Petroleum

Date: Sep-Oct 1949

From: Wellington Regional Planning Authority : Records

Reference: 75-156-042

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1911 - 1920

From: [Architectural plans collected by Bulleyment Fortune architects. 1890-1900s]

By: Crichton & McKay (Firm)

Reference: Plans-91-0800/0802

Description: Includes ground plan, roof plan, sections and elevations, of store, stables, benzine shed. Quantity: 3 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on paper, ink drawings on dressed linen, and diazo print, sizes varying around 520 x 720 mm.

Date: 1961-1961

From: Simpson, Ralph Annand, 1908-1994 : Papers relating to New Zealand ports and harbours

Reference: MS-Papers-11505-05

Description: Report to Whangarei Harbour Board on port facilities, includes study on terminal layout, and navigational aids, by Captain J Clark, March 24 1961. Also includes map of Northland, admiralty chart and plan to indicate unsuitability of proposed finger-pier berth, at Marine Terminal, Marsden Point Refinery Other - Original file NZCS ARC AG01 S01 F05 T01 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1980

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[33 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in 1980.]

Reference: A-130-046

Description: Cartoon shows a small figure huddled in the corner of a room, hoping to keep out of sight of the huge smiling face of "The 80's" that is peering in the window holding labels reading "Gold, Oil, Afghanistan, Iran, The Economy". Other Titles - January Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 209 x 280 mm.

Reference: Eph-B-PETROL

Description: See child records for details Related material may be housed at subject locations: ENERGY, MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING, OILS Physical Description: Photolithographs sizes varying below 330 mm.

Reference: Eph-A-PETROL

Description: See child records for details Related material may be housed at subject locations: ENERGY, MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING, OIL Physical Description: Photolithographs sizes varying below 240 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1969

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-387-109

Description: Shows three frames illustrating unrelated topics. The first frame reads: 'Possibility of oil in Canterbury. We could be like Alberta. Have social credit and money galore!' It shows a man pouring oil into a 'Money making machine.' A sign reads, 'No owin' with Owen, he has the dinkum oil'. The next frame is titled 'In the Spring a middle-aged man's fancy heavily turns to thoughts of shove' and it shows a man struggling to mow long grass with a push mower. The final frame shows a man leaning in to kiss a woman while the pair are outside stargazing. Text reads, 'Dave said that, that blankey star passing behind the moon messed up things when he was out cuddling and kissing Jennifer. Which, of course, simply means that the occultation of Jupiter interrupted the osculation of Jennifer.' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on card, 245 x 280 mm

Date: 1950-1999

By: Todd, Bryan James (Sir), 1902-1987

Reference: Eph-C-PETROL-1900s

Description: Includes: ca 1955: British Petroleum Company of New Zealand Limited. BP in New Zealand [ca 1955] 1958: Europa. What is Europa doing here? [Booklet of Europa poster advertisements. 1958] 1979: New Zealand. Ministry of Energy. Car-less day stickers. Obtain your car-less day sticker when you re-license your motor vehicle. You must select any one of the seven days of the week as the day on which your motor vehicle may be PROHIBITED BY LAW from being driven on the road ... 1979 1982: New Zealand. Ministry of Energy. Why you should keep your warrant of fitness duplicate ... you will need this duplicate if we have to ration petrol or diesel. 76885H - 5000/1/82 DK 1983: BP New Zealand Limited. For a rewarding career use your qualifications in the field of energy ... join BP New Zealand Limited. [1983] 1986: Break free! MAX Mobil additive extra. Mobil adds fire to the fuel [1986] 1994: Stop highway robbery of your petrol tax [1994]. Bumper sticker Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints sizes varying below 500 mm.

Date: 1982

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[17 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star between 1981 and 1982.]

Reference: A-130-092

Description: Cartoon shows a huge barrel of oil spilling over. New Zealand at lower right holds out a hopeful begging bowl in order to get a little of the supply. Other Titles - March Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 188 x 253 mm.

Date: 1954

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :[Cartoons from the Free Lance Collection 1954 to 1960]

Reference: C-076-009

Description: Shows four scenes depicting the results of cars being driven faster on the new higher octane fuel. In the first a car is going so fast its back wheels have fallen off. In the second scene a woman is looking at her hair in the mirror and complaining to her husband that the faster speeds have played havoc with her permanent wave. Her previously curly hair is now sticking out straight from the back of her head. In the third scene a car has become air-borne and a passenger is telling the driver he had better take of the big mud-guards. In the final scene a man is telling his female passenger that the noise she heard was very likely not a puncture but the car going through the sound barrier. Pulication - Published on 6 Oct 1954, page 4 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 182 x 618 mm

Date: 2000

From: Hubbard, Jim 1949-:47 original cartoons published variously in the Dominion, Bay of Plenty Times, Hawke's Bay Today, Southland Times during 2000.

Reference: A-350-043

Description: Shows a number of oil company executives looking at a chart headed 'Price increase reasons', showing the New Zealand dollar and crude oil alternating daily through the week as the reason for the rise in petrol prices Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Jim Hubbard; Verso - top right - Bay of Plenty Times. 9 March 2000 [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and marker pen drawing, 230 x 315 mm on sheet 300 x 420 mm

Date: 2008

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0007179

Description: Shows an enormous fat man sitting at a table groaning with good food with a bib round his neck that sports the words 'Big Oil'. In front of him is a newspaper with a headline that states that 'Petrol price drops again'. He nonchalantly flicks s desperate little car that represents motorists off the edge of the table as though it is a fly. Refers to the greed of the big oil companies and their cynical lack of care about the plight of motorists. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005078

Description: Shows American President George Bush dressed as a cowboy and holding a gun with a price-tag saying '$20bn arms deal' dangling from it. He is facing a representative from Saudi Arabia who stands in front of several barrels of oil and who appears to be finding it hard to resist grabbing at the gun. Refers to the Middle East Peace Tour made by George Bush in January 2008 about which there was a lot of cynicism. Note the pun on 'peace' and 'piece' as in the cartoon text 'Dubya's Middle East 'Piece' Tour'. A weapon is sometimes known as a 'piece'. 'Dubya' is a nickname for George W Bush, the word being a southern pronunciation of the letter 'w' as in George W Bush. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0001393

Description: Two smug businessmen stand looking up at a huge poster depicting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran as 'Employee of the month' by the Exxon Mobil Corporation. He is employee of the month because every time he whispers the words 'enriched uranium' oil prices go through the roof and Exxon makes huge profits. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0003602

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The politician who the opposition have described as 'slippery' has gone in for a lube and oil change. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0003317

Description: Caricature of Peter Love, Chairman of the Ngati Te Whiti hapu. He is shown grinning happily against a big sky with Mount Taranaki in the distance. In front of him is a large barrel of oil. Refers to the discovery of large reservours of oil off New Plymouth. Wells near Port Taranaki are expected to deliver oil and natural gas worth millions of dollars under a unique joint venture between Greymouth Petroleum and Ngati Te Whiti. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: [ca 19 November 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/388/01-G

Description: A Caltex Oil truck photographed circa 19 November 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 2008

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005064

Description: Shows an oil baron dressed in a dinner jacket and bow tie standing on the roof of a car waving a barrel of oil labelled '$100+' and singing drunkenly 'Roll out the barrel...we'll have a barrel of fun...Refers to the high price that fuel has reached and the profits that oil magnates will make. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005377

Description: Shows a pile of drums labelled 'Oil Prices' leaking oil on the ground. A hand labelled 'Terrorism' holds a wick of fire and is about to light the oil on the ground. Refers to how the oil prices have literally exploded since the war on terrorism. Published in The Press, 1 June 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2004

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0004175

Description: Shows a robot looking rather like Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'The terminator'. The robot climbs out of the sea with a tank of oil that he adds with a 'whirr' to the stack he has already retrieved. The captain of the sunken tanker, 'Prestige' sits in a deckchair with a drink in one hand and the remote control with which he is directing the robot in the other. Arnie says that he will be back 'oil, bee. bark' but the captain misunderstands and tells him that he should just collect the oil. Refers to the use of a robot to retrieve oil from a sunken tanker. 'I'll be back' was the catch phrase associated with 'The terminator'. Published in Shipping Gazette Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called 'SG' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).