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Date: 1950

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: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992; Auckland Herald (Newspaper)

Reference: E-549-q-02-039

Description: Shows two children, Auckland and N. Shore, looking through a glass window and pointing excitedly at an electrified railway system going through a city landscape. Published in the Auckland herald on 4 October 1950. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) newspaper clipping. Physical Description: Newspaper clipping 145 x 225 mm.

Date: 1962

By: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992; Kaspar, Fey (Mrs), active 2006; Kaspar, Kees, -2005

Reference: A-352-052

Description: Cartoon strip shows a man contemplating buying miniature turtles; however the purchase would mean getting them purged for hydatids. Instead he applies for a job purging Auckland city rolls, believing this to relate to Rolls Royce cars. He is annoyed to find that he has a desk job examining the city's electoral rolls. Probably a newspaper clipping. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on newsprint, 122 x 204 mm (sight) Provenance: Previously owned by donor's husband, Mr Kees Kaspar, CEO of the New Zealand Hydatids Council (d 2005)

Date: 1971 - 1974

By: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992

Reference: B-187-001

Description: Shows Neville Pickering(?) relaxing in a garden on a deck chair. Over the fence, two men (possibly Sir Dove-Myer Robinson and Frank Kitts) are shaking a plum tree, and Robinson raises a spade in anger. The tree has a single fruit ('the Games') which looks set to fall into Pickering's garden Christchurch hosted the 10th Commonwealth Games in 1974, with Pickering in place as Mayor at the time Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Minhinnick / NZ Herald, 16.11.71 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 277 by 413 mm on sheet 390 x 495 mm Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Ephemera (Eph-D-LOCAL-Christchurch-1971/1973); other items transferred to Manuscripts, Photographic Archive and published collections.

Date: 1950

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: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992; Auckland Herald (Newspaper)

Reference: E-549-q-01-082

Description: Shows a couple looking at six pictures, entitled: "The house next door - to let"; "Butcher!" (butcher delivers meat to the housewife's door); "Still life" (Scotch whisky bottle and glass); "Auckland Harbour" (no ships tied up by striking workers); "Rice pudding" (good old-fashioned dessert); "Certainly Madam, we'll send them on approval this afternoon" (polite treatment from shop salesman). Published in the Auckland Herald on 10 March 1950. Other Titles - Look, John, How quaint! - No ships waiting at anchor! Quantity: 1 newspaper clipping. Physical Description: newspaper clipping, 152 x 227 mm.

Date: 1950

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: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: E-549-q-01-068

Description: Shows two women gossiping over the teacups. They are labelled Christchurch and Wellington and they are talking about a woman labelled Auckland, who stands in the right background listening to them. Published in the Auckland Star on 22 February 1950. Other Titles - Scandal Other Titles - News - Vancouver journalist criticies Auckland Quantity: 1 newspaper clipping. Physical Description: newspaper clipping, 150 x 225 mm.

Date: 1972

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: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992; New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: E-549-q-13-247

Description: Political cartoon about Prime Minister Robert Muldoon taking on all comers in the boxing ring. Refers to Muldoon's perceived aggressive style Extended Title - 'Socko! For the anti-tour boys!...-And one for Labour's race relations...This for political strikers!...Wham! Goes the Auckland City Council...One two! For the Master Builders!...Now who else can I think of?' Quantity: 1 newspaper clipping. Physical Description: newspaper clipping

Date: 1942

By: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992; Hartley, Margaret Joan, active 1987-2001

Reference: B-100-034

Description: Shows Colin Scrimgeour ("Uncle Scrim") working as a waterside worker, while his employer wonders if he should take his hat off in Scrim's presence. Three seagulls discuss how long it will take him to be promoted to Union Secretary. The cartoon refers to Colin Scrimgeour, the controller of commercial broadcasting, having made an application for membership in the Auckland Waterside Workers' Union (according to the newsclipping pasted at lower right). Extended Title - March 1942 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Minhinnick Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing and collaged newsclipping, on sheet 350 x 472 mm.

Date: 1964

From: Various artists :Collection of newspaper clippings, photocopies and bromides of cartoons by Minhinnick (A-311-1), Mack (A-311-2) and Bird (A-311-3).

By: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992; New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: A-311-1-036

Description: The workers in a bank are dancing wildly to the piped music and one couple are kissing behind the counter. Extended Title - New Auckland bank building to have background taped music designed to soothe frayed nerves, reduce mental tension and induce toleration between staff members. - news. Quantity: 1 newspaper clipping.. Physical Description: Newspaper cutting, 125mm x 160mm.