Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper)

Wellington newspaper in the 1880s

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Three very nice young men, Financial smart young men. N...

Date: 1882

Reference: A-095-031

Description: Buckley on the left, Fox in the centre and Martin on the right, dressed as young aesthetes and doing a song and dance act, each with a flower in their hands, spelling out Bank of N. Z. The poem is a parody of a chorus 'A most intense young man' from Patience, by Gilbert and Sullivan, referring to a battle between two aesthetic poets Humorous poem beneath portraits Extended Title - Supplement to: The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 5 May 1882 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 200 x 280 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :A modern Sinbad. No. 59. There's many a slip twixt the ...

Date: 1882

By: Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-056

Description: Cartoon showing Wellington Mayor, George Fisher, as Sinbad attempting to steal the roc's egg, which is marked Mayoralty. The bird, an eagle, has wings marked 'Public opinion' and is attacking him, while a woman (Fortuna) suspends him by a rope from the cliff above. The bird's nest is on a ledge near the top of a cliff. Extended Title - Supplement to The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 21 October, 1882 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 278 x 229 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Three very nice young men, Financial smart young men. N...

Date: 1882

Reference: A-095-031-a

Description: Buckley on the left, Fox in the centre and Martin on the right, dressed as young aesthetes and doing a song and dance act, each with a flower in their hands, spelling out Bank of N. Z. The poem is a parody of a chorus 'A most intense young man' from Patience, by Gilbert and Sullivan, referring to a battle between two aesthetic poets Humorous poem beneath portraits Extended Title - Supplement to: The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 5 May 1882 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 200 x 280 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Hon W Gisborne. No. 4. [Wellington, 1881] The Wellingto...

Date: 1881

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-003

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of William Gisborne, Minister of Lands, Mines and Immigration in the Grey Ministry of 1877-1879. The poem below reads "Who filled the breach, whose fearless speech, did make the Speaker 'flare up' / Whose help to the stonewalling crew did nearly get a scare up / Who paid his Twenty pounds because Sir G. M. said he'd tear up / All law and order, then they very nearly got a glare up. / He loves his district very much, but it will have to bear up, / Its bound to lose its William as the Hutt he's like to square up." Extended Title - Supplement to: the Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 1st October, 1881 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 203 x 203 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Wellington (loq.) - "Good-bye Arty dear, don't hurry ba...

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper)

Reference: A-095-021

Description: The governor general leaving Government House in Wellington on a visit to Christchurch. He is being spoken to by a young woman (Wellington), urging him not to hurry back, suggesting that he was less than popular in Wellington. Government House is in the background Extended Title - Supplement to: Daily Advertiser. Wellington, 25 February, 1882 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 10.5 x 8.5 ins

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[Hutchison, William], 1820-1905 :Ye olde graye mayre. The Wellington Advertiser supplem...

Date: 1881

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-032

Description: Self-portrait and caricature of William Hutchison, Mayor of Wellington, showing him with wrinkled face and white beard and hair. He was 61 at the time. Extended Title - Supplement to The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 10th September 1881 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 203 x 190 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Poor Bunny! Member for Wairarapa. The Wellington Advert...

Date: 1881

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-006

Description: Caricature of Henry Bunny, a balding man with a long beard, depicted as a rabbit. Extended Title - Supplement to: The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 22nd October, 1881 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 190 x 240 mm

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Hutchison, William, 1820-1905 :"Sir Arthur Deadlock was never bored - when he had nothi...

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-016

Description: Cartoon showing Sir Arthur Gordon, seated with his hands in contemplative position, opposite a Fijian boy, who is holding up a drawing inscribed 'That cloak', showing Sir Arthur parading in regalia, his cloak held up by a lackey. Gordon was Governor of New Zealand and therefore of Fiji at the time. Other Titles - Fiji Isles. That Cloak. To let - Govt House - Present occupier changing his place of business. Extended Title - Supplement to: Daily Advertiser. Wellington, 21st January, 1882 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - date of publication and name of subject, both in pencil Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 10 x 9 ins

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Candidates. No. 10. The Wellington Advertiser supplemen...

Date: 1881

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-009

Description: Two-thirds length frontal portrait of Thomas Dwan, in top hat and suit, standing at a low desk, giving a speech as part of his local body election campaign. Below is a humorous verse 'In metaphor grandiloquent, / And born to be eloquent; / Too strong for an opponent's scorn, / His simplest part, his name - T. Dwan.' Attributed to Hutchison on stylistic grounds Extended Title - Supplement to The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 17th September 1881 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 268 x 193 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Justice in Wellington. No. 58. Dedicated to the Ministe...

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-055

Description: Cartoon showing George Fisher on the right, dressed in toga as a Roman senator, with blindfolded Justice as a woman, holding her scales. One side of the scales has collapsed and weights marked Mercy, Equity and Humanity are falling to the ground. The other side remains in place, weighed down with Harshness and Ignorance. Justice is holding a sword marked Fiat justicia, and at her feet is a weeping woman, dressed in rags, her bundle of possessions at her side. The blindfold worn by Justice is inscribed R. M. Fisher was Mayor of Wellington at the time and the reference is to harsh treatment of the poorest sectors of society. Extended Title - Supplement to The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 14 October 1882 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 274 x 223 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Atkinson (loq) - I'm afraid there's too much wind again...

Date: 1882

By: Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-037

Description: Sir Frederick Whitaker, Premier, standing on a wharf marked 'Upper House', calling through a megaphone marked 'G. V. Shannon' to Sir Harry Atkinson, the Treasurer (and to be Premier in the following year), who is sailing a yacht marked 'State'. A reference to a proposed Government Vessel called the Shannon or possibly just to the Ship of State? All the punning words in the caption referring to boats or ships are in italics Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 230 x 280 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Atkinson (loq.) - I'm afraid there's too much wind agai...

Date: 1882

By: Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-037-a

Description: Sir Frederick Whitaker, Permier, standing on a wharf marked 'Upper House', calling through a megaphone marked 'G. V. Shannon' to Sir Harry Atkinson, the Treasurer (and to be Premier in the following year), who is sailing a yacht marked 'State'. A reference to a proposed Government Vessel called Shannon, or possibly just to the ship of state? All the punning words referring to boating and ships are in italics Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 230 x 280 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Mr John Plimmer Sen., No. 30. An encourager of local in...

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-026

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of 'The father of Wellington' in an oval cartouche Extended Title - Supplement to: The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 31 March 1882 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 203 x 190 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :The volunteer commissioner. No. 28. The rejected of Wai...

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-024

Description: Cartoon showing Henry Bunny seated in a child's high chair and playing with toy soldiers. On the floor below an adjoining table are empty drink bottles. Behind him is a sign reading 'Instructions for volunteer commissioners - How not to do it - Refuge for ex-M. H. R.s' Supplement to: the Daily Advertiser. Wellington, 18 March, 1882. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :The water cure. No. 2. The Wellington Advertiser supple...

Date: 1881

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-001-a

Description: Portrait of Sir William Fox shown in an oval cartouche. Beneath him is a humorous verse referring to Fox's strong views on temperance and enthusiasm for the health benefits of drinking water. See A-096-001 for the text of the verse. Same as A-095-001 Extended Title - Supplement to The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 17th September 1881 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 268 x 193 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Mr Montgomery, Leader of the Opposition No. 38. The Wel...

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-035

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of William Montgomery, the leader of the newly-elected parliamentary Opposition Extended Title - Supplement to: The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 26 May 1882 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 190 x 215 mm

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Will ye thread an the tail o' me coat. No. 47. The Well...

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-046

Description: Cartoon showing John Bryce as the central figure, dressed in a long-tailed frock coat, dragging the words 'Want of confidence' behind him. Behind him lie fallen figures marked 'Payment of members', 'The plate layers'. 'Opposition to loan', with 'Native reserves' about to fall over. To the right are William Rolleston and Harry Atkinson, parodying a march to the tune led by Bryce. Supplement to the Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 29th July, 1882. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Driving them home. No. 53. Whitaker (loq) 'Don't hurry ...

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: H-705-033

Description: Premier Whitaker and Treasurer Atkinson as riders at a hunt rounding up a group of ponies (Members of the House of Representatives) and other figures representing local government (an old woman with a broken umbrella); taxation (an old man begging with a top hat); Government proposals (a large crab); Licencing Bill (a stick figure with a barrel for a body); forgotten promises (a crying baby in a cradle); and gold mines (an ingot). The cartoon implies that other MPs are being slow about passing promised legislation Published in 'Grant, Ian F. Public Lives - New Zealand's Premiers and Prime Ministers 1856-2003 (Book title)' 2003. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: A5 size bromide

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :A split in the cabinet - a bone to pick. No. 31. The We...

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-027

Description: Cartoon showing Sir Francis Whitaker on the left, as a cat, John Bryce in the centre, as a dog, his front paw on a bone marked 'Native Lands Office', and Thomas Dick, to the right, as another dog slinking away from the scene. Whitaker and Bryce are fighting over the bone or over possession / control over the Native Lands Office. Extended Title - Supplement to: the Daily Advertiser. Wellington, 8th April, 1882. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 7.5 x 11 ins

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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Mumbo jumbo. The Opposition suffering from elephantiasi...

Date: 1882

By: Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-041

Description: Cartoon showing William Montgomery as an elephant, James Macandrew sitting on his back with a whip, and J C Brown standing beside him, attempting to pull the elephant along. Humorous poem beneath drawing Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 255 x 229 mm