The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British Second World War poster targeting the everyday person on the home front. The poster comprises an image of Churchill superimposed over the top of a group of seated people (possibly workers or union members), above a series of quotes from Churchill emphasizing that the role the everyday person was playing in cutting the use of coal was just as important as other war-related jobs such as being a fighter pilot or a merchant sailor.
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British Second World War poster designed to emphasise the need for people on the home front to reduce electricity and gas consumption owing to its dependence on the use of coal. Posters such as this o
This text-only British Second World War poster quotes a speech given by British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on 4 June 1940. This speech was the second of three that Ch
This text-only British Second World War poster quotes a speech given by British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on 4 June 1940. This speech was the second of three that Ch
British Second World War poster aimed at encouraging the restrictive use of gas and electricity, owing to its reliance upon coal for production. Posters such as these, encouraging Britons to conserve
This Australian Second World War posters was likely designed for display at a factory or building that used large coal-driven boilers. The poster focuses upon the different ways in which coal usage ca
This Australian Second World War poster relates to the promotion of the coal industry in Australia. The poster outlines the important role that coal played in areas such as munitions in factories and
