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Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick, fl 1899-1940s :Who shall rule? King Dick 'Look here, my fine fellow, you can't be allowed to walk roughshod over the people of this colony. I'm looking after the show just at present, and unless you keep up your best behaviour I'll have you lifeted out of the way like your mate over yonder. Just say the word and out you go.' 22 February 1902
- Date
- 1902
- By
- Hiscocks, Eceldowne Frederick, 1879-
- Reference
- A-315-1-036
- Description
The cartoon shows the massive figure of Premier 'King' Dick Seddon walking along beside the harbour with an equally massive scarecrow-like figure made out of a sack of flour and paper bags - it represents the 'Flour Trust' and wears a badge reading 'The order of 'The Bath bun', another badge reading 'Cross of Good Friday'; it also carries a baton representing the 'Staff of life'. Much smaller figures of millers and the general public are being trampled by the 'Flour Trust'. Nearby a figure wearing a crown and representing 'Old King Coal' dangles from a crane by the seat of his pants. King Dick tells the 'Flour Trust' that he is looking after things right now and if the 'Flour Trust' misbehaves he will be lifted out of the way like his mate (Old King Coal) over yonder. Refers to the attempts by the 'Flour Trust' , the united strength of about forty flour mills, to create a monopoly which has resulted in the price of flour rising and which threatens mills that have resisted joining the trust.
For the context of this cartoon see Papers Past 22 February 1902
Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies.
Physical Description: Two A4 sized photocopies taped together
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Various artists :Collection of newspaper clippings, photocopies and bromides of cartoons by Hiscocks (A-315-1), T. Lloyd (A-315-2), various artists from the "Ladies' Journal", "The Freelance", "New Zealand Graphic" and "Melbourne Punch" (A-315-3), Nisbet (A-315-4-001/012) and Malcolm Evans (A-315-5).
- Format
- 1 photocopy/ies, Works of art, Cartoons (Commentary), Two A4 sized photocopies taped together
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Hiscocks, Eceldowne Frederick, 1879-. Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick, fl 1899-1940s :Who shall rule? King Dick 'Look here, my fine fellow, you can't be allowed to walk roughshod over the people of this colony. I'm looking after the show just at present, and unless you keep up your best behaviour I'll have you lifeted out of the way like your mate over yonder. Just say the word and out you go.' 22 February 1902. Various artists :Collection of newspaper clippings, photocopies and bromides of cartoons by Hiscocks (A-315-1), T. Lloyd (A-315-2), various artists from the "Ladies' Journal", "The Freelance", "New Zealand Graphic" and "Melbourne Punch" (A-315-3), Nisbet (A-315-4-001/012) and Malcolm Evans (A-315-5).. Ref: A-315-1-036. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23180698More information can be found in our terms of use.