WATERSIDE WORKERS FEDERATION BANNER

 The WWF Banner.
 

 The WWF Banner is of historical significance to the State of Victoria. It satisfies the following criteria for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register:
 
 Criterion B
 Possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Victoria's cultural history.
 
 Criterion D
 Importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural places and objects.
 

 The WWF Banner is significant at the State level for the following reasons:
 Created in the late 1940s, the WWF Banner is a rare surviving union banner and a rare example of a banner produced at a time when few were being commissioned or created. It is the only known Banner painted by artist, cartoonist and Australia Labor Party (ALP) supporter Richard 'Dick' Ovenden. [Criterion B]
 
 The Waterside Workers' Federation Banner is a notable example of the class of union banners. It is fine and highly intact example of a mid twentieth century union banner and displays a large number of characteristics which are typical of the class including the materials, use of symbolic and political images and mottos, and the large scale and design. The design and sewing of the banner and the painting of the imagery and mottos are executed in a highly proficient manner. [Criterion D]