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Date: [ca 1880s]

From: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920 :Negatives of Taranaki

Reference: 10x8-1044-G

Description: Overlooking New Plymouth with Mount Taranaki in the background. Photograph taken by William Andrews Collis, circa 1880s. Signs advertising the Daily News office and Veale's Buildings are visible. Note on back of file print reads "New Plymouth. Streets. Devon" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(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-0024849

Description: Shows New Year Baby (1984) with Father Time (1983) frozen in a block of ice, shackled and holding a sycthe. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'NZ entered the new year with one of the most shackled economies in the world'. Scan of newspaper file 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-0024851

Description: Shows David Lange pointing to a skeleton with a broken arm which represents the Labour Party policy. He says "Let's see... ah... de change bones connected to de consensus bone... no that's not right... Hey Mike... how does this go again?". Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'David Lange was now the labour party leader and was struggling to articulate a new vision for NZ beyond simple slogans'. 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-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-0024860

Description: Shows a museum diorama with an encased speciman 'Social Credit - Dodo (Dependonus-Bethamus) Extinct - circa 1984'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Social Credit was plunging in the polls and in danger of disappearing. The formation of the NZP as an alternative third party hadn't helped'. 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-0024870

Description: Shows New Zealand Party founder Bob Jones as a boxer, smoking a pipe, whilst his opponent Gordon Dryden is carried away on a stretcher. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'NZP founders, property magnate Bob Jones and broadcaster Gordon Dryden indulged in a very public disagreement over policy formulation before Dryden resigned in high dudgeon. Jones was a noted boxing enthusiast'. 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-0024862

Description: Shows Merv Wellington as a wearing academic dress outside a school with a flagpole flying a flag with his face and crossbones. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Merv Wellington was a very conservative and unpopular Minister of Education who was constantly battling mainstream teacher opinion. This issue was a result of Wellington proposing that the national flag be raised at schools each day to boost patriotism and his efforts to take the core curriculum 'back to basics'.' 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-0024861

Description: Shows two cavemen (an unidentified politician and Jim Knox) clubbing each other with clubs that represent 'Control laws reglations' and 'strike threats'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'In election year the industrial relations scene continued to be a battleground'. 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-0024881

Description: Shows Ian Ferguson and Paul McDonald in a canoe flying a pirate flag with a haul of gold medals. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'NZ canoeists pulled in a record haul of four gold medals at the 1984 Olympics to everyone's surprise'. 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-0024865

Description: Shows Labour Party leader David Lange runing up a steep mountain track 'Election Victory' holding a poll result of 41%. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Labours delight at a positive movement in the polls seemed a little premature given their record over the last eight years'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).