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.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
False information from ancient times to the present.
Barbecue snags and voting explained.
Everything you need to know about the 1975 dismissal.
The vote tallying process in Australian federal elections explained.
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