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The Blood Vote - Anti-conscription handbill poem issued during anti-conscription campaign, 1917. Purportedly written by William Robert Winspear. Note: Leaflet with a verse by W. R. Winspear and a drawing by Claude Marquet, features an image a deeply worried woman casting a 'Yes' vote while Billy Hughes, Australia's labor prime minister and supporter of conscription, looks on gleefully. It was printed by Fraser & Jenkinson in Melbourne, 1917 and authorised by J. Curtin, Secretary for the 'National Executive'. 'The Blood Vote' was widely-published in papers such as The Australian Worker, The Westralian Worker and The Catholic Press. It was also posted directly into letterboxes.
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| Source | https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1769518 |
| Author | Fraser & Jenkinson |
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