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Date: 1939

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Aickin, Neville d'Eresby, 1910-1983; Deste, Eileen, 1909-1986

Reference: 1/2-132303-F

Description: Construction workers at the site of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, Wellington, during a visit by Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage and his Cabinet Ministers. With them is the contractor James Fletcher. Shows people standing amongst scaffolding. Photograph taken by Eileen Deste or her employee Neville d'Eresby Aickin. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1950

By: New Zealand observer (Newspaper); Choate, Francis Desmond, 1916-2001

Reference: J-065-058

Description: New Zealand Prime Minister Sid Holland as a knight on horseback carrying the flag of PAYE (pay as you earn) from Wellington to Canterbury. At the top left of the cartoon is a stanza from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - 'A knight ther was and that a worthy man, that fro the tyme he first bigan To ryden out he loved chivalrye, Trouthe and honour, freedom and curteisye. In al his lyf, unto no manner wight he was a verray parfit gentil Knight' - followed by - 'May Chaucer's Knight now pave the waye, To help Sir Sidnye win the daye... We're al behynd you when you saye "Adopt the Aussye system P.A.Y.E."' Other Titles - The old pay day Extended Title - Mr Holland champions the Australian 'Pay as you earn' system of income tax - news. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy.

Date: 1875-1889

From: Tesla Studios :Negatives of Wanganui and district taken by Alfred Martin, Frank Denton and Mark Lampe (Tesla Studios)

By: Martin, Alfred, 1846?-1906

Reference: 1/2-070344-G

Description: Seated portrait of John Ballance. Taken by Alfred Martin, probably in the Wanganui area between 1875 and 1889. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1890

By: Blomfield, William, 1866-1938; New Zealand observer and free lance (Newspaper)

Reference: J-056-002

Description: Prime Minister Harry Atkinson sinks beneath the waves as the Liberal Ministry wanes, weighed down by rocks tied to his feet named Civil Service, Jobbery, Extravagance, N[ew] P[lymouth] Harbour, Property Tax and Judge Edwards. Meanwhile a shark (William Rees) watches Published in 'Grant, Ian F. Public Lives - New Zealand's Premiers and Prime Ministers 1856-2003 (Book title)' 2003. Extended Title - The old man of the sea is IN the sea at last, while Rees, Ballance, Fish and other small fry are nibbling at him. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A3 size laser copy.

Date: 28 December 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/245/02-G

Description: Prime Minister Sidney Holland and Mrs Holland departing from Evans Bay by flying boat for London. Photographed 28 December 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: April 1898

By: Beattie & Sanderson (Firm)

Reference: 1/2-038767-F

Description: Richard Seddon and party returning from the Waahi settlement on board the waka `Tahere o Tikitiki'. Photograph taken in April 1898 by Beattie & Sanderson. Note on back of file print reads: `On back of orig print "War canoe carrying Seddon etc on the Waikato River"' Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - The Premier's visit to Huntly - returning from Waahi Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Copy negative from loose print

Date: 2003 - 1872 - 1873

By: Winter, Mark, 1958-

Reference: A-230-045

Description: Caricature (head and shoulders) drawn from a photograph of George Waterhouse Exhibited in 'Public Lives - New Zealand's Premiers and Prime Ministers 1856-2003 (Exhibition)', 2003. Waterhouse was New Zealand's Premier, 1872-1873. He also served in the Ministry of William Fox in 1891, without portfolio Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and gouache on A4 size paper.

Date: 1891

From: Various artists :[Addresses presented to R. J. Seddon and Mrs Seddon. 1891-ca.1906]

Reference: D-005-013

Description: Address of welcome, surrounded by chain border, and with a list of mayor and councillors below. Other Titles - To the Hon. Richard John Seddon, Minister of Mines, Public Works, and Defence. Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - To the / Hon. Richard John Seddon,/ Minister of Mines, Public Works, and Defence; Recto - bottom centre - J. Mandl, Mayor / M.W. Jack, Councillor / F. Eisfelder, " / R. W. Wade, " / J. Maher, " / H. L. Michel, Councillor / M. L. Moss. " / R. Gosson, " / R. Ross, "/ P. Dee, " Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, 478 x 254 mm.

Date: 1901

From: Royal tour 1901

Reference: PA1-f-064-42

Description: A scene taken during the 1901 royal visit showing the Duchess of Cornwall and York leaving Whakawerawera. Richard John Seddon is on her left. Maggie Papakura is on her right. A horse is in the foreground. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Departing from Wakarewarewa, Rotorua Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1895

From: Various artists :[Addresses presented to R. J. Seddon and Mrs Seddon. 1891-ca.1906]

Reference: D-005-019

Description: Address regretting Seddon's departure from Kumara, with heading and names of signatories in red italics. Vegetable parchment is paper treated with sulphuric acid to resemble parchment. Other Titles - To the Hon. Richard John Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, Brother Oddfellow, and Fellow Citizen. Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - To the / Hon. Richard John Seddon, / Premier of New Zealand, / Brother Oddfellow, and Fellow Citizen.; Recto - beneath image - Bro. J. Martyn P.C.M./ J. Stenhouse, N.C./ J. Palmer, T.P.C./ J. Davies, P.P.C.M./ Bro. T. Torrance C.M./ J. Lomden, V.C./ W. Raleigh P.S./ L. J. Spyer, P.P.C.M./ Kumara. Februar / 1895 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, black and red, on vegetable parchment 698 x 388 mm.(oval). Provenance: Probably arrived with Seddon papers, from Seddon family.

Date: 2001

By: The Australian (Newspaper); Nicholson, Peter, active 2000s

Reference: DX-007-002

Description: Quantity: 1 digital image(s) ..

Date: 1900

From: New Zealand free lance, 1901-

By: Hiscocks, Eceldowne Frederick, 1879-; New Zealand free lance (Newspaper)

Reference: PUBL-0096-1900-11-17-007

Description: Shows Prime Minister Richard Seddon riding a toy hobby horse, while premiers of Australian states try to persuade him to take the seat labelled New Zealand, beside them on top of the elephant of "Federated Australia". Extended Title - N. S. Wales - You are a Federationist in heart and spirit, Mr Seddon, so you might just as well dismount from that hobby-horse, and take your seat behind me without any further nonsense. Besides, it is better to be a live ass than a dead lion. The Only Seddon - Not I, my lord. My mount may be a small one now, but he will grow apace, and, in the meantime, I prefer to be a ruler even in this modest way to taking the back seat you offer me. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on page of newspaper.. Physical Description: Lithograph

Date: [ca 7 November 1928]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-5469-054

Description: Joseph Gordon Coates speaking with the driver of locomotive Ab825 at Auckland Railway Station, possibly taken by Busson, circa 7 November 1928. This photograph was published in the New Zealand Free Lance on the 7th of November 1928. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - J G Coates improves his shining hour; Verso - top centre - [unreadable] improves the shining hour a [merry?] chat with the driver of his train Auckland Station; Verso - bottom right - Busson New Lynn Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1891

From: Various artists :[Addresses presented to R. J. Seddon and Mrs Seddon. 1891-ca.1906]

Reference: D-005-015

Description: Central text panel in cursive script, signed by officers of the Waimea Miners' Association, and bordered by stylised leaf frame. Other Titles - To the Hon. R. J. Seddon, M.H.R., Minister of Mines. New Zealand. Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - To / The Hon. R. J. Seddon, M.H.R. / Minister of Mines, / New Zealand.; Recto - bottom right - (Signatures in ink): R. Davidson, President; R.B. Johnston, Vice-President; S. Jackson Binning, Secretary; Edgar W. Newrick, Treasurer. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour 468 x 313 mm.

Date: 1903

From: Various artists :Collection of newspaper clippings, photocopies and bromides of cartoons by Hiscocks (A-315-1), T. Lloyd (A-315-2), various artists from the "Ladies' Journal", "The Freelance", "New Zealand Graphic" and "Melbourne Punch" (A-315-3), Nisbet (A-315-4-001/012) and Malcolm Evans (A-315-5).

By: Hiscocks, Eceldowne Frederick, 1879-; New Zealand Graphic and Ladies' Journal

Reference: A-315-1-004

Description: Two old men in a railway carriage, one wearing a hat labelled 'Auckland' and the other wearing one labelled 'Wellington'. Extended Title - Distinguished Auckland nonagenarian (somewhere about the year 1990) - "Yes, sir, I can remember way back in the year 1903 my poor father taking me to hear Hall-Jones promise to have the Main Trunk Railway completed in a year or so. And here we are celebrating the first run at last. Glorious and progressive country!" Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Bromide photograph, image size 200 x 162 mm.

Date: 1921

By: Glover, Thomas Ellis, 1891?-1938; New Zealand free lance (Newspaper)

Reference: J-044-003

Description: The Prime Minister throws a book on "How to Swim" to a New Zealand farmer drowning in a river of "Depression". The farmer's horse, representing "High Prices", has earlier thrown him in the water. Bromide made for book "The Unauthorized Version" held by Ian F. Grant. Published in 'Grant, Ian F. Public Lives - New Zealand's Premiers and Prime Ministers 1856-2003 (Book title)' 2003. Exhibited in the 'Line Up (Exhibition)'. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies from a bromide.. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy from a bromide.

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: 1907

By: Lloyd, Trevor, 1863-1937

Reference: C-109-023

Description: Shows Sir Joseph Ward tying a peacock's feathers spelling "Dominion" to a kiwi's tail. Refers to the transformation of New Zealand from colonial status to a Dominion within the British Commonwealth and the reluctance of some New Zealanders to undergo this change, promoted by Premier Ward Ward gained agreement to Dominion status for New Zealand at the 1907 Imperial Conference Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and sepia 310 x 470 mm

Date: 1977

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 35mm-00223-C-F

Description: Prime Minister Robert Muldoon, and his wife Thea, in 1977, in the kitchen of their residence, Vogel House, Lower Hutt, Wellington. Shows them by the oven. Occasion unidentified. Photograph taken by an Evening Post staff photographer. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 2000

From: Scott, Tom, 1947- :Eighty-eight cartoon bromides published in the Evening Post, 30 September 1999 - 29 February 2000.

Reference: H-606-088

Description: A vicar comforts a boy scout whose bedroom walls are covered with posyers of the Prime Minister, Helen Clark. 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. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Bromide, 230 x 175 mm.