Poster

Production date
1970s
 Country
Australia
 State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail

Description
Poster, made of cardboard mounted on masonite. Image consists of a reproduction black and white photographic image of Joh Bjelke-Peterson and orange and green coloured text.
Classification
DOCUMENTS Posters government
GOVERNMENT Elections placard
Maker
Production date
1970s
Production place
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Measurements
L915 x W610 mm
Media/Materials description
cardboard, masonite
Signature/Marks
<orange text at top and bottom of poster> KEEP QUEENSLAND \ IN FRONT \ NATIONAL PARTY \ [orange image of Australia] \ NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA - QUEENSLAND
<in green> NPA
<in white on lower right side> Authorised by M.G. Evans, 99 Leichhardt St., Brisbane \ PRINTED BY ARTCRAFT
History and use
This poster was created in the 1970s to support Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen and the National Party in Queensland. Sir Joh was the longest-serving Premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987. This was a period of unprecedented economic growth for Queensland, however Bjelke-Petersen’s uncompromising conservatism polarised opinion. His political longevity and his leadership of a government that, in its later years, was the subject of high-profile corruption inquiries made him one of the best-known political figures in twentieth-century Australia.

Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
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Registration number
H22289

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