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Date: 1953

From: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991 :[Twenty-eight (28) original cartoons, 1940s and 1950s].

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: C-132-887

Description: Shows Sir John Allum, the Mayor of Auckland giving advice to a suicidal man, seated in a chair with a noose around his neck. He has already tried a gun, arsenic, prussic acid, and a razor. The reason for his dejection is a telegramme from Prime Minister Holland, rejecting a request for a loan for building the Auckland Harbour Bridge. At the top left is stuck a clipping from the Evening Post, 21 March 1953, page 10. Other Titles - No loan money for Auckland's bridge Inscriptions: Recto - top left - This cartoon was rejected by the Editor on the grounds that he did not think that the Evening Post should help contribute to the increase in the suicide rate in N.Z. - N.M.C. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon drawing, on sheet 290 x 434 mm.

Date: 1954

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: C-184-052

Description: The cartoon shows a cricket team standing in front of a scoreboard on which is printed the names and number of years served by the cricketers who are, in fact, MPs - they are from left, Thomas Webb, Labour, who retired after 11 years; Alfred Murdoch, National 21 years; Walter Broadfoot, National 26 years; Paddy Kearins, Labour 'retired hurt' 8 years; Robert McKeen, Labour 32 years; Charles Chapman, Labour 26 years; Bob Semple, Labour 27 years; Charles Bowden, National 11 years; Andrew Sutherland, National 12 years; Edward Gordon, National 16 years; William Bodkin, National 26 years.. The board is headed 'M.P. Old Boys - innings declared closed'. Context - The 1954 general election and the MPs, both Labour and National who retired from politics at that point. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, Chinese white and blue pencil on paper glued to card, 445 x 625 mm

Date: 1950

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-104-059

Description: The cartoon shows a rugby game in progress. One team, wearing striped jerseys is using one of their players as a battering ram and have broken up the opposition's scrum by this method. One of the team shouts "Boy, this has the African scrum licked by a mile!" Context unknown. Attached to the top right corner is a slip of paper printed with the words '"The Evening Post" April 15.....1950' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card 535 x 350 mm

Date: 1947

From: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991 :[Twenty-eight (28) original cartoons, 1940s and 1950s].

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: C-132-871

Description: Shows three marathon runners, running past a milestone which reads "Masterton 1 mile". The central runner, Fred Clueless, carries a beer mug where the others carry batons. Date verified by reference to issue of the Sports Post. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, charcoal and Chinese white, on sheet 549 x 373 mm.

Date: 1949

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: A-317-063

Description: The cartoon shows a man in his pyjamas, who has got up in the middle of the night to listen to 1st test of the 1949 tour to South Africa. A burglar who has been robbing the man's house has stopped what he's been doing and is secretly listening to the rugby match as well. Refers to the 1st test against the Springboks on the 1949 tour. Exhibited in 'Guts and Glory' an exhibition of rugby cartoons, organised by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive Trust in association with the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, at the National Library Gallery, 15 July - 7 November 1999, and then touring until 2001. Curated by Susan Foster. Quantity: 1 laser copy. Physical Description: Laser copy, A4 size.

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

Date: 1955 - 1956

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-019

Description: The cartoon is a series of caricatures of members of the Monetary Commission of 1955 (Royal Commission to report on the monetary, banking and credit system in New Zealand) along with a short quotation for each of them. Clockwise from the left they are - 'Sir Arthur Tyndall, Chairman, Judge of the Arbitration Court. "I claim to be a practical man..",Mr R.M. Hutton-Potts, Managing Editor, Southland News and well-known radio speaker on international affairs. "With quaifications and reservations...", Mr F.C. Jordan, Barrister and Solicitor, of Auckland, representing the N.Z. Social Credit Association. "I submit, Mr Chairman and gentlemen...", Mr E.D. Wilkinson, Public Accountant and Member of the Commission. "Answer my question plainly, please.", Mr F.P. Walsh, President of the Federation of Labour. "My people are interested..", Sir Wilfred Sim Q.C., Counsel for Associated Banks and Dr O.C. Mazengarb Q.C., Counsel for Mr H.J. Kelliher and the Mirror Publishing Company Ltd. Said the Chairman "I'm between the devil and the deep Q.C.'s." Mr C.G. Trotter, Managing Director of the Farmers' C0-operative Organisation Society of N.Z. Ltd. and a well-known figure in farm finance. "I want to get this clear...", Mr W.G.V. Fernie, Christchurch businessman and President N.Z. Employers' Federation. "You have to convince the Commission...", Mr G.G.G. Watson Wellington lawyer and company director. "Would you or would you not..."' Context - The Monetary Commission was a Royal Commission established in March 1955 to investigate the deficiencies of the banking system and to try to display inconsistencies in Social Credit precepts. Social Credit had won 11% of the total vote in the 1954 election which upset political calculations. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 330 x 415 mm

Date: 1946 - 1956

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-184-037

Description: A crowd of happy laughing people stand around with cups of tea and cakes. The only exception is a man from Wellington who looks extremely grumpy. One of the crowd comments 'The Wellington delegate doesn't seem too happy!' and his companion replies 'No wonder, he's just had a row with his wife, his mother-in-law came for the trip, he's just got his income-tax demand, and he's in Auckland!' Context - unknown but it seems that the rivalry between Auckland and Wellington was strong. At bottom of cartoon in pencil is text reading '3 col Late News today'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pastel on paper, 390 x 560 mm

Date: 1950

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-015

Description: William Stanley Goosman, Minister of Works, reads from a book entitled 'Prophecy of gloom' in the rather murky light from a bulb representing an 'inadequate power supply'. A man sitting in the near dark asks him to 'get out of my light - Can't you see I'm reading?' A large number of new power stations were built in the 1950s Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 345 x 470 mm

Date: 1952

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-184-049

Description: Through the window of number 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Sid Holland can be seen shaking hands with British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Outside the front door stands a hopeful pound note. Context - This meeting probably took place during the Commonwealth Ministers Conference in December 1952. Sid Holland is probably trying to ensure good trade and economic relations. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 380 x 560 mm

Date: 1952

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-007

Description: Shows Ronald Algie depicted on a mock diploma which has been awarded him 'to certify that having completed my course of P.P., D.D.T. and T.N.T. and having survived one session of parliamentary strife is hereby passed fit for public life'. In the first National government after its election in 1949 he was Minister of Education - hence this certificate which has a motto 'To be as hard as an Education Board'. The diploma has a rosette drawn at the bottom right which is signed 'S.W.A.L.K.' (signed with a loving kiss'. Pencilled text below the cartoon reads 'Warrent of fitness'. The cartoon was triggered by a newspaper article reproduced on the left, (n.b. only a torn scrap of the article remains glued to the original) headed 'Public life is no place for the supersensitive' and continues with quotes from Algie acknowledging the amount of verbal sparring that occurs in Parliament. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 255 x 395 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: 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: 1950

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-184-036

Description: The Prime Minister Sid Holland has just completed a painting of the state of New Zealand's finances - it is entitled 'The financial situation 1950'. Text reads '"It would not be fair to the artist if you did not have a look at the whole picture before commenting on it." - said Mr Nash, referring to Mr Holland's Report on New Zealand's Finances'. Leader of the opposition Labour Party Walter Nash looks at the painting and says 'Hm'm - I painted much the same subject only last year - but in very, very bright colours!' Context - Nash became leader of the Labour Party at the end of 1950 when Peter Fraser died but he had been Finance Minister in the Savage and Fraser ministries from 1935. The economy was becoming sluggish and most Western European countries, as well as several in East Asia, overtook New Zealand in terms of real per capita income. The title 'Modern art' and the words '4 col' appear at the bottom of the cartoon. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and blue pencil on paper 380 x 560 mm

Date: 1950

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-012

Description: Prime Minister Sid Holland stands before a group of representatives of various women's organisations and angrily reprimands 'that lady with the moustache and the familiar voice...' for asking about 'that twelve million quid' again. The 'lady with the moustache' is former Labour PM Walter Nash. The man to Sid Holland's right is probably Jack Watts, who closely followed economic policy. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 340 x 500 mm

Date: 1954

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-184-038

Description: A group of men dance and clap as an ancient man with '"Gaffer" parliamrnt printed on his vest skips under the joined hands of PM Sid Holland and leader of the opposition Walter Nash. Above them are decorations that include a placard bearing the words 'Happy "100th" Gran'dad'. Context - the celebrations marking the one hundredth anniversary of the first meeting of parliament in May 1854. The first colonial secretary was Andrew Sinclair. At bottom of cartoon in pencil is text reading 'What a constitution!' and '3 col Today Monday 24th May '54'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pastel on paper, 390 x 560 mm

Date: 1946

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-029

Description: A golfer takes a good swing. This looks like the original for the cover of the Sports Post dated September 7 1946 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, pastel, pencil and Chinese white on buff-coloured paper, 440 x 290 mm

Date: 1945 - 1955

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-184-045

Description: Text reads 'Politicians have become professionals, and they may have to pass a diploma to sit in the House. - The retiring Secretary of Marine'. The cartoon shows several MPs wearing gowns and mortar boards with their diplomas in front of them as they sit in parliament. The masters of Engineering, Laws, Science and Arts stare in horror at an MP who proudly displays his Diploma which describes him as 'Master of None'. The Master of Engineering says 'Wot! No degree?' - Context unknown At bottom of cartoon in pencil is a title that reads 'Jack of all trades' and text reading '3 col Leader P. Wed'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 395 x 560 mm

Date: 1949 - 1952

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-009

Description: The scene is the cartoonist's desk on which a telephone with its receiver off the hook rings and the cartoonist makes ink spots with his brush - the inkspots become small silhouettes of from left; Walter Nash, leader of the Labour opposition, Sid Holland, Prime Minister, William Sullivan, Minister of Labour, Ronald Algie, Minister of Education, and Keith Holyoake Minister of Agriculture and marketing. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper 370 x 440 mm

Date: 1954

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: C-164-052

Description: The cartoon shows a cricket team 'The first eleven' who are lined up in front of a scoreboard which gives their names and the number of years they have served. The scoreboard is entitled 'M.P. Old Boys - innings declared closed'. The cricketers are, in fact, M.P.s who are retiring at the 1954 election. From left they are - Thomas Webb, National 11 years; Alfred Murdoch, National 21 years; Walter Broadfoot, National 26 years; Paddy Kearins, Labour 'retired hurt' after 8 years; Robert McKeen, Labour 32 years; Charles Chapman, National 26 years; Robert Semple, Labour 27 years; Charles Bowden, National 11 years; and, Andrew Sutherland, National 12 years; Edward Gordon 16 years, William Bodkin, National 26 years. To the right is the Cricket Pavilion with 'MPOB' painted on it. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, Chinese white and blue pencil on card, 445 x 625 mm