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Date: 1975

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[27 boxes of cartoons drawn for the "Dominion", 1970-1980s?].

Reference: C-132-281

Description: Shows the Government Good Fairy speaking to a nervous Arthur Faulkner who is sitting in a pumpkin coach which is about to leave for the Kawerau mill on the hill in the background. This is a variation or pastiche of the Cinderella story. Original drawing for the cartoon published in the Dominion, 5 June 1975. Other Titles - Last week Cinders Faulkner was left behind to look after the industrial scene at the mill while the ugly sisters (Skinner Knox) went off to the Geneva Ball - alas! this week on the homefront there is still more trouble at the mill Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Signed Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing 330 x 450 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.

Date: 1973

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-134-395

Description: This cartoon features the reaction of Auckland waterside workers who unwittingly unloaded some French cargo in contravention of the FOL ban because of French nuclear testing in the Pacific. A little box is unloaded on the wharf and watersiders are shocked, some are collapsing, others are sick and one is jumping into the sea. Extended Title - Made in France Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 295 x 460 mm

Date: 1970

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-137-100

Description: Shows a member of the Auckland Boilermakers' Union, threatening an industry boss with a gun labelled "Strike". However, he in turn is being held up by an "Industrial Security" guard whose larger gun is called "Deregistration". But behind him is an even larger gun labelled "Strike Escalation Threat". The security guard says the strike threat is an empty one. Other Titles - The Government has withdrawn its decision to deregister the Auckland Boilermakers' Union Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing and letratone, 225 x 322 mm, on sheet 315 x 400 mm.

Date: 1973

From: Various cartoonists :Cartoons from the New Zealand News, 1970s

Reference: A-297-092

Description: Three men, American president Richard Nixon, president of the Federation of Labour Tom Skinner and an unidentified student ponder the question. Skinner is leaning on a block labelled 'French commerce'. The student is pelting Richard Nixon with what looks like offal. Extended Title - FOL. French Commerce. Students. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and whiteout on watercolour paper, 245 x 334 mm

Date: 1975

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-134-685

Description: This scene shows a trotting jockey explaining to a man why the horse didn't win the race. The horse has a suspicious look on its face Extended Title - Keith Addison managed to win the world champion trotting driver's title although he could only drive 'Trade Union' into sixth place at Alexandra Park Label on verso dated Sport Mon 14/4/75 Inscriptions: Pencil dated lower right hand corner 14/4/75 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 280 x 406 mm

Date: 1998

Reference: H-501-001/021

Description: Shows the race for the rural vote with National in the lead, followed by Act and Labour in the rear. Comment on Paul Holmes seeking to be Mayor of Auckland while retaining his nightly TV show. All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick retires from rugby - a tribute. Shows the tension between Winston Peters and Bill Birch. Shows the only ones winning from the Melbourne docks picket are the lawyers. John Luxton explains why New Zealand should phase out tariffs ahead of the rest of the world. A guy at the pub suggests introducing a work for the cabinet salary scheme would have more effect than a work for the dole scheme. Pol Pot is met in Hell by Hitler and Stalin. Politicians lobby to a near empty hall. The public favour paying for their televised sport rather than pay more on their Broadcasting Licence fee to get free to air sports. Paul Holmes agrees with himself that he would make an outstanding Mayor for Auckland. Helen Clark shows a growing obsession with the National leader, Jenny Shipley. Max Bradford sees the benefits of splitting up ECNZ. A toast to the Northern Ireland peace deal. Graham Latimer calls for Maori to get superannuation at age 50. Winston Peters thinks that informed public servants should not have any say in the debate over splitting ECNZ. Winston Peters tries to reassure New Zealanders they have nothing to fear about the Japanese economy committing hara kiri. Outbreak of crytoporidiosis linked to public swimming pools. Jenny Shipley and Winston Peters wear the defeat over the Government's referendum proposal on Auckland's local body assets. Money considerations guide surgical decisions in New Zealand hospitals. The elderly have the national superannuation surcharge removed. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Sizes vary slightly, the average cartoon frame being approximately 14 x 20 cm.

Date: 1962

From: Henderson, George Duncan, 1911?-1985:[Collection of cartoons by George Henderson (Hen). 1961-1984]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-445-004

Description: Shows a toad that represents 'N.Z. workers' that has just been run over by a plough. Above hovers a butterfly that represents the 'F.O.L.' (Federation of Labour) Context: Refers to sense that the FOL had abandonned the workers. Caption in pencil on verso 'The toad beneath the harrow knows exactly where each tooth point goes. The butterfly upon the road preaches contentment to the toad - Rudyard Kipling'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash on paper 150 x 195 mm

Date: 1964

From: Henderson, George Duncan, 1911?-1985:[Collection of cartoons by George Henderson (Hen). 1961-1984]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-445-031

Description: Shows a dog frantically chasing its own tail. The dog is labelled 'wages' and its tail 'costs'. Text above reads 'wage claim hearing opens - News'. On verso is written 'vicious circle' and 'trying to make ends meet' and a note by Henderson that 'Tom Skinner rang up the day this was printed and gave the editor hell as F.O.L. call on wages was [to] be held in Wellington and despite my efforts to have this cartoon stopped as it was sub-judice, the editor denied it was sub-judice until the F.O.L said they would go his paper so he apologised and blamed it on me'. Tom Skinner was president of the New Zealand Federation of Labour. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 160 x 210 mm

Date: 1982

From: Lynch, James, 1947-:Collection of original cartoons by James Lynch.

By: New Zealand times (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-186-022

Description: Shows Labour leader Bill Rowling trying to lessen the influence of the unions by washing a dirty cloth bearing an image of the head of FOL leader Jim Knox. The union movement's role in industrial unrest was widely seen by sections of the Labour party as culpable in Labour's defeat in the 1981 election. Rowling's efforts to reduce their influence was largly unsuccessful. (Notes by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper, 295 x 420 mm

Date: 1982

From: Lynch, James, 1947-:Collection of original cartoons by James Lynch.

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: B-186-083

Description: Shows the Minister of Labour Jim Bolger standing behind a barrier bearing the words 'Wage regulations' attempting to stop a huge truck labelled 'Campbell Truckers'. Context: Rob Campbell was the leader of the Drivers' Union and had staged a campaign against the Government's increasingly unpopular wage controls. "Battletruck" was a hit movie current at the time. (Context note by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper, 295 x 420 mm

Date: 1980

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-336-007

Description: Two dejected looking men stand on a wharf. One is fishing, the other is smoking a cigarette. Refers to watersiders in Auckland, Onehunga and Whangarei going on strike over award delay. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card 260 x 170 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1971 - 1987

By: Gibbard, Leslie, 1945-2010

Reference: B-142-076/128

Description: Cartoons done by Gibbard while in England commenting on political issues of the day, both in England and overseas from 1971-1987. Quantity: 53 photocopy/ies of cartoons. Physical Description: Photocopies of ink drawings various sizes Provenance: Donation: Mr Les Gibbard, London 1993

Date: 1983

From: Lynch, James, 1947-:Collection of original cartoons by James Lynch.

By: New Zealand times (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-186-060

Description: Shows Prime Minister Rob Muldoon as a god figure on a cloud. He holds a strike of lightning that represents the 'Public Safety Act' and threatens to release it as an illustration of his power. Below stands a PSA representative about to turn off the electricity. Context: Industrial relations continued to be a dominant theme of the times. This time it was the PSA threatening power cuts. The PM used his own threats in the form of the draconian Public Safety Act. This only highlighted fears about what an increasingly erratic PM might do next. (Context note by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper, 350 x 280 mm

Date: 1974 - 1979

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: H-743-001/019

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand economic, social and political issues. Quantity: 19 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopies Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1940 - 1957

By: Silverwood, David - 1910-1972

Reference: J-064-001/023

Description: Cartoons of soldiers, the Second World War and social issues in New Zealand. Collection of some 100 cartoons held by Army Museum, Waiouru. Quantity: 23 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A3 size photocopies of black ink drawings.

Date: 1982

From: Lynch, James, 1947-:Collection of original cartoons by James Lynch.

By: New Zealand times (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-186-020

Description: Shows Jim Knox, President of the Federation of Labour, holding a banner reading 'All repressed trade unionists are equal but some repressed trade unionists are more equal than others!' On the ground nearby are bags labelled 'Chilean trade ban' and 'Solidarity silence'. Context: The FOL and Jim Knox had lobbied hard for a trade ban on Chile as a reprisal for that country's suppression of trade unions. However they were silent on the USSR's suppression of Solidarity in Poland. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper, 270 x 235 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: 1973

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-134-765

Description: This cartoon shows new Prime Minister Kirk and his deputy Hugh Watt discussing the problems the new Labour Government faces. Through the window Leader of the Opposition Marshall and his deputy Muldoon are looking on smugly. 1973 cartoon filed with those from 1975 Other Titles - What to do about Springbok Tour? Other Titles - Unions action over bomb test Other Titles - What to do about Springbok tour? Other Titles - What to do about French bomb test? Other Titles - Hart disruption plans Other Titles - Peace media plans Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone, 260 x 316 mm

Date: 1950 - 1951

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-016

Description: Two wharfies in the process of loading cartons onto the wharf-edge watch a very smart ship's captain walking past with the smoke from his pipe floating behind him on the breeze. One of them comments in an irritated way 'It's a new company order - all smokestacks to the rear!' Docked nearby is a large ship also with smoke floating behind it. Context - The wharfies appear to be irritated by the smoke the captain's pipe is creating. The 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute was the largest and most widespread industrial dispute in New Zealand history. During the time, up to twenty thousand workers went on strike in support of waterfront workers protesting financial hardships and working conditions. Thousands more refused to handle "scab" goods. The dispute, sometimes referred to as the waterfront lockout or waterfront strike, lasted 151 daysfrom 13 February[1] to 15 July 1951. An initial caption, crossed out, reads 'Haven't seen him around before - wonder what ship he's off?' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 380 x 475 mm

Date: 1946 - 1948

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-054

Description: Jock Barnes, President of the New Zealand Waterside Workers Union, and Minister of Labour, Angus McLagan, are having a furious fight and have turned the prime minister's office upside-down. Prime Minister, Peter Fraser, has grabbed the phone and now says 'Hello, is that Count Folke Bernadotte...' Context - A clash between the more radical Barnes and Angus McLagan. McLagan clashed with unions who challenged the government's economic programme between 1946 and 1949 and came to see the hand of international communism in union opposition to the stabilisation policies of the war years and after. Count Folke Bernadotte was a United Nations peace negotiator, noted for his negotiation of the release of about 31,000 prisoners from German concentration camps during World War II. After the war, Bernadotte was unanimously chosen to be the United Nations Security Council mediator in the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1947-1948. Below the cartoon is the title in pencil 'Hello, is that Count Folke Bernadotte'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and blue pencil on paper 355 x 535 mm