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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-0024850

Description: Shows four frames. First shows Robert Muldoon 'At the seaside' thinking to himself "Sir Robert sounds OK... but KING Robert!!.... Back waves!" while a large wave representing 'criticism' rises before him. Second shows David Lange 'Sightseeing' at 'David Lange Geyser; Blows hot air and slings mud 20 feet' and says "That does it... when we get in we'll rename them 'Labour' parks!". Third shows Bruce Beetham 'Playing sports' and stuck in a golf bunker called 'Re-election golf course; Opinion poll bunker'. Fourth shows Bob Jones 'Doing new interesting things' flying a bird-like aircraft, whilst onlookers comment "Bob's doing a great job of high flying... but will he run out of gas?". Accompanying note from cartoonist states '1984 dawned with the nation on holiday and more or less enjoying themselves!'. 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-0024859

Description: Shows Robert Muldoon larger-than life figure at the head of a caucus meeting table. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'With Duncan McIntyre's retirement Muldoon now sought a new Deputy to help fight the 1984 election. He wasn't looking for a bright talent in a caucus that he still dominated totally'. 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-0024867

Description: Shows Rob Muldoon trying to keep the plug on an angry genie (Financial sector) in a bottle. Scattered next to him is broken bottles indicating failed controls. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The PM now tried more controls to get the economy stable. This time the financial and banking sector. His efforts at controls had been conspicuously unsuccessful up to this point'. 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-0024871

Description: Shows two women shopping in a supermarket. One of them comments to her friend "I must say Mildred... Its a pleasure shopping since Sir Robert got rid of that inflation monster!", as a long tentacle of a monster approaches her. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The issue for the government was how to get the country out of the wage/price freeze without letting inflation loose'. 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-0024873

Description: Shows Jim Gerard standing on a stool beside a lion with his fingers crossed. While behind the lion is Derek Quigley poking the lion with a pin. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The PM had called an early election but had underestimated the opposition within his own party from people like Derek Quigley'. 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-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-0024863

Description: Shows four frames of political academy awards. Bruce Beetham for 'Funny and Incomprehensible', Jim Knox for 'Terms of Settlement', Bob Jones for 'The Far Right Stuff' and Rob Muldoon for 'The Big Chill'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states '1984 academy awards had just been held. This is a play on the nominees; Fanny and Alexander, Terms of Endearment, The Right Stuff and The Big Chill'. 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-0024875

Description: Shows a photo album with diary entries by politicians campaigning in the 1984 general elections - Rob Muldoon, David Lange, Bruce Beetham, and Bob Jones. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'A light-hearted view of the election as it progressed. Note the reference to Bob Jones was in response to the fact that he had a spat with a press photographer and had banned them from his meetings'. 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-0024874

Description: Shows Rob Muldoon pumping up two large balloons ('Davaluation' and 'Reds under the bed') while David Lange is getting squeezed out holding a much smaller balloon ('The real issues'). Accompanying ntoe from cartoonist states 'As the election got underway the PM tried to raise the usual non-issues this time raising the spectre of a Labour devaluation and what that might mean and the old hoary chestnut of the communists in the unions'. 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-0024876

Description: Shows Rob Muldoon literally smouldering after his canon has backfired on him. In the mean time David Lange is joyously jumping about waving a flag 'Victory at last'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Self explanatory! Labour finally wins power..'. 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-0024864

Description: Shows Rob Muldoon talking to a journalist from the the Press Gallery. Muldoon holds up a smelly red herring ('Rent') on a stick whilst he tucks a rat ('Allen affair') under the mat. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The "Allen Affair" saw Muldoon trying to distract attention away from the issue as the press gallery sniffed a story in Minister Keith Allen's erratic night time behaviour'. 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-0024878

Description: Shows Rob Muldoon being forcibly removed from the ship's wheel. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Immediately following Labour victory there was a constitutional crisis surrounding the Labour proposal to devalue the dollar. Muldoon refused to comply with the request and had to be forced into it by his National colleagues'. 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-0024888

Description: Shows Roger Douglas and Rob Muldoon in a boxing match against each other. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The fallout over devaluation continued with Douglas attacking Muldoon's actions and Muldoon managing to get a proposed inquiry cancelled'. 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-0024882

Description: Shows David Lange and Rob Muldoon both lighting bombs. A man (representing Treasury and Reserve Bank) stands frowning beside them. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Muldoon was desperate to ensure that he didn't cop the blame for the by now obvious economic crisis. Lange was equally determined that he would get the blame'. 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-0024885

Description: Shows Labour Party leaders Roger Douglas and David Lange next to a pan on a open fire. Rob Muldoon is being boiled alive in the pan. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'David Lange had made much of the secretive nature of Nationals government. Now Roger Douglas's office was already attracting criticism about lack of openness.' 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-0024884

Description: Shows Rob Muldoon wearing a Dunce hat sitting on a stool facing a corner. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'By now Muldoon's credibility as an economic guru was completely in tatters'. 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-0024896

Description: Shows Robert Muldoon leaving behind him a fallen down 'National' building. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'With his leadership lost Muldoon set about getting even with the people who opposed him - which was just about everybody by now. This was a National Party in turmoil'. 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-0024866

Description: Shows Rob Muldoon addressing a room full of sick patients. On the wall is a sign 'Ward 4. QUIET! Cabinet meeting in progress!'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The National cabinet was collectively undergoing an unprecedented period of ill health where it almost seemed normal'. 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-0024897

Description: Shows Prime Minister David Lange about to break the glass on regulations as former Prime Minister Rob Muldoon looks on. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'With the unions not playing the game the government was being forced to consider resorting to regulation - something they had been highly critical of the previous goverment for'. 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-0024893

Description: Shows Roger Douglas blowing up a bust of Robert Muldoon. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'This cartoon proved to be quite prophetic in that Douglas demolished almost every trace of Muldoon's legacy but the name was wrong! Douglas's reforms became known as "Rogernomics".' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).