IMAGE
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :'I don't mind him jumping into a lake - but not this one!'. Auckland Star, ca 1973.
- Date
- 1972
- Reference
- A-297-100
- Description
Norman Kirk, leader of the Labour opposition, steps into Lake Manapouri as two National MPs Duncan MacIntyre and Daniel Riddiford look on from a row boat. One of them remarks, 'I don't mind him jumping into a lake - but just not this one!'. The raising of the water level of Lake Manapouri was a contentious election issue during the 1972 election. The Labour government of Norman Kirk was elected with a platform that included a strong endorsement of the Save Manapouri Campaign.
Extended Title - 'This should be good for a splash in the newspapers'.....Well-known scenic trouble-spot.
Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Black ink and whiteout on watercolour paper, 250 x 335 mm
- Use/Reproduction
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- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Various cartoonists :Cartoons from the New Zealand News, 1970s / Bromhead, Peter :"Deighton" and "Bromhead" cartoons from New Zealand News Ltd, 1972/1973
- Format
- 1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Caricatures, Black ink and whiteout on watercolour paper, 250 x 335 mm
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