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Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991:'The kid from taxes'. "We're sittin' at an upright, My Siddy and me, Pushin' on the pedals, makin' sweet ha-money. When we hear clink-i-ty clink, and we hear clink-i-ty clink, We cuddle closer, it seems, etc etc." Evening Post. 21 July, 1955
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- 1955
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- Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991
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- E-549-q-08-019
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Shows various MPs in the second National government lounging round a piano in a bar. They have drinks and some are playing cards. All are dressed as Texan cowboys and Prime Minister, Sid Holland, has a sheriff's badge on his shirt and stands to the left of the piano. The piano is named 'Treasury', the music is called 'The budget' and the pianist is 'the kid from taxes', Jack Watts, who was the Minister of Finance. Behind the piano is Minister of Labour, Bill Sullivan, next is Ronald Algie, Minister of Education and Keith Holyoake holds up a card at the table on the right. Probably refers to the P.A.Y.E tax system. There is a pun on 'Texas' and 'taxes'.
Audie Murphy, American film star played Billy the Kid in the 1950 movie "The kid from Texas".
Quantity: 1 newspaper clipping.
Physical Description: Newspaper clipping glued to paper, 155x 215 mm
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- [Various cartoonists including Sir Gordon Minhinnick 1902-1992] :[Newspaper clippings of cartoons from New Zealand newspapers. 15 December 1948 to 5 September 1972.] / [Various cartoonists] :[One folder of cartoon clippings from various New Zealand newspapers, 31 January 1955 - 18 December 1956.]
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- 1 newspaper clipping, Works of art, Clippings, Cartoons (Commentary), Newspaper clipping glued to paper, 155x 215 mm
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Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991. Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991:'The kid from taxes'. "We're sittin' at an upright, My Siddy and me, Pushin' on the pedals, makin' sweet ha-money. When we hear clink-i-ty clink, and we hear clink-i-ty clink, We cuddle closer, it seems, etc etc." Evening Post. 21 July, 1955. [Various cartoonists including Sir Gordon Minhinnick 1902-1992] :[Newspaper clippings of cartoons from New Zealand newspapers. 15 December 1948 to 5 September 1972.]. Ref: E-549-q-08-019. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23156642More information can be found in our terms of use.