Win the war: Australian Labor Party Senate ticket, New South Wales (1940)
Campaign poster for the Labor Senate ticket in New South Wales: a large portrait of Senator W. P. Ashley under the headline 'Win the war', with a printed quotation from Opposition Leader John Curtin vouching for him. 'Peace and prosperity for our people' is offered as the party's aim, and the foot gives the ballot order, 1 Ashley, 2 Arnold, 3 Large.
- Date
- 1940
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Australian Labor Party, New South Wales (authorised by J. J. Cahill, Campaign Director)
- Region
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Party
- Regime
- Menzies Government
- Leader
- Robert Menzies
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Techniques
- TestimonialGlittering generalities
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (via National Library of Australia), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (Australian publication of 1940; Commons tag PD-Australia, term expired)
Australian Labor Party, 1940 Senate poster (NSW); via Wikimedia Commons / National Library of Australia
Text on the object
WIN THE WAR IS OFFICIAL LABOR'S AIM WITH PEACE AND PROSPERITY FOR OUR PEOPLE Said Mr. John Curtin, M.H.R., Leader of the Opposition— "Senator Ashley has built up a record of service in the Senate. He knows the troubles and the needs of the rural areas just as intimately as the manufacturing centres. Therefore I have the fullest confidence in him." SENATOR W. P. ASHLEY A consistent advocate for an equitable allocation of defence expenditure for N.S.W. FOR EVERY PERSON engaged in Government Munition Work in New South Wales there were SEVEN engaged in VICTORIA. This amazing disclosure was revealed in a recent statement tabled in Parliament by the Minister for Supply and Development. For the House of Representatives, Vote for the Official Labor Candidate. FOR THE SENATE VOTE 1 ASHLEY 2 ARNOLD 3 LARGE and extend your preferences as directed Authorised by J. J. Cahill, M.L.A., Parliament House, Campaign Director. MARKETGRAVURE
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