(From
the files comes another item of
spooky election
ephemera which surely must scare the pants off voters silly enough to consider voting for the Coalition.)
The dodgy three dollar bill was prominent in many elections . This one highlighted the special privileges given the American mining company UTAH during the Malcolm Fraser reign and the vast profits they were making , very little paid to the Commonwealth. The flag of convenience ships used to ship the ore out of Australia , denying Australian seamen from jobs, was also a bone of contention. Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen , depicted as a woolly beast, closely connected with UTAH , threatened ABC reporter , the late Paul Lynam , when he asked valid questions . Joh thought he could bluff media chooks .
