Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989:"The M-M-Met. Office s-s-says it's f-f-five d-d-degrees C-C-C!" "I s-s-say it's f-f-five d-d-degrees b-b-below!". Evening Post. 19 March 1980.

There are four scenes in this cartoon. In the top left two men are walking along, teeth chattering, one saying that it is five degrees centigrade and the other saying it feels like five degrees below centigrade. In the top right the caption reads 'although some people were reported to be very hot'. Two men are reading a paper which reads that the Prime Minister has named Socialist Unity Party members. One man is incensed that Muldoon has named him while the other is equally incensed that he hasn't been named. In the lower left the caption reads 'but it is forecast that the disturbed pressure area now affecting the capital'. Muldoon is entering the caucus room holding a document on the Kinleith dispute. In the lower right the caption reads 'could result in a cold snap covering the whole country'. The Beehive is pictured with the words 'right! There's only one solution! Bring back the wage freeze!'.

Extended Title - Yesterday morning was Wellington's coldest March morning for 30 years

Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).

Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 452 x 320 mm

Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.