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Melbourne Punch Communism - Public domain portrait drawing

Melbourne Punch Communism - Public domain portrait drawing

Our Rulers; political cartoon depicting Ned Kelly, Graham Berry, and a personification of The Age newspaper dancing around a communist flag.

StateLibQld 1 190871 Breaking-up^ , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 190871 Breaking-up^ , (suffragette movement in Queenslan...

Breaking-up! : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's Electoral League, the ... More

"The dreadnought disgrace" "The Fusion" "That risky majority" "dissolution" art detail, It will sink them (cropped)

"The dreadnought disgrace" "The Fusion" "That risky majority" "dissolu...

Cartoon titled "It will sink them" by Claude Marquet. It depicts the formation of the w:Commonwealth Liberal Party, commonly referred to as the "Fusion". The party's leader Alfred Deakin is shown as the head of... More

The Kingdom of Shylock - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Kingdom of Shylock - Drawing. Public domain image.

Front cover of The Kingdom of Shylock, an antisemitic pamphlet by Australian politician Frank Anstey

Ways and Means 1845 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Ways and Means 1845 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Ways and Means for 1845 or taking it out of the Squatters; lithograph.

StateLibQld 1 193679 What We Want , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 193679 What We Want , (suffragette movement in Queenslan...

What We Want : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's Electoral League, the ... More

Keep Australia White - Drawing. Public domain image.

Keep Australia White - Drawing. Public domain image.

Anti-conscription leaflet imploring voters to "keep Australia white". A horde of Asians bearing a dragon flag is shown to the north.

StateLibQld 1 190447 Foul attack on women , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 190447 Foul attack on women , (suffragette movement in Q...

Foul attack on women : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's Electoral Leag... More

A jubilee - Livingston Hopkins - Public domain portrait drawing

A jubilee - Livingston Hopkins - Public domain portrait drawing

Description: 1 drawing : pen, ink, wash ; 31.5 x 49.5 cm. Notes: Title from part of inscription on reverse; signed l.r. R8857. Subjects: Debts, Public -- New South Wales -- Caricatures and cartoons. | Pictur... More

Two Australian Cartoons 029

Two Australian Cartoons 029

Two cartoons which appeared in Melbourne Punch about 1889-90. Sir Graham Berry was an agent general in London for the colony of Victoria. The other cartoon refers to the strike of dock laborers in London in 188... More

The federal child - Livingston Hopkins

The federal child - Livingston Hopkins

Description [189-?] 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 37.5 x 31.8 cm. Notes Title from inscription mounted with drawing; signed l.r. Also available online http://nla.obj-135553089 R27. Subjects Reid, G. H. (George ... More

StateLibQld 1 194103 Voters and voteless , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 194103 Voters and voteless , (suffragette movement in Qu...

Voters and voteless : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's Electoral Leagu... More

More! Punch, 2 Oct 1890

More! Punch, 2 Oct 1890

"King Working Man" , an ogre-like symbol of Australian labour unions, demanding a worker's "honest earnings".

The average Australian Christmas - Livingston Hopkins

The average Australian Christmas - Livingston Hopkins

Description [ca. 1900] 1 drawing : brush and ink ; 38 x 28 cm. Notes Title from inscription u.r. Six drawings on a sheet, numbered I to VI with various inscriptions. (ANL)R5315. Subjects Christmas -- Austr... More

StateLibQld 1 192903 Here, you man ^ Where's that vote you promised me^ , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 192903 Here, you man ^ Where's that vote you promised me...

Here, you man ! Where's that vote you promised me? : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Que... More

The superfluous animal - Livingston Hopkins

The superfluous animal - Livingston Hopkins

1 drawing : pen, ink, wash ; 32.8 x 27.6 cm. (s.m.) Notes: Title from inscribed sheet mounted on reverse; signed l.r. R8961. Subjects: Deakin, Alfred, 1856-1919 -- Caricatures and cartoons. | Free trade -- ... More

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - Livingston Hopkins

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - Livingston Hopkins

Cartoon from the Bulletin. Livingston Hopkins worked for the Bulletin from 1883 to 1913. Part of the: Jim Davidson Australian postcard collection, 1880-1980. Inscription: "A bird in the hand is worth two in th... More

Caricature, New Protection cartoon, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, New Protection cartoon, public domain cartoon image

Cartoon depicting the Australian Government's New Protection policy. William "Bill" Lyne, the Minister for Trade and Customs, is shown offering a "protection cake" to a "manufacturer", while a "working man" sur... More

StateLibQld 1 195727 Making herself pleasant - for the time being , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 195727 Making herself pleasant - for the time being , (s...

Making herself pleasant - for the time being : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of the suffrage movement in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Quee... More

Cartoon Against Australian Conscription, 1916

Cartoon Against Australian Conscription, 1916

A cartoon by Claude Marquet in opposition to Conscription during the 1916 plebiscite. Made for the Australian Worker in 1916.

Creating business - Livingston Hopkins

Creating business - Livingston Hopkins

1 drawing : pen and ink ; 24 x 16.5 cm. Notes Title from inscription top c.

Women suffrage cartoon

Women suffrage cartoon

Cartoon published in the Melbourne version of Punch on 14/04/1887. The caption, missing from this picture, read: "Some foolish people imagine our ladies will neglect their family duties. Quite a mistake. 3 am.... More

StateLibQld 1 191215 Mary had a little lamb , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 191215 Mary had a little lamb , (suffragette movement in...

Mary had a little lamb : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's Electoral Le... More

StateLibQld 1 192899 Her first season , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 192899 Her first season , (suffragette movement in Queen...

Her first season : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's Electoral League, ... More

StateLibQld 1 194603 An old offender , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 194603 An old offender , (suffragette movement in Queens...

An old offender : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of the suffrage movement in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's Electoral Leag... More

StateLibQld 1 195723 Moral Candidates all^ , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 195723 Moral Candidates all^ , (suffragette movement in ...

Moral Candidates all! : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of the suffrage movement in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's Electora... More

It will sink them - Australian navy photo

It will sink them - Australian navy photo

Cartoon titled "It will sink them" by Claude Marquet. It depicts the formation of the w:Commonwealth Liberal Party, commonly referred to as the "Fusion". The party's leader Alfred Deakin is shown as the head of... More

King Working-Man - A cartoon of a man sitting in a chair

King Working-Man - A cartoon of a man sitting in a chair

"King Working Man", a figure of the affiliated unions in Australia during the 1880s. Representatives of timber, shipping and sugar industry kneel at his feet.

StateLibQld 1 190519 Modern Romeo , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 190519 Modern Romeo , (suffragette movement in Queenslan...

Modern Romeo : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's Electoral League, the ... More

That call - Livingston Hopkins - Public domain portrait drawing

That call - Livingston Hopkins - Public domain portrait drawing

Description [190-] 1 drawing : pen, ink, wash ; 36.3 x 30 cm. Notes Title from inscribed sheet mounted on reverse; monogram l.r. R8856. Subjects Deakin, Alfred, 1856-1919 -- Caricatures and cartoons. | L... More

StateLibQld 1 191931 Franchise Bill and the Council , (suffragette movement in Queensland)

StateLibQld 1 191931 Franchise Bill and the Council , (suffragette mov...

Franchise Bill and the Council : [suffragette movement in Queensland] Celebrating the centenary of the suffrage movement in Queensland. On 5 January 1905, two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's... More

Cartoons by Bradley, cartoonist of the Chicago Daily News; (1917) (14748808906)

Cartoons by Bradley, cartoonist of the Chicago Daily News; (1917) (147...

Identifier: cartoonsbybradle00bradrich (find matches) Title: Cartoons by Bradley, cartoonist of the Chicago Daily News; Year: 1917 (1910s) Authors: Bradley, Luther Daniels, 1853-1917 Smith, Henry J Subjects:... More