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Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991:'The Auckland Tea Party'. "Libertea is near." Evenin...
Date: 1955
From: [Various cartoonists including Sir Gordon Minhinnick 1902-1992] :[Newspaper clippings of cartoons from New Zealand newspapers. 15 December 1948 to 5 September 1972.]
By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991
Reference: E-549-q-08-017
Description: Shows a ship named 'Thermonopolae' at anchor with Prime Minister, Sid Holland, as a figure-head on the prow. A group of housewives wearing Indian feathers in their hair who represent the 'Auckland Housewives Association' throw boxes of '8/- lb Tea' from the ship into the sea. A small boat full of enraged tea merchants wearing nineteenth century coats, breeches and wigs floats helplessly nearby. This is a reminder of the Boston tea party of 1773 which was an act of direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many crates of tea bricks belonging to the British East India Company on ships in Boston Harbor. Refers to a protest at the price of tea? Quantity: 1 newspaper clipping. Physical Description: Newspaper clipping glued to paper, 155x 215 mm
Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991:'The Auckland Tea Party'. "Libertea is near." Evenin...
Date: 1955
By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991
Reference: B-184-052
Description: Shows a ship named 'Thermonopolae' at anchor with Prime Minister, Sid Holland, as a figurehead on the prow. A group of housewives wearing Indian feathers in their hair who represent the 'Auckland Housewives Association' throw boxes of '8/- lb Tea' from the ship into the sea. A small boat full of enraged tea merchants wearing nineteenth century coats, breeches and wigs floats helplessly nearby. Context - The name of the ship 'Thermonopolae' is a play on the name of the ship 'Thermopylae' which was designed for the China tea trade, and set speed records on her maiden voyage to Melbourne -- 63 days, still the fastest trip under sail.The cartoon is about the disequilibrium in the market by fixing prices after the war. It is a reminder of the Boston tea party of 1773 which was an act of direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many crates of tea bricks belonging to the British East India Company on ships in Boston Harbor. Refers to a protest at the price of tea? Other Titles - Liberty Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and Chinese white on paper 380 x 555 mm