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Blomfield, William, 1866-1938 :Whistling in the dark to keep his pecker up. The New Zealand Observer, 29 June 1912 (front page).
- Date
- 1912
- By
- Blomfield, William, 1866-1938; New Zealand observer (Newspaper)
- Reference
- J-054-077
- Description
New Zealand prime minister Thomas Mckenzie, on a dark path at night watched by William Massey in an ambush, clutches to himself an apple labelled 'ministry', and a club (trusty waddy) labelled 'party pledges'. Mckenzie, who took office in March 1912, lost office to Massey in July 1912.
Published in 'Grant, Ian F. Public Lives - New Zealand's Premiers and Prime Ministers 1856-2003 (Book title)' 2003.
Extended Title - Prime Minister Tom (whistling) - Pooh! I'm not frightened a bit. Nobody can take this golden apple from me while I carry this trusty waddy to defend myself.
Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies.
Physical Description: A3 size photocopy of newspaper clipping.
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Various artists :[Clippings of political cartoons featuring Sir Thomas McKenzie, from the Canterbury Times, Observer, NZ Times, Spectator, and NZ Free Lance. ca 1910-1912].
- Format
- 1 photocopy/ies, Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Caricatures, A3 size photocopy of newspaper clipping.
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Blomfield, William, 1866-1938. Blomfield, William, 1866-1938 :Whistling in the dark to keep his pecker up. The New Zealand Observer, 29 June 1912 (front page).. Various artists :[Clippings of political cartoons featuring Sir Thomas McKenzie, from the Canterbury Times, Observer, NZ Times, Spectator, and NZ Free Lance. ca 1910-1912].. Ref: J-054-077. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23067186More information can be found in our terms of use.