The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A line of marching, faceless Australian soldiers and six repeated images of a silhouette of a man in goal. The poster relates to Geoff Mullen's imprisonment on March 22, 1971 when he was jailed for 2 years for resisting the draft. He had registered for national service in 1967, but refused medical examinations in February and August 1968. For these actions he was fined and goaled for 29 days in February 1969. In November 1967 when he had decided not to comply with the National Service Act, he wrote to the Department of Labour and National Service explaining his action. In March and April 1969, shortly after his release from jail, he wrote articles for the 'Sydney Morning Herald' and 'Tribune', opposing conscription. During his campaign against the National Service Act , he nominated for election to the House of Representatives in 1969, standing against the then Minister for Labour and National Service, Mr. Bury. Geoff Mullen and Michael Matteson campaigned extensively against the Vietnam War. Their going to jail made conscription an election issue in 1972 and ultimately forced its withdrawal from use by the new Labor government.
A large cartoon of the head and shoulders of an Australian soldier with an angry expression, holding a rifle and wearing a slouch hat, with a voice bubble above him declaring ' i got two years for not
The silhouette of a man in goal holding the bars of his cell. The accompanying text advertises a demonstration march leaving the University of Melbourne in protest at the goaling of Geoff Mullen for r
Text poster advertising a public protest at Sydney Town Hall and a poster parade in Martin Place, Sydney, against the gaoling of John Zarb. On 14 October 1969, John Francis Zarb, a 21 year old postal
A mistakenly drawn peace symbol overprinted with text. On 14 October 1969, John Francis Zarb, a 21 year old postal worker and part-time student, was the first man to be found guilty of having failed t
Geoff Mullen in mock army uniform at the steps outside Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney. The accompanying text urges support for Mullen and repeal of conscription. The poster was issued by the Draft
Text poster with lists of supporters of draft resisters, declarations against conscription and advertising rallies throughout Australia. A stylised Moratorium symbol appears on the lower right of the