Hi Mike
Time for me to
again state how much I for one value your information!
Ah ha, the old political angle! That could explain a lot as the spectre of what used to be called the "Red Fed" loomed large here too.
To what extent they saw the "communists and fascists" as tainted with this influence is a matter for speculation but I do recall my dear 95-year old Mum still talking about some of her lecturers at university as being somewhat politically "doubtful".
As an aside, have many of these badges survived? Logically they will be in Australia so can any member comment on this?