Save Fraser Island! (car sticker)
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Save Fraser Island! (car sticker)
Photographs, artwork, ephemera
Photographs of rallies and marches, an original artwork by Kaz Cooke, newspaper cuttings, and publicity ephemera created or collected by WAC, such as stickers and song sheets.
Parcel 1
Folder 1
Newspaper cuttings, both original and photocopies, of media reports relating to abortion issues in Australia and internationally; court cases, such as the case of R v Bayliss and Cullen (1986); raids and attacks on abortion clinics; WAC's political activities; and the activities of other activist organisations. Most of the cuttings come from Queensland newspapers. Some cuttings are annotated in pen. Dated: 1973 to 1981, 1983 to 1991.
Folder 2
Newspaper cuttings, both original and photocopies, of media reports relating to abortion issues in Australia and internationally; court cases; raids and attacks on abortion clinics; WAC's political activities; and the activities of other activist organisations. Most of the cuttings come from Queensland newspapers. Some cuttings are annotated in pen. Dated: 1992 to 2000.
Box 3
Item 1
Circular pink badge with 'Pro-choice' slogan in white text, 4 cm.
Folder 1
Eight photographs, colour, 10 x 15 cm and smaller, from International Women's Day (IWD) marches in Brisbane in 1979 and 1987, and London in 1983.
Folder 2
Eight photographs, colour, 10 x 15 cm and smaller, of street marches and rallies in Brisbane in 1980, 1992 and 1993, and Townsville in 1981. The 1992 photograph was taken at a WAC August 1992 rally; all other photographs are from May Day marches and rallies in their respective years. The 1993 photograph features possible WAC members or supporters wearing the Kaz Cooke 'Make it legal' t-shirts.
Folder 3
29 stickers and bumper stickers created or collected by WAC, featuring slogans such as 'Trust women, decriminalise abortion'; 'Repeal all abortion laws'; 'Abortion a trade union issue'; 'Free safe abortion on demand'; and 'ALP conscience vote stops women's abortion rights'. Also includes cutouts of emblems, possibly intended to be used as designs for badges and leaflets, with slogans such as 'Abortion: a woman's right to choose' and 'Repeal all abortion laws', as well as a cutting of a manila folder covered in used stickers with slogans such as 'Not the church, not the state, women shall decide their fate'. Most of the stickers appear to be from c 1980s and c 1990s. At least two sticker designs are from c 2017; one of the two, an illustration of a uterus accompanied by the text 'Cuterus', was designed by a Brisbane artist known as 'Talia'. Dated: 1985 to 1995, 2017.
Folder 4
Typed song sheets and chants seemingly written by WAC for marches and rallies. Most song sheets are from 1992. One is from 2017 when WAC reformed as the Women's Abortion Rights Campaign (WARC).
Folder 5
Records relating to the 'Make it legal' t-shirt designed by Kaz Cooke for WAC. Includes the original pen and black ink cartoon illustration 'Make it legal' by Kaz Cooke, 1992, along with a photocopy of the illustration; handwritten t-shirt size chart; a handwritten sign advertising sale of the t-shirts; and a brochure for the screen-printing company used to make the shirts.
Cooke, Kaz, 1962-
Australian Labor [bumper sticker]
Australian Labor Party, Queensland Branch