Two years goal
Art ARTV03051 Vietnam, 1962-1975The 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
I got two years for not being a traitor like Geoff Mullen Accession Number: ARTV03121
Description
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 being a traitor like Geoff Mullen...'. 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.
Details
Accession Number
ARTV03121
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
[AUSTRALIA : S.N., N.D.]
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: linecut on paper
Measurement
Overall: 58.4 cm x 45.6 cm
Medium
linecut on paper
Date Made
1971
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by S J Woods, 1980
Copyright
External copyright
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