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Lloyd, Trevor, 1863-1937 :Nil (desperandum). [The All Blacks v New South Wales. 18 July 1907]
- Date
- 1907
- By
- Lloyd, Trevor, 1863-1937; Auckland weekly news (Newspaper)
- Reference
- C-109-026
- Description
The defeated All Blacks are depicted as a wounded and weeping kiwi. In the background is a crowd of kangaroos in striped pants, who leap and wave their hats with joy. On the goal crossbar sit two laughing kookaburras. Context: The All Blacks rugby tour of Australia in July 1907. This cartoon shows the New South Wales rugby union side defeating the All Blacks 14-0 in their second of two matches in 1907. The cartoon refers to a game on 18 July 1907
Published in the Auckland Weekly news in July 1907.
Exhibited in 'The Other Side of the Ditch' exhibition of cartoons on the New Zealand-Australian relationship curated by Ian F. Grant of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited in the National Library Gallery from 28 November 2001 to 24 February 2002 to mark the centenary of Australian Federation. Also exhibited at X Space Gallery, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland in mid-March 2002 and at Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia from 26 March 2003 to 29 June 2003.
Published in 'The Other Side of the Ditch' by Ian F. Grant, published by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive in association with Tandem Press, 2001.
Note that the score handwritten on the verso of the original cartoon is incorrect.
The words 'Nil (desperandum) can be seen in faint pencil beneath the cartoon.
Inscriptions: Verso - NZ-O, NSW-17, 1921 at Christchurch
Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink and wash 310 x 420 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Wash drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Ink and wash 310 x 420 mm
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