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Date: 1946

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-064

Description: Shows a rather mournful but very attractive young woman dressed in her tennis clothes and bathing her sore feet in a bowl of water into which she has mixed 'meths' and 'foot powder' from the bottles on the floor beside her. Includes the words 'foot faults'. This cartoon is the front cover of the 'Sports Post' dated 'September 28 1946'. Inscriptions: Recto - Neville Colvin Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and Chinese white on buff paper pasted to card, 495 x 330 mm

Date: 1946

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-062

Description: A young man in striped pyjamas sits up smiling in bed holding a trowel that he has just unwrapped from its gift paper. Attached to the trowel is a label with a note that reads 'With love from Mum. NOW get cracking.' Context unknown. This cartoon is the front page of the 'Sports Post' dated August 31 1946... Wellington. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and Chinese white on buff paper pasted to card 530 x 345 mm

Date: 1946

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-065

Description: Shows the back view of a rather plump golfer wearing plus fours and a fairisle jumper and carrying a golf caddy over his shoulder. To his left is a notice that reads 'To the first tee' and the title 'No confidence!' appears on the lower right corner. This cartoon is probably the front cover of the 'Sports Post' but although there is a space drawn for the title and date of the newspaper there is no title or date. Possibly 1946 as it is with several other front covers dated 1946. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - Neville Colvin; centre left - Neville Colvin Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and Chinese white on buff paper pasted to card 480 x 310 mm

Date: 1949

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-017

Description: The cartoon is a series of cameos featuring politicians and others as All Blacks as the country heads towards the 1949 general election. The first cameo shows a man with a '?' on his jersey who scratches his head; text below reads 'Masterton - wet or dry, a trustworthy player-' The second shows PM Peter Fraser running with a rugby ball that represents 'Raglan' under his arm; text reads 'P. Fraser - his duel with Bretton Woods, (the international) will be watched with great interest-' The third cameo shows leader of the National Party, Sid Holland, whispering in the ear of a much smaller Frederick Widdowson Doidge who holds a rugby ball; text reads 'Private enterprise' - Sid's great discovery, knows all the doidges (wordplay on 'Doidge' and 'dodge') (no relation to Doug. Credit.) (is 'doug' another wordplay?) In the fourth cameo a player with his leg in plaster lies on a bed which floats in the sea; text reads 'M.S. Wanganella - the (dead) lock, may be a dead loss, still in dock with injuries received earlier. Has been to Australia before.' The fifth cameo shows a black rectangle with the words 'Wellington - All Black' below it. The sixth cameo shows two players bending over and presenting their backsides to the viewer; below are the words 'The union secretaries - back row, side row, front row, any old row will suit them - especially if it's about danger money-' (wordplay on 'row' meaning a straight line and the differently pronounced 'row' meaning 'argument') The seventh cameo in the centre is Walter Nash who grabs for a ball that represents the 'budget' (Nash's 'black budget'); text reads 'Touch'yer Nash - the fly-away half contemporary and admirer of Charlie Taxton; playing loan (or) cash (or) share league reputedly for big money-' Below him is 'Angus McLagan - the left winger - a hard man to tackle, possibly the toughest man in the country-'; McLagan runs with the ball looking tough. Eighth is a large player who sits on a rugby ball that represents 'work' looking stubborn above the text 'Willie Watersider - the go-slow (ex-Onslow) forward, generally asking somebody to back up, back out, back down, or back pay -' and in the corner is a player holding a ball that represents Karapiro above the text '-and of course, R. Semple, one of the best feat-bawlers in the country!' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 380 x 490 mm

Date: 1949

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

Reference: B-184-046

Description: Prime Minister Sid Holland sits weeping at his desk over a note from Sir Winston Churchill that reads 'Can't make it - Winnie'. Portraits of Winston Churchill adorn the walls and the PM's desk. Keith Holyoake has just ushered a man through the door and says 'Go on in, Anthony - the dodge worked in "Charley's aunt"!' Context - Obviously refers to a hoped for visit from Sir Winston Churchill that didn't eventuate. The substitute is Anthony Eden who was Foreign Secretary and deputy leader of the Conservative Party from 1951 to 1955 and PM from 1955 to 1957 and who visited New Zealand and Australia in February 1949. At bottom of cartoon in pencil is the title 'The substitute' and text reading '3 col Leader P. Wed'. Anthony Eden toured Australia and New Zealand in February 1949. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 380 x 560 mm

Date: 1949

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: C-164-049

Description: The title in pencil below is 'Start of the political stunt season'. Sid Holland, leader of the National Party, has tried to do a series of somersaults and ends up crashing painfully onto the mat. Nearby PM Peter Fraser (standing on one hand) and Finance Minister, Walter Nash, do competent gymnastic exercises and the PM says (referring to Sid Holland's crash) 'I believe he calls it the 'No confidence motion'. Context - the run up to the 1949 election which was won comfortably by National. The title 'Start of the political stunt season' is at the bottom. Scribbled in blue ink are the words 'Cancelled' (why?) Was it because Labour lost and this cartoon shows them pretty confident? Also text '4 col Stipple over carpet'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 555 x 760 mm

Date: 1949

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-018

Description: Glued to the top left corner is a piece of newsprint headed 'How it began' with text that reads 'Minister's comment. Controversial issues. "The volume of the protests against the broadcasts from more than one section of the community and the counter-replies in the Press made it clear that the subject matter of the broadcasts comprised involved and [probably] controversial issues" said the Minister of Education (MR. Mason) this...commenting on the cessation of the broadcast talks in the series 'How it began'. Following are four scenarios showing a teacher asking her class of children quiz questions. In the first scenario the teacher asks 'Now who made social security?' and a boy answers 'Mr Savage!'; in the second scenario the teacher says 'Correct - and the railways?' and a boy answers 'Mister Semple'. In the third scenario the teacher says '- and the Bank of New Zealand?' and a girl answers 'Mister Nash!' In the last scenario the teacher asks '- and who discovered New Zealand?' but when a boy answers 'Abel Tasman!' a Maori boy leaps to his feet and yells 'GARN! You blinking Tory!' Context - the Cartoon librarian can only surmise that the controversy sparked by this radio programme was about who discovered New Zealand - Abel Tasman or the Maori. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 385 x 495 mm

Date: 1945 - 1955

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

Reference: B-184-045

Description: Text reads 'Politicians have become professionals, and they may have to pass a diploma to sit in the House. - The retiring Secretary of Marine'. The cartoon shows several MPs wearing gowns and mortar boards with their diplomas in front of them as they sit in parliament. The masters of Engineering, Laws, Science and Arts stare in horror at an MP who proudly displays his Diploma which describes him as 'Master of None'. The Master of Engineering says 'Wot! No degree?' - Context unknown At bottom of cartoon in pencil is a title that reads 'Jack of all trades' and text reading '3 col Leader P. Wed'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 395 x 560 mm

Date: 1949 - 1952

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-009

Description: The scene is the cartoonist's desk on which a telephone with its receiver off the hook rings and the cartoonist makes ink spots with his brush - the inkspots become small silhouettes of from left; Walter Nash, leader of the Labour opposition, Sid Holland, Prime Minister, William Sullivan, Minister of Labour, Ronald Algie, Minister of Education, and Keith Holyoake Minister of Agriculture and marketing. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper 370 x 440 mm

Date: 1946

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-061

Description: Shows a woman with her golf-bag over her shoulder, smiling cheerfully as she prepares to leave for the golf-course. At her feet is her husband who is wearing a pinafore and grimacing as he scrubs the floor. On the wall is a calendar that reads, 'May 12 - Mothers Day' and below is the word 'tomorrow'. Context - To celebrate Mothers Day, the woman plays golf while her husband scrubs the floor. Odd really, she is not HIS mother! This cartoon is the front page of the 'Sports Post'. Have calculated the year to be 1946 from May 12 being a Mothers Day Sunday. The date of the paper would be Saturday May 11 1946 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and Chinese white on buff paper pasted to card 520 x 355 mm

Date: 1949

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-013

Description: At a prize-giving ceremony a 'Roads Scholarship' is being presented to William Stanley Goosman by William Stanley Goosman wearing an academic gown printed with the words 'Min. of Works' and a mortar board. A man in the audience (also William Stanley Goosman') who has the words 'Min. of State Hydro Electricity' printed on his jacket claps and yells 'Bravo Stan!' Overseeing the distribution of prizes is Minister of Education Ronald Algie in academic gown and mortar board who checks a scroll entitled 'Police Commission'. Context - The awarding of portfolios at the beginning of the new National government in 1949. The portfolio for public works and transport was held by William Stanley Goosman. Goosman was Minister of Works, Transport, Railways and Marine in the first Holland government from 1949 to 1954 and continued in Holland's second ministry as Minister of Works and Transport. The cartoon probably dates from the beginning of the first ministry in 1949. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 380 x 470 mm

Date: 1949 - 1951

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

Reference: B-184-043

Description: The cartoon shows gigantic waves interspersed with question marks that are bearing down on a flimsy raft on which is standing PM Sid Holland and a terrified chicken resembling Education Minister Ronald Algie. Possibly refers to the waterfront strike in 1951 At bottom of cartoon in pencil is text reading '3 col today L. News'.'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and Chinese white on paper, 380 x 560 mm

Date: 1949

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: C-164-050

Description: The title reads 'Hardly cricket! The cartoon shows a game of cricket with the 'Budget' as the wickets. Labour bowls and National bats and the two leaders wear multiple hats. From the left, clockwise, the batters (National) are - ?, William Sullivan, William Goosman, National leader Sid Holland, ?, Ronald Algie. From left clockwise (Labour) are Walter Nash, PM Peter Fraser, Robert Semple, ?, ?, ?. A judge sitting above calls out 'No ball', 'over', wide', and 'out'. Text reads 'Station 2YA - We now cross for a bawl by bawl commentary by John-Owe-a-lot, on the third day's play of the match Gentlemen v. Players - "Holland has yet to open his Account... Nash opens the bowling... Fraser will take over at the other end... Holland loans into this one and makes a recovery drive for four million... John Taxpayer sends a very poor return into the income tax people.... Semple comes on to bawl... He's looking for an argument to bowl with... What's Orson Wells doing at Third Man? Goosman is yet to break his duck... Now he electrifies the crowd with a tremendous power cut... Point of order is moving in... There's an apeal against the Electric Light Account... and they're taking the tea adjournment, so I'll pass you over to "Arfer Million for his impressions so far".' The title 'Start of the political stunt season' is at the bottom. Scribbled in blue ink are the words 'Cancelled' (why?) Was it because Labour lost and this cartoon shows them pretty confident? Also text '4 col Stipple over carpet'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 555 x 760 mm

Date: 1949

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-008

Description: The cartoon shows Prime Minister Sid Holland sawing an old cabinet in two. Above is an image of a smart modern one. Text reads 'A contemporary cabinet in seasoned Holyoake with McAlpine drawers is this week's job for the handyman around the house. Most of the material will come from an old cabinet, though some new pieces will have to be found..' Text in pencil below the cartoon reads 'A man and his hobby'. Refers to Sid Holland's major achievement, turning the newly formed National Party into an effective political organisation. The government also undertook constitutional change in 1950, by abolishing the Legislative Council, the upper house of Parliament, on the grounds that it was ineffectual. Pencilled note below the cartoon reads 'A take off on a very popular weekly feature in the "Post"'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper 290 x 390 mm

Date: 1948

From: Sanders, James E, ca 1911-:57 A4 size photocopies of cartoons published in the Auckland Star January to June 1948 and March to July 1949 on national and international political and social topics.

By: Sanders, James Edward, 1911-1998; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: H-634-016

Description: A woman is vacuuming, holding a baby and a history book, while two other children are doing their homework at a table. Relates to the poliomyelitis epidemic of 1947-48 when children in Auckland did not return to school until April 1948 and did lessons from the Correspondance School at home, supervised generally by their busy mothers. (Information thanks to Helen Laurenson) Exhibited in 'Harpies & Heroines: A cartoon history of the changing roles of women in New Zealand' Exhibition curated by Rachel Macfarlane and Cerridwyn Young of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited at the National Library Gallery, 11 July - 26 October 2003. Published in 'Harpies & Heroines' book published by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive in 2003. Extended Title - School work parents efforts receive praise. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy from newsclipping

Date: 1946

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-029

Description: A golfer takes a good swing. This looks like the original for the cover of the Sports Post dated September 7 1946 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, pastel, pencil and Chinese white on buff-coloured paper, 440 x 290 mm

Date: 1949 - 1951

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

Reference: B-184-042

Description: The cartoon is composed of five cameos; reading anti-clockwise the first has text reading 'featuring such artists as Fred (Spike) Jones and his City Boot-Clickers' and shows the 'Spike Jones' (American?) band playing. The second has text that reads 'Bob Semple in a humourous recitation "They wouldn't let me broadcast that!"' and shows Bob Semple former trade unionist and MP in the first Labour government, yelling into a microphone. The third has the text 'And Fred Doidge swooning about "UNO I love you"' and shows Fred Doidge (Minister for Foreign Affairs and thus involved with the United Nations Organisation) singing into a microphone labelled 'NBC' (National Broadcasting Corporation). The fourth shows Sir Walter Nash, leader of the Labour opposition, holding a microphone and raising his hat accompanied by the text 'And Walter Nash, in his "Tax it from here" programme (They're very prahd of Wal back in the buildings)! The fifth and last has text reading 'Sid Holland and his search for "talent" requesting John Public to "Put another mickle in -" and shows PM Sid Holland with a large radio in the background with the words 'What's DUE box' above it exhorting a cross-looking man to pay more. Context - Sid Holland appears to be promoting the idea of more local talent on the national radio. Spike Jones and his City Slickers were an American jazz band. At bottom of cartoon in pencil is text reading '4 1/2 col'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 380 x 560 mm

Date: 1949 - 1954

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-011

Description: A group of Wanganui schoolgirls surround Ronald Algie Minister of Education, as he walks through the school gates. He carries various suitcases and rolled up documents; 'New school plans - and other jokes', 'Applications for grants - and other laughable matters', 'Various gags for Education Boards, 'Education Finance - and other funny money' and 'The whole bag of tricks'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 330 x 510 mm

Date: 1949

From: Various artists :Collection of newspaper clippings, photocopies and bromides of cartoons by various cartoonists

By: Waite, Keith, 1927-2014; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: A-312-7-008

Description: Member of Parliament Mabel Howard is carrying fodder to the 'Socialist Stable'. Exhibited in 'Harpies & Heroines: A cartoon history of the changing roles of women in New Zealand' Exhibition curated by Rachel Macfarlane and Cerridwyn Young of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited at the National Library Gallery, 11 July - 26 October 2003. Published in 'Harpies & Heroines' book published by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive in 2003. Extended Title - We have tried to create a stable way of life for the people - Miss Howard. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy

Date: 1949 - 1954

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-010

Description: The cartoon shows Prime Minister Sid Holland leaping from his chair in disbelief as a fortune teller tells him that he 'can expect a decrease in salary'. Text above reads 'Members of M.P.s Salary Commission appointed - News'. The title 'The joker' appears in pencil below the cartoon. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 380 x 480 mm