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4587

Attica, Cinda Firestone's, an award winning film from inside Attica during the riot, 2 sided poster, at the back Poem of a morning on another planet, Mark Young, post - war, Laurie Duggan, [1974] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4588

East Timor, protest, tell Fraser no sell out, one year of resistance, Town Hall Square, December 7, 4.30, [1976] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4589

End ANZUS! US bases out!, break Australia's link in the nuclear chain, resistance, [1984] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4590

Daniel Viglietti, famous Uruguayan singer, poet, guitarist, with Margret Roadknight, Jose & Emilio Barroso, to aid the Nicaraguan literacy campaign and political prisoners in Uruguay, Sydney Town Hall, Thursday, September 25th at 8.15 pm, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4591

And the war drags onnn, support the struggle of the Indo-Chinese people, abolish conscription, support the April action to end the Indo-China war, Thurs. April 20, [1978] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4592

British troops out of Ireland, no platform for Paisley, demonstrate Wed 19th Nov, 6.30 pm, 76 Hume H'way, Lansvale. Fri 21st 4 pm Martin Pl, [1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4593

Block, Long Kesh, demand political status, daily beatings, no visits, no letters, [1970 - 1972] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4594

Filmmaker's cinema, DE Viernes a Domingo del 7 al 30 Octubre a las 5.30 y a las 8.30, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4595

A Palestinian film, revolution until victory, defend the Arab revolution, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4596

Australia Vietnam society 1983, 1983 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4597

Communist Party of Australia Socialist Party, 1970 - 1992 (File)

Apocalypse, no, uranium no, bases no, vote Communist, [1980] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4598

Tighten your belt, your country needs you to sacrifice, workers follow your masters, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4599

Olympic games, not war games, a Communist Party of Australia posters, [1980] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4600

Break the grip of the multinationals, Jack Mundey for Chifley, vote communist, Democratic public control of economic and social affairs, [1978] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4601

Third Marxist summer school, Jan 12-20, 1980, Merewether Building, Sydney University, 1980 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4602

Tribune, Australia's Communist weekly, April 16, 1980, 1980 election campaign, Hayden's job scheme, how good is it? Kampuchea food war continues, 1980 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4603

We want your minerals for our profits, a Communist Party of Australia poster, [1970s] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4604

Ler's get rid of Fraser, Tribune, Australia's Communist weekly, [1975] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4605

1920/1980 sixty years of struggle, sixty years for Socialism, the movement continues, 1980 (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4606

Students reject Keating's budget, fight the attacks on our education & living standards, [1992] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4607

Tribune, the best on the left every week, ask for it at your newsagent, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4608

Vote Socialist workers and return a Labor majority, shorten the work week to provide jobs for all!, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4609

Vote Socialist workers and return a Labor majority, for genuine indexation-end the wage freeze!, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4610

Vote Socialist workers and return a Labor majority, repeal all abortion laws!, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4611

Vote Socialist workers and return a Labor majority, let the PLO be heard!, n.d. (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4612

Support Green Bans , vote Communist 1, Owens, Askin Law is the law of unrestricted profits. His order is glass and concrete chaos! Put people before profits., [1973] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4613

Support Green Bans, vote Communist 1, Owens, [1973] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4614

Fair, Tribune, Saturday, November 8, Foley Park, Glebe. Annual fund raising for CPA, [1978] (Item) - Piece POSTERS FC 340, POSTER 2023-4615


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