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Date: 1949

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: C-164-050

Description: The title reads 'Hardly cricket! The cartoon shows a game of cricket with the 'Budget' as the wickets. Labour bowls and National bats and the two leaders wear multiple hats. From the left, clockwise, the batters (National) are - ?, William Sullivan, William Goosman, National leader Sid Holland, ?, Ronald Algie. From left clockwise (Labour) are Walter Nash, PM Peter Fraser, Robert Semple, ?, ?, ?. A judge sitting above calls out 'No ball', 'over', wide', and 'out'. Text reads 'Station 2YA - We now cross for a bawl by bawl commentary by John-Owe-a-lot, on the third day's play of the match Gentlemen v. Players - "Holland has yet to open his Account... Nash opens the bowling... Fraser will take over at the other end... Holland loans into this one and makes a recovery drive for four million... John Taxpayer sends a very poor return into the income tax people.... Semple comes on to bawl... He's looking for an argument to bowl with... What's Orson Wells doing at Third Man? Goosman is yet to break his duck... Now he electrifies the crowd with a tremendous power cut... Point of order is moving in... There's an apeal against the Electric Light Account... and they're taking the tea adjournment, so I'll pass you over to "Arfer Million for his impressions so far".' The title 'Start of the political stunt season' is at the bottom. Scribbled in blue ink are the words 'Cancelled' (why?) Was it because Labour lost and this cartoon shows them pretty confident? Also text '4 col Stipple over carpet'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 555 x 760 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

Date: 1949 - 1951

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

Reference: B-184-042

Description: The cartoon is composed of five cameos; reading anti-clockwise the first has text reading 'featuring such artists as Fred (Spike) Jones and his City Boot-Clickers' and shows the 'Spike Jones' (American?) band playing. The second has text that reads 'Bob Semple in a humourous recitation "They wouldn't let me broadcast that!"' and shows Bob Semple former trade unionist and MP in the first Labour government, yelling into a microphone. The third has the text 'And Fred Doidge swooning about "UNO I love you"' and shows Fred Doidge (Minister for Foreign Affairs and thus involved with the United Nations Organisation) singing into a microphone labelled 'NBC' (National Broadcasting Corporation). The fourth shows Sir Walter Nash, leader of the Labour opposition, holding a microphone and raising his hat accompanied by the text 'And Walter Nash, in his "Tax it from here" programme (They're very prahd of Wal back in the buildings)! The fifth and last has text reading 'Sid Holland and his search for "talent" requesting John Public to "Put another mickle in -" and shows PM Sid Holland with a large radio in the background with the words 'What's DUE box' above it exhorting a cross-looking man to pay more. Context - Sid Holland appears to be promoting the idea of more local talent on the national radio. Spike Jones and his City Slickers were an American jazz band. At bottom of cartoon in pencil is text reading '4 1/2 col'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 380 x 560 mm