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Cartoon - Water Quotas

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ProvenanceCartoon created by Norm Mitchell and donated by his wife Joan Mitchell. Created by Mitchell while he worked for The News in Adelaide.SignificanceThe cartoon is part of a collection of more than 200 artworks created by Norm Mitchell and donated by his wife Joan. This collection comprises original drawings by the artist Norm Mitchell who worked as Editorial Cartoonist for the Murdoch owned paper The News in Adelaide from 1950 until his death in 1980. The cartoons are a humorous and generally cynical expose of topical issues in the social, political and administrative history of South Australia. Mitchell’s use of everyday language and concepts delivered a particular outlook on South Australian life, events and politics. Mitchell was afforded national recognition in 1975 when he was awarded the 42nd Walkley Award for the best Australian cartoon for a comment on opinion-poll driven politics. Greatly admired by his contemporaries and the public, Mitchell was prolific, producing one cartoon a day for 48 weeks of the year during his 30 years with the paper.DescriptionThis is a hand drawn cartoon refering to the condition of water & supply in SA and the Amendment Act1969, of the Water Conservation Act 1936. The cartoon depicts a man reading in a bath full of water, while two politicians creep behind him to light a fire under the metal bath. Both of the politicans are dressed as caricature 'natives' wearing grass skirts and and chest plaques and one of them is the figure of Don Dunstan. In the top left corner the caption reads "Water quotas exceeded - Govt warning". In the cartoon the artist is suggesting the politicans are destroying previous water regulations by setting them on fire and punishing water wasters by boiling them alive. The artwork is signed 'Mitchell" in the bottom right corner. The label associated with the cartoon reads "The Amendment Act, 1969, of the Water Conservation Act 1936, meant water restrictions applied for a short period during summer 1969-70.'Creator (person) Creator (organisation)Norm MitchellAcknowledgement Date of Creation1969Date of Usage1969Materialpaper
Accession NumberHT 2003.0981 c

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