Minhinnick Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992:Six cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald between September 1971 and July 1972.

Date: 1971

From: Minhinnick Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992:Six cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald between September 1971 and July 1972.

Reference: A-290-101

Description: Shows Sam leading other soldiers on an exercise creeping up on a young woman seated on a rock. He motions his followers to stop, and holds up a sign reading "Booby trap!" As well as indicating a deceptive ambush when paired with the word "trap", the word "booby" can also be used for the female breast. Other Titles - New Zealand; September Quantity: 1 bromide. Physical Description: Bromide photograph, 137 x 374 mm

Date: 1972

From: Minhinnick Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992:Six cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald between September 1971 and July 1972.

Reference: A-290-105

Description: Shows President of Egypt Anwar Sadat as a stylised profile Egyptian figure, ordering uniformed soldiers to leave, while two smiling Egyptian figures approve of his actions. In the background is a huge pile or pyramid of military weapons, bombs and tanks. The Giza pyramids are shown in the far right distance. In 1972, Sadat appealed to the Soviet Union to provide Egypt with more offensive weapons to attack Israel. The Soviet Union was more interested in maintaining the appearance of detente with the United States than in confrontation in the Middle East; therefore, it rejected Sadat's demands. Sadat's response was to abruptly expel approximately 20,000 Soviet advisers from Egypt. (Information retrieved 23 February 2011, from http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/73_War.html) This may be the incident referred to in this cartoon. Other Titles - New Zealand; July Quantity: 1 bromide. Physical Description: Bromide photograph, 255 x 373 mm

Date: 1971 - 1972

From: Minhinnick Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992:Six cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald between September 1971 and July 1972.

Reference: A-290-106

Description: Shows a version of the Hare and the Tortoise story, with the Hare (Smart Boy Maui Gas) resting and laughing as he reads an advertisement for a smart boy wanted by the Electricity Department. However, Coal the tortoise has passed him. Mt Taranaki is shown in the right distance, because the Maui Gas field is near the Taranaki coast. Other Titles - New Zealand; Department Quantity: 1 bromide. Physical Description: Bromide photograph, 240 x 367 mm

Date: 1972

From: Minhinnick Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992:Six cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald between September 1971 and July 1972.

Reference: A-290-102

Description: Shows a scene inside the office of a car dealership, where the salesman is telephoning a prospective customer who put his name on a waiting list to buy a car 15 years previously. Other Titles - April Quantity: 1 bromide. Physical Description: Bromide photograph, 255 x 368 mm

Date: 1972

From: Minhinnick Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992:Six cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald between September 1971 and July 1972.

Reference: A-290-104

Description: Shows a group of smiling National Party politicians waving goodbye to a shipload of Labour Party and Federation of Labour personnel, headed for the nuclear testing zone. Norman Kirk is the ship's captain, with a telescope, and Tom Skinner holds the ship's flag. On the wharf, Robert Muldoon blows kisses to those on board. With him are John Marshall, Minister of Defence David Thomson and Duncan MacIntyre. Other Titles - \"The gov't should send the frigate Waikato into the French test area ... I am sure the F.O.L. would provide volunteers and Labout M.P.s would be happy to join them\" - Labour M.P. for Porirua Other Titles - New Zealand; members of Parliament; Government Quantity: 1 bromide. Physical Description: Bromide photograph, 252 x 360 mm

Date: 1972

From: Minhinnick Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992:Six cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald between September 1971 and July 1972.

Reference: A-290-103

Description: Shows Minhinnick the cartoonist anxiously scanning the dictionary to see if drawing is a statement by which he could be accused of defamation. Shows three examples of cartoons where the facial features of the politicians concerned (Norman Kirk at lower left, Keith Holyoake "Rt Hon Eyebrows" at lower centre, and Robert Muldoon at top right) have been left out, so as not to invoke a defamation accusation. An image at lower right shows Minhinnick behind bars, feeling that his incarceration was inevitable. Other Titles - May; New Zealand Quantity: 1 bromide. Physical Description: Bromide photograph, 265 x 370 mm