Commonwealth Secretary General 1975-1990
Ramphal, Shridath Surendranath (Sir), 1928-
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Manuscript
Summaries of conferences with Sonny Ramphal and the press
Date: Jun-Jul 1981
From: Templeton, Malcolm James Campbell, 1924-2017 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7519-55
Description: Telexed summaries and transcripts sent from overseas. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Photographs
Date: [1960s-1980s]
From: Rowling, Wallace Edward, 1927-1995 :Official photographs
Reference: PAColl-9589-4
Description: Miscellaneous photographs of Rowling in political activities overseas and at home. Quantity: 50 b&w original photographic print(s). 12 colour original photographic print(s).
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Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :One man show. Evening Post. 7 October 1981.
Date: 1981
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-135-774
Description: Shows Muldoon on a stage riding a unicycle labelled 'Commonwealth Summit'. He is juggling three balls called Mugabe, Ramphal and Fraser, and two rolled up paper scrolls called Gleneagles Agreement and Melbourne Declaration. At one side of the stage Bill Rowling is peering from behind the curtain. Refers to Muldoon's role in negotiating the Gleneagles Agreement about sporting contacts with South Africa. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, white gouache and crayon, 455 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.
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Then I gave Ramphal a right
Date: [ca 1981]
From: Kennedy, Ronald Edwin, 1925-2003 :[Original cartoons, albums of clippings and a metal printing plate, created by and belonging to Ronald Kennedy (Ronken), ca 1967-1983]
By: Kennedy, Ronald Edwin, 1925-2003; Waikato Times (Newspaper)
Reference: A-454-287
Description: Prime Minister Robert Muldoon has just punched the person next to him who is slightly reeling from the hit. Muldoon is standing next to a brief case with the labels “London”, “Paris” and “Bonn”, and is saying “… then I gave Ramphal a right”. The person next to him is probably Commonwealth Secretary-General Sridath Ramphal and the cartoon refers to a meeting they had in London where Ramphal warned of potential negative repercussions of the 1981 Springbok going ahead. Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink drawing, 245 x 210 mm
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Scales, Sid, 1916-2003 :Little laughs from last week. Apr 4, 1977
From: Scales, Sid, 1916-2003 :[Political cartoons featuring Robert Muldoon and the Muldoon era. Published in the Otago Daily Times, 1977]
Reference: A-319-050
Description: Comments on recent news items, including Muldoon's continuing opposition to boycotting racist tours, which includes a quote from then-Commonwealth Secretary General Ramphal, suggesting New Zealand's 'lonely position'; the rise of domestic electricity by 37.5%; and that seamen refused to sail the ferry 'Aranui' because their mattresses were too big for their bunks Inscriptions: Recto - top left - Sid Scales Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on paper, 280 x 380 mm Provenance: Donated by Sid Scales in 1998
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Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :Perhaps next year's Springbok Tour isn't so unpopular a...
Date: 1980 - 1981
From: Various cartoonists :Four cartoons by Nevile Lodge and one by Eric Heath on the 1981 South African Rugby Tour.
Reference: A-349-080
Description: Shows a group of men in a semi-cirle, all aiming kicks at a rugby ball that reads 'NZRFU invitation to South Africa'. The men represent various groups opposed to the 1981 tour: HART, Trade Unions, the Clergy, 'Sonny' Ramphal (Commonwealth Secretary-General from 1975-1990), the Government (in the form of Bill Rowling), Aussie Games, and CARE (Citizens' Association for Racial Equality) Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, Chinese white and letratone, 235 x 245 mm on sheet 320 x 330 mm
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Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :"Why the.....! I'll bet it was those All Blacks who di...
Date: 1981
From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]
By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)
Reference: B-135-896
Description: Shows Muldoon standing outside the players entrance to the 'New Zealand Park' rugby grounds. He is irate that the Commonwealth finance minister's 'match' has been transferred from New Zealand to the Bahamas and refuses to "play there" i.e. the Bahamas. Extended Title - Because of deplorable ground conditions, C'wealth finance fixture transferred to Bahamas Park. Ramphal Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and white gouache, 455 x 320 mm