Retirement

Date: 1996-1997

By: Society for Research on Women in New Zealand; Munro, Isobel, active 1997-2011; Ward, Ruth, active 1997; Brown, Margaret, active 1997

Reference: OHColl-0524

Description: Comprises transcripts and tapes for a survey on women and retirement. Interviews Lynne Cruickshank, Kirsty Green, Robin Green, Rachel ?, Yvonne Knight, Janet Young, Maureen Longman, Lynne Corkin, Suzanne Hamlett, Jenny Armstrong, Wilma Sherwin, Julie Machirus, Jeanette Graham, Margaret Penhall, Julia, Barbara, Phyllis and Margaret. They mainly express their views on their expectations of retirement and how they think their retirement will differ from those of their parents and grandparents. Interviewer(s) - Margaret Brown Interviewer(s) - Isobel Munro Interviewer(s) - Ruth Ward Quantity: 18 C60 cassette(s). 18 transcript(s). 18 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available. Transfers: See MS-Group-0515 - Society for Research on Women : Records.

Date: 1997

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-418-044/064

Description: Political cartoons. The Todd Panel on superannuation threaten to silence Winston Peters with a 'no vote'. News - Bogus psychiatrist practised in the Hutt. Jim Bolger's leadership of the National Party is under threat. New Zealand Police face a major retention of recruits problem. Jim Bolger and Winston Peters present a united front in an effort to attain harmony between arguing MP's Bill English and Neil Kirton. Winston Peters axes Neil Kirton without any decent excuse - it seemed for being a competent MP. All Blacks victory in a game that saw a lot of blood spilt. Ethical dileamas doctors face over sex with patients. The conditions on which Neil Kirton is allowed to stay in the NZ First caucus. Mental Health services abdicate responsibility and release suicidal people back into the care of their distressed families. Winston Peters considers apologising to officials he smeared in the Winebox Inquiry but thinks better of it. Super 12 win at what price to the bodies of the players. Words the public would like to hear the Minister of Health, Bill English, to say. Loss-making mental health services to become standalone business centres. A pictorial explanation of the Winebox Inquiry saga. Neil Kirton irritates Winston Peters again by making comments on the vehicle speedo scam. With the country in an increasing economic crisis Jim Bolger's political leadership fails. Chemists seek a consultancy fee for providing their expertise to the public. Perhaps petrol station attendants will try it next. The Police form a road block in an attempt to halt the RCD virus. Lotto makes their priorities known - wheelchairs for elite athletes but not for children with muscular dystrophy. Farmers take a laid-back some would say irresponsible attitude to the illegal introduction of the rabbit RCD virus into New Zealand and its possible consequences. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1949

By: Ashforth, Eleanor Isabelle, 1914-2004

Reference: PAColl-5572

Description: Visit of Peter Fraser and Joseph Heenan to retirement party of Miss Kathleen Griffin, retiring supervisor of Press Clipping Section, Department of Internal Affairs. Letter at AT 10/12, 18 August 1997. Quantity: 6 photocopy/ies.

Date: 20 Jun 1987

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: King, Gregory Andrew, 1960-

Reference: EP/1987/3013-F

Description: Diane Jones, retiring usherette for the Regent cinema complex in Manners Mall, Wellington, at work on her last night. Standing behind are her workmates, doormen and usherettes, (from left): Balraj Ramlal, Ingrid Mason, Tania McLeod, Barry McCracken, Janesan Vadiveloo. Photographs taken on Saturday, 20 June 1987 by Evening Post staff photographer Greg King. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) negative strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 1998

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-539-044/062

Description: Astronauts try to escape the reminiscing of an earlier generation astronaut. Saddam Hussein and Bill Clinton work out a deal where Clinton looks good to the American public at mid-term elections, and America lifts the sanctions against Iraq. Inland Revenue Department employees sell information about clients to debt collection agencies. Tales of extraordinary courage including reading Jim Bolger's autobiography 'view from the top' in one sitting. Richard Prebble offers words of encouragement to Jenny Shipley and at the same time secures a ball and chain around her ankle. Rod Deane of Telecom manipulates the Maurice Williamson puppet while saying it is the Minister's call whether they deregulate further or not. A large shark (Shamrock Holdings) is about to devour a smaller shark (BIL) in a corporate raid. Generation X do not really benefit from changes to the student loan scheme. Jenny Shipley drives a stake through the heart of John Luxton for backing Producer Board reform. Iraq stands defiantly against the United States until they see the proximity of their weapons. Comparison between Theodore Roosevelt's and John Luxton's approach to problems. Jenny Shipley considers face-to-face diplomacy with Malaysian leader, Mr Anwar. Comment on Winston Peter's ability to bounce back come election time. Web pages have been sabotaged world-wide forcing people into unfamiliar pastimes like talking to their children. The political right is about to be hit by a train (Labour and the Alliance Parties). Jenny Shipley views economic policy and intervention differently from the comfort of Singapore. Comment on the outrage generated by the idea of having a compulsory photo identification on drivers' licences. National's defence policy regarding a 3rd ANZAC frigate comes under question by the Prime Minister. General Pinochet may be sent back to Chile to stand trial on charges of torture, murder and genocide. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1998

Reference: H-501-001/021

Description: Shows the race for the rural vote with National in the lead, followed by Act and Labour in the rear. Comment on Paul Holmes seeking to be Mayor of Auckland while retaining his nightly TV show. All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick retires from rugby - a tribute. Shows the tension between Winston Peters and Bill Birch. Shows the only ones winning from the Melbourne docks picket are the lawyers. John Luxton explains why New Zealand should phase out tariffs ahead of the rest of the world. A guy at the pub suggests introducing a work for the cabinet salary scheme would have more effect than a work for the dole scheme. Pol Pot is met in Hell by Hitler and Stalin. Politicians lobby to a near empty hall. The public favour paying for their televised sport rather than pay more on their Broadcasting Licence fee to get free to air sports. Paul Holmes agrees with himself that he would make an outstanding Mayor for Auckland. Helen Clark shows a growing obsession with the National leader, Jenny Shipley. Max Bradford sees the benefits of splitting up ECNZ. A toast to the Northern Ireland peace deal. Graham Latimer calls for Maori to get superannuation at age 50. Winston Peters thinks that informed public servants should not have any say in the debate over splitting ECNZ. Winston Peters tries to reassure New Zealanders they have nothing to fear about the Japanese economy committing hara kiri. Outbreak of crytoporidiosis linked to public swimming pools. Jenny Shipley and Winston Peters wear the defeat over the Government's referendum proposal on Auckland's local body assets. Money considerations guide surgical decisions in New Zealand hospitals. The elderly have the national superannuation surcharge removed. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Sizes vary slightly, the average cartoon frame being approximately 14 x 20 cm.

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951); Listener (Periodical)

Reference: A-369-021/040

Description: A collection of caricatures and drawings, mostly depicting New Zealand sportsmen who flourished in the 1940s and 1950s. Includes rugby All Blacks Billy Wallace and Stan Dean, a player whose surname is Drake and another unnamed. The speedway champions depicted are Harold Fairhurst, Percy Coleman and Rich Tunbridge. Cyclist and speedway manager Gerry Mathieson is also included. An elaborate illustration 'A Night at the Opera' depicts a Wellington performance of Puccini's Madame Butterfly and features singers Leo Piccioli, Aldo, Ferracuti, Mercedes Fortunati and Maria Huder, as well as the stage manager Bruno Nofri. A number of smaller cartoons illustrate various happenings in the sporting arena and daily life. Quantity: 19 newsclippings. Physical Description: Newsclippings stuck onto wallpaper, sizes vary.

Date: Sep 1974

Reference: PAColl-D-0158

Description: Members of the inaugural NZ Superannuation Board seated around the table in the board room with Hon A H Nordmeyer at the head of the table. All names indexed in Name Field. Inscriptions: Mount recto - above image - Title; Mount recto - beneath image - Names of those in photograph Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 303 x 378 mm mounted on card

Date: 2001

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-655-001/037

Description: 37 cartoons on political and social subjects published in the Otago Daily Times. A panda bear sits and swings the five Olympic rings in its paws with Olympic officials commenting on China's successful bid for the Olympic games. Comment on ASH's view of underage smoking - two children walk past a cinema and a man in an alleyway furtively offers to show them pictures of people smoking. Comment on Jim Anderton's aim for a 'Peoples Bank' - Jenny Shipley is portrayed as a bank teller sitting under a signd your breath'. Public cynicism of Michael Cullen's proposed Superannuation scheme. Farmers discussing their lack of confidence in ENZA. Cartoonist's reaction to the disparity between the financial levels of sports peoples and other people when being assessed to be published on the 'rich list'. Comment on the publication that 'kiwi kids' are overweight. A male ironing clothing offers comment on Helen Clark Jenny Shipley Silvia Cartwright Sian Elias and Michelle Boag being in positions of power. Comment by a male sitting down to breakfast that deer velvet being a sex aid is 'bunkum'. Michael Cullen is shown standing next to a poker machine called 'Future Super' indication it is the helath and education monines that the poker machine needs to work on. Comment on the outcome of Max Bradford's electricity reforms. Max Bradford is in an electricial repair shop being told that if the article he brought for repair was not broken before Bradford tried to fix it it is broken now. Helen Clark Parekura Horomia and Michael Cullen presenting their individual position on the issue of Maori TV A schoolteacher chastises Max Bradford for blaming others. Michael Cullen and Helen Clark watch two overweight dogs named Super and Maori TV eating while two thin dogs named Education and Health are straining at their leads for food. A nurse opens the expectant fathers waiting room door to tell Mr Anderton to go home and he will be notified if there is any sign of labour getting serious. Early visitors arrive on the shores of New Zealand with the comment that the natives may regret not having an immigration policy. Christine Rankin wears two very large earings one labled 'winzum' the other 'lose some'. Comment on the news that the right-of-way road rule is to be revised. Jim Anderton Helen Clark and Michael Cullen cling to a life raft identified as Beneficiary Voting Block with two boaties in the background commenting that even the knowledge wave did not loosen their grip. Comment on Helen Clark's support for funding going to the arts. Comment on Laila Harre and holiday shopping Finger pointing from Pete Hodgson and Max Bradford as to who is to blame for the electricity reforms not working/ Rugby fans pay their first visit to Dunedin and pass comment on the wearing of tartan trousers. Shows a bloody battle of Gengis Khan's army. Word is being passed around to forget about the plundering and go for the 'bonus point'. Refers to the NZ cricket teams decision to stop their point scoring run glut against Australia and take the bonus point offered by a technicality. Shows two young school boys discussing public educations failure to teach reading, writing and numeracy. Shows Jim Anderton on the steps of Treasury with water flooding under the front doors and down the steps. Comment on Anderton's attempts to stop the 'leaks' coming from Treasury. Comment on the public boredom over multi-millionaire Steve Fossett's attempts to fly around the world non-stop in a hot-air balloon. Shows Marian Hobbs with a large wind instrument wrapped around her playing 'NZ Music' to a man who represents the NZ public. He has a large flat neck collar on representing the new NZ music quota. The collar prevents him from putting his fingers in his ears should not wish to listen to the music. Shows mother explaining to her crying children that their father is now going to play golf rather than take them sailing. The change is due to their father being agitated by NZ Professional Golfer Grant Waite's performance. Comment on prison staff's industrial 'go-slow' and the opportunities it creates for prisoners to escape. Shows a large area of forestry being felled for the sake of sending 'positive signals' to overseas companies. Shows an elderly couple, justifying to a squad of police officers at their front door, that they are doing all they can in the nationwide drive to save electricity. Shows Marian Hobbs introducing a rock band called 'Marian and the quotas'. Shows Sam Neill at the Jurassic Park 3 movie premiere with an old pre-historic friend. Shows a woman in an art gallery asking if a framed display is a piece of art. The gallery worker assures her it is and explains that it is Creative New Zealand's justification for their travel expenditure. Quantity: 37 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies on sheets 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 1889

Reference: Eph-A-PRINTING-1889-02

Description: Toast list in the shape of a bunch of five cigars tied with a yellow ribbon. Inside is the printed toast list, with proposers and respondants: J P Cooper, G Tombs, J C Wilkin, J O'H Anthony, A Andrews, J Costley, E Hicks, T Cooper, Messrs Burgess, Clark, McLeary, Horwood, C H Lascelles, W Jackman, H W Burgess, G R Hart. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph on card folded to 105 x 68 mm (irregular) Provenance: Donated by the Ferrymead Printing Society, Christchurch, in 2014

Date: 1979-1989

From: Ronnie, Mary Allan 1926- : Chiefly photographs taken during Ronnie's travels overseas and in New Zealand

Reference: PA1-q-1164

Description: Photograph album compiled by Ronnie containing photographs of images related to her work in libraries, 1979-1985. Photographs mainly taken by unidentified event photographers. Album covers library related events Ronnie attended, including: the 1975 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Regional Conference in Canberra; final graduation at the New Zealand Library School, with Education Minister Mervyn Wellington and Laurie Cameron (1979); dinner during Library of Congress Center for the Book Tour in Hawaii with Dorothy Chandler and unidentified Hawaiian woman (1979); farewell from the National Library (Dec 1981) with various staff members (also Alexander Turnbull Library staff); with Prime Minister Robert Muldoon at the launch of the final volume of Graham Bagnall's National Bibliography; Bob Duthie's farewell with Wynne Colgan; the launch of the Kurzweil reading machine for the blind with Mervyn Wellington; and with Catherine Tizard, Bill Clark, and an unidentified donor at the unveiling of a photo of the Ponsonby Boys Drum & Fife Band at the Leys Institute. Auckland Public Library events include: the opening of a bible exhibition with David Lange and C Reed; Saving the Whirinaki Forest Park exhibition with David Bellamy and Tizard (Sep 1984); the blessing of a Maori carving and the opening of a Maori Manuscripts exhibition with Canon Kaa, Tizard, and Rewa Fletcher-Cole (Nov 1984); and a book sale at the Library (March 1985). Photographs also contain unidentified persons. Also contains an image of Ronnie on a Dart River Jet Safari en route to a conference in Queenstown. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Ringbound photograph album with plastic floral covering on carboard cover

Date: 01 Jun 2001

From: The quality of life for older women oral history project

By: Hilliard, Maureen Patricia, active 1998-2001

Reference: OHInt-0523/01

Description: Pat Hilliard talks about owning freehold properties, living in a retirement village and managing her mortgage on government superannuation. Explains about property maintenance of her current home. Discusses her normally good health and a recent hospital experience. Relates her eating habits, diet and enjoyment of cooking. Recalls the hearty food she provided for her children when living in the colder climate of Bluff and Invercargill. Mentions activities with her grandchildren. Talks about her exercise and social contacts. Names the entertainment group of the Country Women's Institute, Invercargill Operatic Society, delivering Meals-on-Wheels, choir membership, helping at Longview Resthome and teaching adults to read. Discusses driving her car and the convenience of the local transport. Describes how care and craft meetings are run, her role as a volunteer and describes the people who attend. Explains about her retirement at 55 and subsequent jobs taken until she was 60. Talks of her schooling, attitudes towards older women and the responsibilities of women living alone. Recalls her mother's stroke and caring for her as the youngest of six daughters. Talks of the long life span of family members. Interviewer(s) - Isobel Munro Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009083 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA 2880.

Date: 1981

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-

Reference: C-174-005

Description: Shows a humorous scene with Charles (Charlie) Cooper retiring, as he is cast off in a lifeboat from the 'SS Dom'. The 'SS Post' and 'SS Upper Hutt Leader' are also in view, all with male and female crew members saluting and waving him goodbye, with cheers of 'Best wishes Charlie!', 'Onyah, mate!', and 'See yuh round, mate!' Heath has drawn himself in the waterbottom left, saying 'Fill an 'ole I suppose Charlie?' Cooper beams from his boat and says 'Thank you! You are all gentlemen and scholars!' The ships are decorated with signatures of staff from the Dominion and Evening Post newspapers Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - All the best from Press House / Eric Heath [in ink]; Verso - centre - Dom Farewell [in marker pen] Charlie Cooper retired from the Dominion newspaper on 15 May, 1981; the Heath cartoon was part of his farewell gift from staff Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, marker pen and white corrector on paper, adhered to particle board, 450 x 645 mm Provenance: Donation: Lachlan Mackay, Wellington, October 2014 Transfers: Collection recieved as a whole in to the Photographic Archive; transfers also made to Manuscripts - From Photographic Archive - PA-Group-00204.

Date: 18 September 2005

Reference: OHColl-1562-01

Description: A group recording of Kapiti Weekday Walkers about the club's history and their involvement. Kapiti Weekday Walkers started in 1983 and is attributed as the first weekday walking programme in New Zealand. Those speaking are; June Rowland, Fred Rowland, Reg Goodsell, Louis Goodsell, Rita Brennam, Ken Smith, Robbie Ross, Muriel Hill and Margaret Gray. Discussion facilitated by Maureen Birchfield. Title supplied by Library. Commissioned by the Kapiti Weekday Walkers. Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). Search dates: 2005

Date: 7 March 1932

By: Jones, G A (Mr), active 1919-1932

Reference: MS-Papers-11738

Description: Illuminated address from the Johnsonville School Committee and Johnsonville Home and School Association on the occassion of G A Jones' departure, dated 7 March 1932. The address celebrates his career and character. The calligraphy in the address was written by Samuel Harris. Source of title - Supplied by Library Mr. G A Jones taught for 43 years in Wellington schools, and taught for 13 years at Johnsonville School until his retirement in February 1932. He also served as head teacher at Johnsonville School. He was elected Vice-President of the Johnsonville Home and School Association in June 1932. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Illuminated manuscript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Angela Esson, Palermston North, May 2014

Date: 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-587-022/043

Description: Political cartoons. Jack Elder tries to explain his innocence in awarding a travel grant to a school cultural group containing colleagues' daughters. NZ First waken from political death in time to campaign for the 1999 General election. A green lipped muscle reads scary stories from the book 'Tales from the Lab' to his children. Refers to research into cancer cures. Infant looks suspiciously at mother's nipple and opts for the scrambled egg if there's any chance of the milk having been genetically modified or irradiated. NZ and Australian Ministers of Health have declared war on depression. A drepressed man says over the breakfast table, when politicians start slashing their wrist in large numbers, then he'll cheer up. Over a beer two men discuss All Black coach, John Hart's performance. Police warn the public of an IBM fugitive. Refers to the IBM scoop of public money for a Police computer main-frame that never eventuated. Politicians avoid the responsibility of the INCIS Police computer fiasco. Media woman interviews state minister on the tit for tat shooting down of Indian and Pakistan military planes. She suggests there may be a risk of it leading to nuclear war. The minister says they'll cross that bridge when they come to it. Helen Clark and Jenny Shipley battle it out in the preferred Prime Minister Polls. Shows the Statue of Liberty with a gun to her head. The caption says, 'tighten up the gun laws America, or the lady gets it...' Boris Yeltsin appoints his 5th Prime Minister in 17 months. The new Prime Minister looks distincly uneasy as his chair sits on a trap-door. Shows and elephant (IBM) being sting by a bee (Bill Birch). Refers to the Police INCIS computer fiasco. Earthquake rocks Turkey, they call for help. Academics discuss the government's five-step knowledge-based economy plan to restore NZ's stand of living. One says, 'Sounds fabulous, except that you can't take two steps across an abyss...' New Zealand Black Caps beat the English cricket team. World athletics is shackled by the weight of the illegal use of performance enhancing drugs. Mike Moore leaves government politics with a sense of freedom at last. Possible outcome of mixing human genes into cows. Petrol Companies hold motorists to ransom with higher petrol prices. The shadow of violence hangs over voting in East Timor. Derek Quigley steers the select committee looking into decommissioning NZ's air-strike capability. National are alarmed as they thought Quigley was on their side. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1996 - 1998

By: Darroch, Bob, 1940-; Christchurch star (Newspaper : 1958- )

Reference: A-316-124/141

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand social issues and politics. No mad cow disease in New Zealand, hospital waiting lists, do-it-yourself operations, selling body parts, coalition negotiations, skills required to be a politician, police officers leave the force in record numbers, proposals to raise the school leaving age and lower the drinking age, decision making on the home front, government asset sales, Black Caps perform poorly, sea pollution, anti-baldness pills may decrease men's libido, barflys discuss the government's poor performance, cost of living and restructuring. Quantity: 14 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopies of ink and letraset drawings.

Date: 28 April 1977

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1977/1475-F

Description: Photographs of the Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, presenting Sir Keith Holyoake with a silver tray upon Holyoake's retirement from politics, taken on 28 April 1977 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 1997

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-418-022/043

Description: Political cartoons. John Collinge, former High Commissioner to London and a former National Party President is accused of prodigious sexual activity. British colonial rule ends in Hong Kong, the territory is handed back to China. Illustration of the issue of cross-dressing within the New Zealand Police. Problems with moving the Beehive building. Martian exploration on other planets. Jim Bolger reacts nervously to his coalition government's announcement of a proposed compulsory retirement savings scheme. Paper boys consider compulsory retirement and it's costs. Relations between Bill English and Neil Kirton continue to be filled with animosity. Winston Peters is selective in which inquiry findings he'll accept. Jenny Shipley hedges her bets in backing compulsory superannuation schemes. Roger Douglas is raised from the dead to support national's compulsory superannuation scheme. Alamein Kopu leaves her party to become an independent MP. Alamein Kopu tells Parliament all her contributions to the house will be in Maori. Some MP's aren't worried as she is rarely in the house. Secret Australian briefing papers call Winston Peters a 'loose cannon...' Jenny Shipley uses fear tactics to promote her compulsory superannuation scheme. Alamein Kopu speaks Maori in the House of Representatives. Some MP's are not impressed. Bill English continues to attack Neil Kirton. Tau Henare gives out advice. Obituary for politician Matiu Rata 1934-1997. Winston Peters makes uncharacteristically responsible ethical statements. As Labour leader Helen Clark keeps a low profile her popularity in the preferred Prime Minister polls sours above Jim Bolgers. Jim Bolger feels he may be a target at the National Party Conference. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides. Processing information: Subject headings updated in 2022 as part of inclusive metadata work.

Date: 1954

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: C-184-052

Description: The cartoon shows a cricket team standing in front of a scoreboard on which is printed the names and number of years served by the cricketers who are, in fact, MPs - they are from left, Thomas Webb, Labour, who retired after 11 years; Alfred Murdoch, National 21 years; Walter Broadfoot, National 26 years; Paddy Kearins, Labour 'retired hurt' 8 years; Robert McKeen, Labour 32 years; Charles Chapman, Labour 26 years; Bob Semple, Labour 27 years; Charles Bowden, National 11 years; Andrew Sutherland, National 12 years; Edward Gordon, National 16 years; William Bodkin, National 26 years.. The board is headed 'M.P. Old Boys - innings declared closed'. Context - The 1954 general election and the MPs, both Labour and National who retired from politics at that point. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, Chinese white and blue pencil on paper glued to card, 445 x 625 mm