Collection 5: Voice to Parliament Referendum 'No' vote rally, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023, photographs by Matthew Abbott

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23 September 2023

Graphic Materials, Photographs

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12 photographs - digital, camera raw, colour

12 digital photographs of the vote No rally including an Aboriginal smoking ceremony, people marching and chanting with flags and signs, and people wearing t-shirts with the 'Yeah, Nah’ and 'Vote No to the Voice of Division' slogans.

The images also capture the intersection between the 'No’ campaign and various other unrelated causes. The Eureka Stockade flag is seen among the crowd, protest signs refer to the 'COVID hoax', 'Expose the 28', and 'No Central Bank Digital Currency', among other themes.

Item 01: Aboriginal Elder Uncle Max Eulo, a supporter of the vote No campaign, interacts with the crowd after a smoking ceremony, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 02: The crowd at the vote No rally included fringe groups and people supporting different causes, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 03: An Aboriginal woman holding the Aboriginal flag arrives at the vote No rally, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 04: A man wearing medals and carrying a flag at the vote No rally, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 05: Two young Aboriginal boys with a woman wearing a Yeah Nah t-shirt, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 06: The crowd includes people holding signs that are unrelated to the vote Note campaign, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 07: A large group of Aboriginal vote No supporters occupy the front of the rally dressed in Yeah Nah t-shirts, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 08: Aboriginal dancers lie on the stage while speakers take turns to talk to the crowd, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 09: A man wearing medals and carrying a flag talks with Bruce Shillingsworth Jr, who performed and gave a brief speech at the vote No rally, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 10: A woman holds a protest sign at the vote No rally, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 11: Vote No supporters hold up a home-made banner, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

Item 12: Police move close to the stage towards the end of the vote No rally, Hyde Park, New South Wales, 23 September 2023 / photograph by Matthew Abbott

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Matthew Abbott. Permission must be sought from Matthew Abbott prior to reproducing these works.
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Matthew Abbott

People supporting a No vote in the referendum on the Voice to Parliament held unofficial rallies in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide on 23 September 2023. The rallies were not organised or endorsed by the official No campaign.

About 1,000 people gathered in Sydney's Hyde Park. Speakers at the event included Liberal Democrat politician John Ruddick MLC, former MP Ross Cameron, One Nation's Tania Mihailuk MLC, and former United Australia Party MP Craig Kelly.

Reference:
'No voters hold unofficial referendum rallies in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide'. ABC News. Accessed 9 April 2024.