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Cartoon from 1965 Springboks series

Cartoon from 1965 Springboks series

Although the call for 'No Maoris – No Tour' gained momentum after 1960, how South Africa selected its team was widely regarded as its own business. Beating the Springboks was still a source of national pride, as indicated in this 1965 cartoon by Nevile Lodge of Wellington's Evening Post.

Alexander Turnbull Library
Cartoonist: Nevile Lodge
Reference: B-137-285
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

How to cite this page: 'Cartoon from 1965 Springboks series', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/cartoon-from-1965-springbok-series, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 7-Aug-2007

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