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While hundreds of Australian Queens fly in for Gay Ski Week... an old King is grounded. 2 September 2009
- Date
- 2009
- Reference
- DCDL-0012224
- Description
Cartoon shows the the Kingston Flyer which is a vintage steam train operating in the South Island of New Zealand at the southern end of Lake Wakatipu. It uses 14 kilometres of preserved trackage that once formed a part of the Kingston Branch. Text reads that 'while hundreds of Australian queens fly in for Gay Ski Week......an old king is grounded. A signpost reads 'No toot toot...run out of loot,loot!' The 'queens' refers to the hundreds of gay men and women who will arrive from all over the world to celebrate the 7th year Annual Gay Ski Week NZ from 29 August to 6 September, 2009; and the 'king' to the Kingston Flyer, which has run into financial difficulties and although a highly popular heritage item for the tourism industry, will not be bailed out by the government who say it is 'just one of many companies suffering in the economic downturn'.
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- Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers / Winter, Mark, 1958- :[Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers]
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- 1 digital cartoon(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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While hundreds of Australian Queens fly in for Gay Ski Week... an old King is grounded. 2 September 2009. Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers. Ref: DCDL-0012224. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22335835More information can be found in our terms of use.