Burnie Briquette costume made by Ted Hopkins of papier-mâché, photographer unknown, gelatin silver photograph, 1982. On loan from Ted Hopkins, Melbourne.
Ted Hopkins, then a resident of the Latrobe Valley town of Moe, was active in protests in the late-'70s against the destruction of the town of Yallourn. He designed costumes for performances that he put on for the Save Yallourn Campaign. One of his costumes was a giant papier-mâché ‘Burnie Briquette’, which he based on a character featured in State Electricity Commission of Victoria promotional materials.