Continued discussion of different clauses for the Bill, as well as penalties.
Date
4 May 1954
Rights
Public Domain
Format
PDF
Is Part Of
Victoria Parliamentary Debates Volume 243, pg. 349-370
Bibliographic Citation
Police Offences (Obscene Publications) Bill. Commonwealth of Australia, 1954, Parliamentary debates: House of Representatives: official Hansard, vol. 243, May 1954: p. 349-370. Web
Australian Obscene Publications - April 28th, 1954
Subject
Legal material
Description
Continued discussion of the amendment to the Police Offences Bill. Particular focus is paid to the meaning of the word "obscene."
Date
28 April 1954
Rights
Public Domain
Format
PDF
Is Part Of
Victoria Parliamentary Debates Volume 243, pg. 283-291
Bibliographic Citation
Police Offences (Obscene Publications) Bill. Commonwealth of Australia, 1954, Parliamentary debates: House of Representatives: official Hansard, vol. 243, April 1954: p. 283-291. Web
Australian Obscene Publications - April 21st, 1954
Subject
Legal material
Description
Continued debate over altering the Police Offences Bill. The House discusses specific clauses, and questions arise over what can be considered "artistic."
Date
21 April 1954
Rights
Public Domain
Format
PDF
Is Part Of
Victoria Parliamentary Debates Volume 243, pg. 140-165
Bibliographic Citation
Police Offences (Obscene Publications) Bill. Commonwealth of Australia, 1954, Parliamentary debates: House of Representatives: official Hansard, vol. 243, April 1954: p. 140-165. Web.
Australian Obscene Publications - April 14th, 1954
Subject
Legal material
Description
Discussions of morality and distribution. Comic books and other obscene periodicals are consistently viewed as serious threats to the morals of young people.
Date
14 April 1954
Rights
Public Domain
Format
PDF
Is Part Of
Victoria Parliamentary Debates Volume 243, pg. 74-118
Bibliographic Citation
Police Offences (Obscene Publications) Bill. Commonwealth of Australia, 1954, Parliamentary debates: House of Representatives: official Hansard, vol. 243, April 1954: p. 74-118. Web.
Your Children's Reading Habits: T-N Survey Shows Reading Habits of Your Children Are Improving
Subject
Newspaper Articles
Description
Discusses how comic book censorship has been effective in some respects in the United States. Won Lee explores the fact that children are becoming more discerning in their reading choices, thus losing interest in obscene comics.
Creator
Won Lee, Kyung (writer)
Publisher
Kingsport Times News
Date
8 July 1956
Rights
Kingsport Times News
Format
PDF
Type
Newspaper Article
Bibliographic Citation
Won Lee, Kyung. "Your Children's Reading Habits: T-N Survey Shows Reading Habits Of Your Children Are Improving." Kingsport Times News, 8 July 1956. Web. 11 April 2014.
Utilizes statistics to argue that children are becoming more violent. Saunders claims that: when a parent hands their child a crime comic, they are allowing them to do as they see in the story.
Creator
Saunders, Mae (writer)
Publisher
Bakersfield Californian
Date
11 March 1944
Rights
Bakersfield Californian
Format
PDF, JPG
Type
Newspaper Article
Bibliographic Citation
Saunders, Mae. "Sharing Between the Shears." Bakersfield Californian, 11 March 1944: 6. Web.
Norwich Drive on Comic Books a Success As Children Rush to Trade 10 for a Classic
Subject
Newspaper Articles
Description
Outlines an initiative in which children traded in 10 Comic Books to receive 1 classic novel. This article speaks to the great success of such an event.