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Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024863

Description: Shows four frames of political academy awards. Bruce Beetham for 'Funny and Incomprehensible', Jim Knox for 'Terms of Settlement', Bob Jones for 'The Far Right Stuff' and Rob Muldoon for 'The Big Chill'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states '1984 academy awards had just been held. This is a play on the nominees; Fanny and Alexander, Terms of Endearment, The Right Stuff and The Big Chill'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024861

Description: Shows two cavemen (an unidentified politician and Jim Knox) clubbing each other with clubs that represent 'Control laws reglations' and 'strike threats'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'In election year the industrial relations scene continued to be a battleground'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024890

Description: Shows David Lange as a fly that has been caught in a spiders web. Two spiders are representative of inflation and the other is Jim Knox ('Wage demands'). Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The government looked to be in big trouble with the twin spectres of inflation and wage demands and the union accord faltering'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024889

Description: Shows Stan Rodger busy knitting a 'Accord' scarf which is being unravelled by Jim Knox. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Minister of Labour Stan Rodger had spent some effort knitting together an accord with the unions. Now all of a sudden it began to unravel as the unions balked at the proposed constraints'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024904

Description: Shows Jim Knox catching three men with their hands stuck in the cookie jar. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'With solid pay restrictions in place it was an embarrassment to the government when a number of groups seemed to easily get around austerity'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024933

Description: Shows Jim Knox (Unions) dreaming about 21%, David Lange dreaming about Guidline [sic] agreement and a New Zealand citizen dreaming about 5%. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Expectations in the wage round were distinctly different. The spelling mistake was corrected by the Daily News'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1981

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022092

Description: Shows Prime Minister Rob Muldoon as a bulldog which is tethered to a stake beside a kennel. The President of the National Party George Chapman is a cat and sits on top of the kennel. The bulldog barks at several chickens which squawk and scatter. The chickens represent the leader of the Labour Party Bill Rowling, and Social Credit leader Bruce Beetham who are on the ground and Jim Knox, Secretary of the Federation of Labour, who is in the air. Context: The Prime Minister was making a habit of threatening early elections and scaring the other leaders and the unions; none of whom were ready to contest an election at the time. (Context note by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1981

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022077

Description: Shows leader of the Federation of Labour, Jim Knox, sitting on top of a 'Pandora's box' labelled 'conference' and trying to contain problems relating to 'F.O.L. leadership', 'picketing', 'Labour Party criticism', and 'militants'. Context: Jim Knox (the FOL boss) was experiencing considerable difficulty in containing the more militant members of the unions - something which Labour needed for re-election. (Context notes by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1982

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022125

Description: Shows the Secretary of the Federation of Labour, Jim Knox, as a turkey. Two farmers, Prime Minister Rob Muldoon and Minister of Labour, Jim Bolger, try to trap the turkey in a box labelled 'Wage-tax trade-off' but realise they won't get him that easily and will have to use the gun that represents 'legislation' on him. Context: Jim Knox was again in contention with the government as the wage round season began. (Context note by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1981

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022075

Description: Shows three cameos showing the state of affairs in the run up to the 1981 elections: the first shows a rugby player representing the 'South Africa Tour'; PM Muldoon runs at him almost knocking over Jim Knox, leader of the Federation of Labour, and Derek Quigley representing the 'Colonels'. In the second cameo Labour MP David Lange is shown wearing a sling printed with the words 'December coup' and Labour leader Bill Rowling is shown using crutches because of a broken leg on the plaster of which are the words 'opinion polls'. The last cameo shows Social Credit politicians enveloped by cloud as they try to develop 'Social Credit theories'. Context: The The National Rugby League grand finals were all the rage at the time. The cartoon shows a summary of the political situation. (Context notes by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1980

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022046

Description: Shows Prime Minister Rob Muldoon holding out a rag printed with the words 'Guidelines 13%' towards a bull with the face of Jim Knox, President of the Federation of Labour. Context: The annual wage bargaining round was about to begin. The whole process was subject to government controls through the Remuneration Act. A 'James-eye view' cartoon. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1982

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022129

Description: Shows Minister of Energy Bill Birch attempting to lift the 'Think Big' weights; Prime Minister Muldoon tripping in a hurdles race; Labour leader Bill Rowling falling short of his target as he shoots with bow and arrows and FOL secretary Jim Knox and Jim Bolger Minister of Labour sparring in a boxing match. Context: With the Commonwealth games on this represented a summary of issues current at the time. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1981

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022068

Description: Shows a dogfight between the Red Baron representing the silent majority' and a second plane flown by Jim Knox, leader of the Federation of Labour and a second man representing the 'militants'. Far below is another plane flown by PM Rob Muldoon. Context: Public anger at the constant industrial problems boiled over with protests and a march in Auckland which drew 37,000 protesters(the reference on the side of the aeroplane).The "Red barons" are Jim Knox and Bill Anderson. (Notes by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1981

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022080

Description: A ship named 'Wages policy' has run aground against the heads of Jim Knox, leader of the Federation of Labour and David Thorpe, leader of the C.S.U. (probably C.T.U. = Council of Trade Unions) A tug named 'Further Wage Talks' chugs towards the ship; in it are PM Rob Muldoon and Minister of Labour Jim Bolger. Context: The 'Pacific Charger' had run aground on Baring Head in Wellington harbour and was proving difficult to salvage. At the same time the government's wages policy was in trouble. The bare "heads" of the 'CSU' and FOL are David Thorpe and Jim Knox. Jim Bolger, Minister of Labour, is with Muldoon. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).