Nuclear weapons

Date: 1956

By: Scales, Sydney Ernest, 1916-2003

Reference: A-352-029

Description: Shows two fish talking together as they watch the mushroom cloud rising from a nuclear explosion. There is a pun: "Fission chips" sounds the same as "Fish 'n' [and] chips". Other Titles - All the powers of destruction necessary to blow this planet to pieces are now available. ... Mr Krishna Menon. Other Titles - Otago Daily Times Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, 265 x 355 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd Auction, 18 August 2004, lot 382.

Date: June 1987

From: Farr, Gareth, 1968- : Papers

Reference: fMS-Papers-9028-060

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs (some photocopies)

Date: 1984

From: Various artists :Collection of photocopies, newspaper clippings and bromides of cartoons by Bromhead (A-314-1), Brockie (A-314-2) and J. C. Hill (A-314-3).

Reference: A-314-2-034

Description: Shows Lange standing on a beach. There are three men walking out of the sea carrying nuclear missiles and bombs. As they approach, Lange is squirting them with water from a hand-pumped hose (N.Z. defence force). There is a seagull flying above them. Refers to Labour's anti-nuclear policy. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1983

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :One folder of 19 original cartoons and one cartoon bromide published in the Auckland Star in the 1970s and 1980s.

Reference: A-305-186

Description: The cartoon shows two men standing beneath a clock, called the "Doomsday Clock". One man is holding a newspaper with the headline, "Russian Outrage", the other is holding a ladder and wondering how many minutes forward he should put the clock. Refers to world politics. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Extended Title - How many minutes forward do you reckon? Russian outrage. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card 180 x 170 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1981

Reference: Eph-C-PEACE-1981-01

Description: Shows portrait of US Secretary of State Alexander Haig, with nuclear reactors printed over his eyes. Text says that the rally is organised by: Te Matakite, Nga Tuahine, the Home Base Campaign, WILPF (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom), Religious Society of Friends, World Peace Council, Third World Solidarity Committee, NZUSA, Progressive Students Alliance, CANWAR, Central American Committee, Victoria University Students' Association, Anglican Pacifist Fellowship, Women's Resource Centre. Part of the poster exhibition "I protest" displayed in th Alexander Turnbull Library foyer, Feb-April 1997. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 309 x 431 mm.

Date: 1990

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-363-170/200

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 31 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, sizes vary, some with bromides stuck on reverse. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 2001

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-661-001/061

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 61 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies A4 size

Date: 2001

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-673-090/112

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues. Shows the changes within coalition government as a genetic mutation where the Labour Alliance strands are repalaced with the Labour Greens strands. Comment on the plight of the refugee boat people. All Blacks coach John Mitchell calls for more excitement from the All Blacks. Jim Bolger promotes Kiwi Bank to other former world leaders. New Zealand horse Ethereal wins the Melbourne Cup. Helen Clark protects Turiana Turia from opposition accussations of political interference. President Bush attempts to calm and reassure the American people in the face of extreme threats from Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network. John Howard wins another term as Australian Prime Minister on the backs of refugee boat people. Jim Anderton and Bill English look for ways to provide gaurded support for New Zealand SAS involvement in Afghanistan. Shows lions in a zoo with a sign 'Big Cat poisoning Times...' The new rule in Kabul Afghanistan, don't dare NOT to show yourself. Shows a man having his beard removed and a women removing her veil. Both regimes the now deposed Taleban instituted. A bin Laden supporter talks about the perfect weapon they have against the American led attack into Afghanistan. However they have some problems with detonating the nuclear bomb. Factions within the Alliance Party turn on each other and vow to fight to the death. Comment on the increase in alcohol consumption due to the lowering of the drinking age, and expectation that the same thing will happen when cannibis is legalised. Shows the maze of buildings that United States Air Force missiles are trying to penetrate in Afghanistan. The chance of striking a target is pretty low. The Prime Minister is swollowed by a giant snake during a visit to the Amazon. A reporter asks her how the Amazon compares with NZ eco-tourism. Jim Anderton pretends to fire a gatling gun every time the Alliance Party President, Matt McCarten appears on television. Helen Clark arrives home to find the house demolished. Refers to Alliance Party infighting. Shows Jim Anderton and Matt McCarten facing off over the breakfast table. A Black Caps cricket player thanks an African rain-man for helping the team by creating rain which washed out the second test. Jim Anderton reassures everyone that the crisis within the Alliance Party is now over and he and Matt McCarten are now pulling in the same direction. The Alliance boat is now however sinking. New Zealanders make love twice a week on average. A woman comments that it is decidedly average. Afghanistan Alliance soldiers run over Taliban prisoners in an armoured tank. They blame the prisioners for being in the way. Quantity: 23 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1977

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning world politics. Published in the Auckland Star, August 1977 - December 1979.]

Reference: A-331-057

Description: The cartoon shows a very thin man, representing the world, and an obese man, representing Russia. They are standing outside a shop called, nuclear weight watchers, and the Russian is suggesting that the world should go in. Refers to Russia and nuclear weapons. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Extended Title - My friend! - Just what you need! Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Felt pen on card, 250 x 210mm.

Date: 1983

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-:[Folder of original cartoons, concerning issues to do with nuclear power and weapons, published in the Auckland Star between 22 October 1981 and 10 December 1985].

Reference: A-305-205

Description: Uncle Sam and a soldier representing Russia playing a game of Leapfrog in order to get ahead in the arms race. Uncle Sam is leaping over the unhappy Russian saying `must get ahead again...'. A sign pointing in the direction they are travelling reads `The Road To Madness'. Refers to the arms race between America and Russia. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Extended Title - The Road to Madness. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card 200 x 240 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: [ca 1950-1959]

From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6309-05

Description: Includes illustrations of mountains from books, including accompanying photograph; brochures and papers re gramophones; sketches of equipment; `Poisoned atmosphere' by W G Whittlestone, a scientific exposure of nuclear weapons (1958); `NZ Alpine Club bulletin', with review by Scott of `The Mountain world, 1956-57' (no30, Dec 1957); and copy of letter from NZ Alpine Club to Hon P N Holloway re proposed Antarctic Expedition, 1959-1960 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1973-1977

From: O'Conner, John Owen, fl 1960-1985 : Papers

Reference: 85-002-17

Description: Topics include nuclear weapons and attitude of Hawaii towards the US military nuclear presence, 1976; Bikini Island; Micronesia; American Samoa newspapers and bulletins; etc Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1985

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-:[Folder of original cartoons, concerning issues to do with nuclear power and weapons, published in the Auckland Star between 22 October 1981 and 10 December 1985].

Reference: A-305-215

Description: The cartoon shows a Russian talking to a New Zealander about New Zealand's anti-nuclear policies and the number of missiles targeted at New Zealand. Refers to the anti-nuclear policy of the Labour Party. Hints that it's not going to make much difference whether New Zealand is or isn't anti-nuclear. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card. 110 x 280 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1997 - 1998

From: Bromhead, Peter :Thirty-two cartoon photocopies published in the Dominion, 1 May 1997 - 15 June 1998.

Reference: H-491-017/032

Description: Political cartoons Quantity: 16 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies, A4 size.

Date: 1985

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning nuclear and ANZUS issues. Published in the Auckland Star, 1985 - 1988].

Reference: A-331-142

Description: The cartoon shows a man reading a newspaper that has a headline reading, nuclear testing in Pacific may not pose any danger - scientist. Refers to French nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific Ocean. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 235 x 195mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1985

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One Folder of original cartoons concerning world politics. Published in the Auckland Star, 1981 - 1989].

Reference: A-331-118

Description: The cartoon shows a man reading a newespaper with the headline, Kremlin offers 50% reduction in nuclear weapons. He comments on what he has read. Refers to nuclear weapons disarmament. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 190 x 180mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1973 - 1992

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[27 boxes of cartoons drawn for the "Dominion", 1970-1980s?].

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-

Reference: C-133-010/040

Description: Includes cartoons about: Chinese nuclear weapons testing; Trawlermen blockading Wellington and Auckland harbours; Air New Zealand air fares; Cost cutting at hospitals; Fumigation because of a cockroach problem at Hutt Hospital elderly ward; Pollution in Wellington harbour and nuclear weapons testing at Mururoa; Wharfies knock off because of dead rat found in the hull of a ship; Air New Zealand passengers bypassing customs; Port hold up as 400 used cars are steam cleaned; New Zealand medical council; Railway fares rise by 10%; Industrial disruption from railway workers; Condemned railway carriages being demolished; Wellington airport runway; Gambling to see what will come first, an eruption of Mt. Egmont or a nuclear weapon being used in warfare; Doctor's going on strike; Bikies ruling the roads; Bus and train fares rising; Housing; Do it yourself medical treatment; Railway workers asked to report on their workmates to reduce pillaging; Australia to build four frigates for New Zealand; New Zealanders buy 3 Frances Hodgkins fakes; Defence cost cutting; Public health; Rio 1992. Quantity: 31 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, various sizes.

Date: 1982

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-:[Folder of original cartoons, concerning issues to do with nuclear power and weapons, published in the Auckland Star between 22 October 1981 and 10 December 1985].

Reference: A-305-202

Description: A race track with a big sign across the finish line saying "Doomsday". A loud speaker giving race comentary is next to the finish line blarring `and as the enter the back straight Reagan on the MX missile is starting to crack the whip...'. Suggests that Reagan is heading the race towards having as many nuclear weapons as possible so in the event of a nuclear war doomsday is unavoidable. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Extended Title - ...And as they enter the back straight Reagan on MX Missile is starting to crack the whip...DOOMSDAY. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, 200 x 270 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1984

From: Brockie, Bob, 1932- :[12 photocopies of cartoons on nuclear subjects, 1980s and 1990s]

Reference: A-317-006

Description: French President Jacques Chirac dressed as Marie Antoinette, gesturing towards a crowd of New Zealanders beyond the palace fence. In the front of the crowd are David Lange, Roger Douglas and Mike Moore. There are many Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament signs and a banner marked 'N.Z. Butter!'. The implication is that France cares nothing for New Zealand's anti-nuclear protests and for its complaints about the treatment its butter exports have been receiving from the European Economic Community Published in the National Business Review, 1984 Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopy, A3 size Provenance: Donation: Dr Bob Brockie, Wellington, 24 September 1997

Date: 1955

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-386-071

Description: Shows a man labelled 'Mr N.Z.' yelling out in alarm as a hand representing the 'Geological Survey and Mines Depts' fires an arrow labelled 'discouraging report' at 'The Uranium Bubble'. The bubble is being blown by a young boy labelled 'West Cost' The words '23 Nov 1955, "Bubble" cartoon, No. 177' are written in blue coloured pencil on the back of the cartoon Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and white corrector on card, 255 x 280 mm