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Communist Party of New Zealand :"Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!" / M C Bollinger 1943. When you go to the poll - remember a vote against Labour is a vote for the Nationalists. If you don't want the Nationalists, Vote Labour! A Communist Party publication [1943].
- Date
- 1943
- By
- Bollinger, Max Charles, 1924-1996; Communist Party of New Zealand
- Reference
- Eph-A-COMMUNIST-1943-01
- Description
Shows a cartoon by M C Bollinger, with C G Scrimgeour sitting on a cannon labelled "Scrim's election mud thrower". John A Lee of the Democratic Party is handing Scrimgeour some cannonballs to fire (balls include "Trades Hall domination", "Bouncers"), whilst a member of the National Party prevents him from taking other balls labelled "War insurance racket", "Debt slavery", "What about conscription?". Various other labelled cannonballs lie around on the ground.
Flier is printed on the back of part of a large coloured political poster, possibly for the National Party. Note at bottom left says: "Our apologies for using waste paper but we have no paper allocation for the Elections".
Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flier.
Physical Description: Offset print on flier, 217 x 167 mm.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Scanned from original. File print in Ephemera Room
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- [Pamphlets and flyers issued by the New Zealand Communist Party, and Communist candidates for elections. 1940-1945].
- Format
- 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flier, Ephemera, Offset photomechanical prints, Political posters, Fliers (Printed matter), Offset print on flier, 217 x 167 mm.
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Bollinger, Max Charles, 1924-1996. Communist Party of New Zealand :"Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!" / M C Bollinger 1943. When you go to the poll - remember a vote against Labour is a vote for the Nationalists. If you don't want the Nationalists, Vote Labour! A Communist Party publication [1943].. [Pamphlets and flyers issued by the New Zealand Communist Party, and Communist candidates for elections. 1940-1945].. Ref: Eph-A-COMMUNIST-1943-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22630249More information can be found in our terms of use.