Pails

Date: 1864

From: [Crawford, James Coutts] 1817-1889 :South Island sketchbook 1864

Reference: E-174-038

Description: A rough sketch of Waitahuna valley and stream, with a hut, possibly a toilet, on the stream's left bank and piles of dirt from gold-mining. There is a bucket beside the stream by a large rock in the foreground. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and ink drawing 128 x 173 mm.

Date: 1980

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-698

Description: The scene is the National Civil Defence headquarters. Two men, up to their ankles in water, are mopping up the flood. One of them, standing outside the door carrying two buckets full of water, is being spoken to by two men coming down the stairs. They are both dressed in coats and dark glasses and one is showing his identity card which identifies him as a Security Intelligence Service (SIS) officer. His words are a pun on different types of leaks. Extended Title - National Civil Defence headquarters in the Beehive building were flooded during the weekend. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 450 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1976 - 1979

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-337-001/026

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international social and political issues. Quantity: 26 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, approximately A4, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 2003

By: Wellington (N.Z.). City Council

Reference: Eph-C-RECREATION-2003-01

Description: Shows a photograph of a yellow plastic bucket and spade on the sand of the beach at Oriental Bay, with the buildings of Wellington City in the distance. The advertised event included sand sculptures, sand castle competition, photo display, art competitions, live music and giveaways; it was not the official opening (Which occurred in January 2004). Red rubber Wellington Public Library stamp at top centre. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 405 x 285 mm.

Date: 1983

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-360-176/208

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 33 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1985

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-361-126/151

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand political and social issues. Quantity: 26 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1978

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[10 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star ca 1971-1989.]

Reference: A-225-294

Description: Cartoon shows a wigged judge at left holding a bucket labelled "Cook Is." with a hole in the bottom. He is speaking to the Premier of the Cook Islands, Albert Henry who wears a floral shirt and sunhat. The caption is a pastiche of the song "There's hole in your bucket, dear Liza ...". Albert Royle Henry was the first Premier of the Cook Islands. He was forced to resign from that post in a 1978 voting scandal for which he was later convicted of fraud (Retrieved from Wikipedia, 11.3.2001) Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 186 x 246 mm.

Date: 1850 - 1985

By: Kinder, John, 1819-1903; Seto Publishing (Firm)

Reference: B-118-054

Description: Shows view of Dunedin from Melville St., wheelbarrow, bucket & spade in foreground, church spire in middleground, wharves beyond Print issued with, John Kinder : paintings and photographs / Michael Dunn Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured ; 360 x 480 mm Provenance: Deposited on legal deposit.

Date: 1940 - 1949

Reference: Eph-C-CLEANING-1940s-01

Description: Poster advertising a cleaning product shows a woman with a bucket and cloth at the left. At the right is a cylindrical container of Pasco Magic, net weight 1 lb 4 oz. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screen print, 276 x 544 mm. Provenance: Purchased from a private vendor in 2017.

Date: 2005

From: Darroch, Bob :[Cartoons published in the Whangarei Report in the year 2005.]

Reference: H-751-033

Description: An elderly woman throws a bucket of water out of the window at someone she suspects is a neighbourhood watcher. It is neighbourhood watch week. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy

Date: 1970

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-137-116

Description: Shows a man standing shin-deep in water, holding up a leaky wage bucket to catch a large drop labelled "Stop gap 3%". He wonders which gap to plug, out of: Higher petrol price, higher hire purchase, higher tobacco prices, higher postal charges, continuing price rises, and 3 1/2 % tax surcharge. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone, 302 x 258 mm, on sheet 395 x 313 mm.

Date: 1994

From: Hubbard, James, 1949- :Cartoon entries for the Qantas Media Awards, 1994. 25 February 1994 to 23 December 1994.

Reference: H-233-035

Description: The first scene shows a bucket (MP's) being filled up and overflowing. The second scene shows another bucket (Judges) filling up and over flowing. The last scene shows a pair of hands wringing a few drops of water out of a sponge and into a bucket (Minimum wage earner). Refers to the pay increases for MP's, Judges, and minimum wage earners. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service..

Date: 1986

By: Ching, Raymond Harris, 1939-; International Art Centre (Auckland)

Reference: C-117-091

Description: Shows a bucket placed under a tap amid a tangle of weeds and blackberry. Two small speckled nestlings, possibly thrushes, perch on the rim of the bucket. From original signed watercolour. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Signed in pencil]: Raymond Ching; Recto - bottom centre - [Title]; Recto - bottom left - Published by International Art Centre / c 1986 Raymond Ching; Recto - bottom right - This reproduction is one of a single edition, limited to 850 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. (In fact this copy is unnumbered). Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph, 493 x 346 mm, on sheet 592 x 424 mm. Provenance: Deposited under Copyright.

Date: 1910

By: Alexander, Kenneth Alfred Evelyn, 1890?-1953; Tasker, M (Mrs), active 1970s

Reference: A-091-046

Description: A man in work clothes, standing on a bucket, doing something to a sash window on an exterior wall. He may be about to fall off the bucket. A woman in street clothing, including a hat and veil, has stopped to speak to him. Probably intended as an illustration to a story. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Signed: K. Alexander Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, 201 x 153 mm

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[32 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in March and April, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-196

Description: Cartoon shows two udders at the top corners of the image, both dispensing milk into the bucket of the milk corporations. The implication is that the milk companies are profiting twice from their activities. Other Titles - April Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 178 x 267 mm.

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005103

Description: Shows a group of men running with buckets, axes, and dowsing sticks in their hands. Refers to how water is now more valuable than gold today. Published in The Press, 6 December 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "archive2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 1885 - 1895

From: Hodgkins family :[Album of sketches 1880s]

By: Hodgkins, Frances Mary, 1869-1947

Reference: E-311-q-021-1

Description: Shows a woman, in kneeling position, milking a white cow into a bucket Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 190 x 210 mm. on album page

Date: 2005

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009594

Description: Shows Don Brash, the leader of the National Party, sitting on the ground holding a funnel. A bucket and pills are lying on the ground next to him. In the background one man is ordering another man who is carring a bucket fill of pills on his head. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0003598

Description: Above a bland land, apears a large fluffy cloud. On top of the cloud are three buckets labelled, 'North Auckland', 'Coromandel' and 'Hawkes Bay'. The text in large letters says, 'Bucketed down'. Refers to torrential rain and storms in the north that caused flooding in July 2007. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1870 - 1890

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: E-052-q-002

Description: A hut to the left with a slab chimney, firewood, a spade and a bucket outside, a net drying in the foreground. A small pond, a man on shore and two other men fishing in a boat in the water in the centre. On the right, a rata tree in flower, two low huts, possibly Maori shelters and a toitoi in flower. Compare B-019-001 for an almost identical view. The scene is likely to be in the upper North Island. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper 137 x 183 mm mounted into sketchbook