IMAGE
Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :[Cartoons for the "Dominion" concerning road transport, drinking and driving, rail and shipping, petrol supplies. 1986-1988].
- Date
- 1986 - 1988
- By
- Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-
- Reference
- B-144-506/541
- Description
Includes cartoons about: Concealed speed traps on private property; world oil prices plummet; robbers hold people up to get their rail tickets; Railways likened to snails; "We're taking the train" involves picking up the train and carrying it; Aratika storm in a teacup; warrant of fitness stickers indecipherable on some cars; defendant claims a road barrier crashed into him; gang members ask for a supplementary benefit for petrol; taxi firms fear gang takeover if delicensing goes ahead; road safety blitz wanted; road transport trucks threatening Railways' survival; lamb tallow fuel for diesels; scrapping of the North Island main trunk electrification system; rail service guards may be called on to clean and serve meals; traffic accidents in Ngauranga Gorge; Richard Prebble suggests that the Tory Channel overhead cable be lowered; ferry strikes cause desperate suggestions for remedies about digging tunnels under Cook Strait; Ann Hercus' chauffeur told to drive across airport runway; railways painted their carriages; motorist suffering from car insurance prices, tax increases, depreciation, service charges, vehicle registration, etc; private cars preferred to trains, because of frequent strikes by rail workers; the public blase about the Christmas road toll; Kupe oil well spouts up; Boeing 737's likened to a flying bathtub; rumour of ferry sales; Nissan may use plane cockpits in cars; Governor General Sir Paul Reeves pleads with Richard Prebble not to sell Railways despite the completion of the electrification scheme being half an hour late; redundancies in Railways will get it out of the red; plan to ban all cars from city centre; cable car repair stoppage is too long; children drive their drunken parents home; Wellington to put in a strong bid for lucrative Soviet maintenance contract; Searail revamp cuts 64 jobs.
Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those for which no date could be found are arranged at around the estimated date.
Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by artist.
Quantity: 36 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 420 x 500 mm.
Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s]. / Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
- Format
- 36 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Ink on paper, sizes approximately 420 x 500 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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