Will Mahony
Francis William 'Will' Mahony (1905–1989) was an Australian cartoonist and printmaker, most widely associated with Sydney's Daily News, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mirror.
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Francis William 'Will' Mahony (1905–1989) was an Australian cartoonist and printmaker, most widely associated with Sydney's Daily News, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mirror.
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
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Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
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