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Minhinnick, Gordon (Sir), 1902-1992 :Let battle commence! New Zealand Herald, 9 July 1946.
Date: 1946
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-311-1-024
Description: New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser as the Duke of Wellington, flanked by his cabinet ministers as officers, asks a miner in the 'accent' of the Duke (who narrowly won the battle of Waterloo against Napoleon with great loss of life), 'Sam, Sam, pick oop thi pick-axe - coom, laad, just to please ME!" Extended Title - 'The next election will prove the Waterloo of either the Nationalists or the Labour Party' - Mr Fraser, appealing to the Huntly miners for increased coal production. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy.