Leave of absence

Date: 1917

From: [Ephemera relating to World War I. 1917. Folder 1]

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WI-1917-01

Description: Leave pass to authorise a journey by rail in Great Britain and Ireland and on the steamers running to and from the ports. This ticket is stamped "Shakespeare Hut Y.M.C.A.". Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on ticket. Physical Description: Letterpress on green paper 104 x 86 mm. Provenance: Thorp purchase 1995.

Date: 1999

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

Reference: H-557

Description: Political cartoons and caricatures. Quantity: 48 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies, A4 size

Date: 1917

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-291-q-021

Description: The top pencil sketch shows a soldier on his bed covered in a mosquito net, writing a letter. There is a tortoise on the floor beside him. At the right of this sketch is the head of a man in a turban, and a "scene in the Garden of Eden" showing a very small patch of shade at the base of a palm tree (similar to a sketch at E-288-q-008). The pencil sketch at left centre shows a profile portrait of a soldier in a pith helmet on a galloping horse. The pencil drawing at centre right shows an officer in a pith helmet seated on a deck chair beside a river with a fishing rod. There is a shelter on ploes above him and a servant with a fly whisk stands behind him, keeping flies away. The ticket at the bottom of the page is a Suez Canal Zone pass for Sapper McFarlane for permission to be absent from his quarters from 3pm to 9.30 pm on 25 September 1917, for the purpose of proceeding to Ismailia Station Moascar. Quantity: 3 drawing(s). 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) (ticket). Physical Description: Pencil drawings and ticket, mounted on album page 336 x 238 mm.

Date: 1980-1985

From: New Zealand Free Kindergarten Teachers' Association : Records

Reference: 87-210-4/3

Description: Quantity: 1 box(es) (file box).

Date: 1981

By: New Zealand. Department of Labour

Reference: Eph-C-LABOUR-1981-02

Description: Shows a photograph inset into an orange border, of a pregnant woamn sorting piles of brochures. Another two copies at Eph-C-WOMEN-1981. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 420 x 297 mm.

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005130

Description: Shows National Party leader with a paper crown and wearing a clown's red nose, performing a Hongi with a Maori, while claiming that he is taking Maori seriously. Cartoon refers to the controversy sparked by National Party leader Don Brash when he suggested that Maori people may be disadvantaged during employment process, due to their ability to take bereavement leave based on cultural responsbilities even if the deceased were outside of the immediate family. Published in The Press, 5 February 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: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DX-014-577

Description: Having read the sign posted on politician John Tamihere's parliamentary office door, two men bemone the fact that they too have not got leave with full pay. In October 2004 Tamihere went on leave while allegations that he had not paid tax on a golden handshake from the Waipareira Trust were investigated. Extended Title - J. Tamihere. Taking leave from cabinet on full pay. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2010

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0015360

Description: Two men sit on a park bench chatting about the news in the newspaper that one of them is reading. The newspaper headline reads 'Carter on 2 months paid holiday' and one of them is so outraged that he decides not to support Labour. Refers to the inept attempt by Labour MP Chris Carter to overthrow Labour leader, Phil Goff. The result was Chris Carter's suspension and his taking of a period of leave pending decisions about his political future. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004773

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The politician is surprised that the Prime Minister thinks he should take stress leave when he does not feel stressed. The reason for the requirement for stress leave is that thanks to the politician everyone else is stressed. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004885

Description: Shows Helen Clark and Dr Michael Cullen discussing the Holidays Act 2003. When Clark asks where the Minister responsible is she discovers his is away on sick leave. Refers to the changes to the previous Holidays Act 1981 by the Department of Labour. Published in The Press, 4 September 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "archive2004" 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: 2005

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DX-014-696

Description: Depicts the office door of Labour Party politician John Tamihere. Refers to the political scandal that erupted in early April, after Tamihere attacked members of his own party in an interview with the magazine Investigate's editor Ian Wishart. Extended Title - John Tamihere MP. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).