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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-0024872

Description: Shows a series of frames of Bill Andersen and David Lange who are depicted as scapegoats. In the final frame Rob Muldoon captures the red scapegoat (Bill Andersen). Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'With an election looming the National Party again raised the spectre of "reds in unions". Muldoon's favourite scare bear was Bill Andersen President of the communist Socialist Union Party and head of the Northern Drivers union'. 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-0024857

Description: Shows two giants (representing 'Union power' and 'Voluntary unionism') fighting and destroying buildings (representing industry, commerce, business, and trade). Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'National's campaign to introduce voluntary unionism was meeting stiff resistance from unions and resulting in a wave of damaging strikes'. 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-0024869

Description: Shows a man (Unions) on a steam roller (Rolling Strikes) which has flattened David Lange (Labour Party image). Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The union assault on the wage freeze and regulations was damaging Labour just as David Lange began to make his presence felt'. 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-0024913

Description: Shows Finance Minister Roger Douglas as Little Red Riding Hood setting out to meet the Big Bad Wolf (Unions) carrying his basket (G.S.T.). He is being farewelled by David Lange. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'GST was proving a difficult sell to the unions in particular who saw it as a regressive tax that hurt the poor'. 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-0024936

Description: Shows the White House with a voice advising the United States President "Let's face it Mr Pesident... Noo Zealand has been taken over by a bunch of left wing extremists!". While at the Trades Hall of the Federation of Labour a unionist says "Lets face it lads... New Zealand has been taken over by a bunch of right wing fanatics!". Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'With relations over NZ Nuclear stance resulting in confusion and anger in Washington and trade union confusion over economic policy at home it seemed the whole world had been turned upside down'. 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).

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-0022119

Description: Labour leader Bill Rowling is at the door of a girl he fancies with a bunch of 'de-unionised' flowers. Her father tells him that she already has some boyfriends. 'Miss Middleground' is seen inside flirting with Prime Minister Rob Muldoon and Social Credit leader Bruce Beetham. Context: Labour had begun to reduce the influence of the unions in the party in an attempt to woo the centre and middleground voters. A group already well catered for by National and Social Credit. (Context note 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-0022123

Description: Shows a man representing the 'unions' complaining about being regarded as a 'political liability' by Bill Rowling, Labour Party leader after being regarded as a 'power base'; and a second man, this time representing farmers who complains that PM Muldoon sees him as a 'burden on the taxpayer' after having been regarded as the 'backbone of the country'. Context: The world of politics was changing with old alliances still in place but diminishing in influence as political parties sought to secure the vital middle class centre ground. (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).