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Date: 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-587-001/021

Description: Political cartoons. Shows a redneck's nightmare, ownership of the Whanganui River is given to Maori who loaded it onto the back of a truck and took it away. Comment on executive golden handshakes and reduntant workers having to sign up for the dole. Shows violent offenders at Paremoremo Prison selecting soft movies like 'The Sound of Music'. In the middle of a power blackout the family try and read the latest power bill, it's gone up. The effect on the opposition of Jonah Lomu being left on the reserve bench. Statue of Liberty calls for the poor and huddled masses but says 'no' to New Zealand lamb. Comment on New Zealand's response to America's tariffs on New Zealand lamb. The common man comments on Bill English upstaging Jenny Shipley at the National Party Conference. Maori MP calls for quotas in the public sector that will ensure employment for ethnic minorities. Hospital hygeine is called into doubt. A politician trys to sell the idea of deregulating the Dairy Industry. A woman comments to her husband that it's a good thing young men eventually grow out of wanting more sex. He wistfully agrees. Obituary for JFK Jr. 1960-1999 Comment on youth alcohol consumption. Auckland Hospital try to reassure the public all babies are born equally there but not necessarily treated equally after that. Comment on Christine rankin's over the top refurbishment of the dept of work and income. Celebration of three New Zealand triumphs. Mike Moore gets top job at WTO, the All Blacks beat the Australians and the Black Caps cricket team beat the English at Lords. Paul Holmes promotes his autobiography. F-16 fighter planes are promoted by an Air Force Officer. The lowering of the drinking age is debated in Parliament. Boys try to come to terms with the news that girls are better pupils than boys. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951); Listener (Periodical)

Reference: A-369-021/040

Description: A collection of caricatures and drawings, mostly depicting New Zealand sportsmen who flourished in the 1940s and 1950s. Includes rugby All Blacks Billy Wallace and Stan Dean, a player whose surname is Drake and another unnamed. The speedway champions depicted are Harold Fairhurst, Percy Coleman and Rich Tunbridge. Cyclist and speedway manager Gerry Mathieson is also included. An elaborate illustration 'A Night at the Opera' depicts a Wellington performance of Puccini's Madame Butterfly and features singers Leo Piccioli, Aldo, Ferracuti, Mercedes Fortunati and Maria Huder, as well as the stage manager Bruno Nofri. A number of smaller cartoons illustrate various happenings in the sporting arena and daily life. Quantity: 19 newsclippings. Physical Description: Newsclippings stuck onto wallpaper, sizes vary.

Date: 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-587-022/043

Description: Political cartoons. Jack Elder tries to explain his innocence in awarding a travel grant to a school cultural group containing colleagues' daughters. NZ First waken from political death in time to campaign for the 1999 General election. A green lipped muscle reads scary stories from the book 'Tales from the Lab' to his children. Refers to research into cancer cures. Infant looks suspiciously at mother's nipple and opts for the scrambled egg if there's any chance of the milk having been genetically modified or irradiated. NZ and Australian Ministers of Health have declared war on depression. A drepressed man says over the breakfast table, when politicians start slashing their wrist in large numbers, then he'll cheer up. Over a beer two men discuss All Black coach, John Hart's performance. Police warn the public of an IBM fugitive. Refers to the IBM scoop of public money for a Police computer main-frame that never eventuated. Politicians avoid the responsibility of the INCIS Police computer fiasco. Media woman interviews state minister on the tit for tat shooting down of Indian and Pakistan military planes. She suggests there may be a risk of it leading to nuclear war. The minister says they'll cross that bridge when they come to it. Helen Clark and Jenny Shipley battle it out in the preferred Prime Minister Polls. Shows the Statue of Liberty with a gun to her head. The caption says, 'tighten up the gun laws America, or the lady gets it...' Boris Yeltsin appoints his 5th Prime Minister in 17 months. The new Prime Minister looks distincly uneasy as his chair sits on a trap-door. Shows and elephant (IBM) being sting by a bee (Bill Birch). Refers to the Police INCIS computer fiasco. Earthquake rocks Turkey, they call for help. Academics discuss the government's five-step knowledge-based economy plan to restore NZ's stand of living. One says, 'Sounds fabulous, except that you can't take two steps across an abyss...' New Zealand Black Caps beat the English cricket team. World athletics is shackled by the weight of the illegal use of performance enhancing drugs. Mike Moore leaves government politics with a sense of freedom at last. Possible outcome of mixing human genes into cows. Petrol Companies hold motorists to ransom with higher petrol prices. The shadow of violence hangs over voting in East Timor. Derek Quigley steers the select committee looking into decommissioning NZ's air-strike capability. National are alarmed as they thought Quigley was on their side. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1996 - 1998

By: Darroch, Bob, 1940-; Christchurch star (Newspaper : 1958- )

Reference: A-316-124/141

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand social issues and politics. No mad cow disease in New Zealand, hospital waiting lists, do-it-yourself operations, selling body parts, coalition negotiations, skills required to be a politician, police officers leave the force in record numbers, proposals to raise the school leaving age and lower the drinking age, decision making on the home front, government asset sales, Black Caps perform poorly, sea pollution, anti-baldness pills may decrease men's libido, barflys discuss the government's poor performance, cost of living and restructuring. Quantity: 14 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopies of ink and letraset drawings.

Date: 1990 - 1992

By: Darroch, Bob, 1940-; Christchurch star (Newspaper : 1958- )

Reference: A-316-085/105

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand social issues and politics. Spree of national and international reforms Abortion, tobacco sponsorship, defending your property laws, horse-jumping medals, electioneering, morality of thieves, sports coverage causes domestic disharmony, headlines nothing but bad news, upside of unemployment, smoking cessation programme, disillusionment over government consultants, the violence of the civilised world, violence seen as natural response to threats, referendum '92 on the voting system, sporting injuries. Original drawings, numbers A-316-091, A-316-095 and A-316-105 in a separate folder, individually catalogued Quantity: 18 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopies of ink and letraset drawings.

Date: 1972

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

Reference: B-134-229

Description: The cartoon is in four parts. The first part shows the All Blacks winning 14 - 9 against the Scottish rugby team. The second part shows a husband saying to his wife, having just watched the game, I knew we'd do them! His wife replies, that's not what you were saying an hour and a half ago. The third part shows two men in a pub. One of them says, whatever the English sports writers say, I reckon the All Blacks are a good team! The other replies, Indeed, indeed! And we are still a great rugby nation. The final part shows a man who had a bet with a Scottish man, the New Zealander is saying, Let's see, I had a dollar's worth at five to one on the All Blacks, didn't I? Refers to the All Blacks defeating Scotland during the 1972 tour of the British Isles. It was also the first time New Zealanders were able to see live coverage of a rugby match on tv. 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 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink, brush and ink, letrafilm, 395 x 315mm.

Date: 1970

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

Reference: B-137-130

Description: The cartoon is in four parts. The first part shows the All Blacks trials, possibles vs. probables. Both teams are competing for a ball that reads, trip to S.A. The second part shows three rugby players: two are jumping for joy for being included in the team and the other is walking off in tears for not making it. The third part shows two men in a pub agreeing it's the best side that could be sent. The final part shows a policeman tackling a person protesting against the 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 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink, black crayon, 395 x 320mm.

Date: 1989

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].

Reference: B-144-151

Description: The cartoon shows four members of the All Blacks standing outside a house in Wales just across the road from the Stradey Park Hotel. An elderly Welsh lady has answered the door and is calling out to her husband. Refers to the 1989 All Black tour of Great Britain. 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 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink, brush and ink, white paint, 400 x 315mm.

Date: 1976

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

Reference: B-135-028

Description: The cartoon shows a man giving his opinion to two of his friends at the pub. Refers to a boycott of the Olympic games by many African Nations because of New Zealand's rugby involvement with South Africa. 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 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Brush and ink, black crayon, letrafilm, 385 x 305mm.