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Waterside Workers Federation of Australia Sydney Branch, In memory of our fallen members at the front
Object type
Commemorative banners
Object number
1986.0040.0001
Description
Trade Union double-sided commemorative memorial banner. Executed in many coloured oil paints on canvas, the front depicts an allegorical woman in loose flowing robes, whose left breast is exposed. She is holding a billowing Australian red ensign on a staff in her right hand, and supporting a fasces in her left, which is an allegory symbolising strength through unity. She is flanked by clusters of different types of flowers that are commonly found across New South Wales. "WATERSIDE WORKERS' FEDERATION / OF AUSTRALIA / SYDNEY BRANCH" is in an aqua band above her, and the dedication "In Memory / OF / OUR FALLEN / MEMBERS / at the FRONT" is in gold in a black circle below her on her left side. Another circle on her lower right side contains a vignette of workers standing atop massed sacks next to a small railway freight wagon containing sacks, which they are loading or unloading. The motto "UNITY IS / STRENGTH" is in an aqua scroll below the woman. The back of the banner depicts waterside workers undertaking a variety of activities on the dock beside a green and white ship that is moored there. The bannner has 22 looped tabs along the top edge so it can be suspended from a wooden rod.
Collection name
Waterside Workers Federation of Australia (Sydney Branch) collection
Producer
Waterside Workers Federation of Australia (Sydney Branch)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date made
1914 - 1920
Approximate
Associated organisation
Waterside Workers Federation of Australia (Sydney Branch)
Associated organisation
Australian Army
Associated organisation
Royal Australian Navy
Associated place
Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Associated place
Middle East
Associated place
Gallipoli, Turkey
Associated place
Belgium
Associated place
France
Associated place
Germany
Associated place
Papua New Guinea
Associated period
1914
Materials
Canvas, Oil paint, Wood
Dimensions
Width: 3335mm
Height: 3840mm
Depth: 90mm