CARTOON - THE SIMPLE LIFE
1920Scene of two men who look like drifters huddled around a fire in the bush as it rains. One of the men is cooking a chop over the fire & a billy of tea is next to it. A dog sits in front of the fire. A news paper article has been cut into 3 sections and glued to the cartoon along the bottom. The title of the article is [FEDERAL PUBLIC / SERVICE / TRAVELLING ALLOW - / ANCES]
Ben strange signature bottom right corner.
When the cartoon was published in the Western Mail on 29 July 1920 it included the newspaper article and had the following caption under the cartoon:
THE SIMPLE LIFE. It was the O.Malley who once wanted to pitch his tent in the Parliament House Grounds to eke out his miserable salary - £600 per annum and perks. N.B. - This was in the pre-salary grab days.
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The Ben Strange cartoons are historically significant as they depict many key figures linked to the history and development of both Western Australia and Australia. Political figures who regularly appeared in his cartoon’s included John ‘Happy Jack’
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City of Armadale - History House
City of Armadale - History House
Other items by Ben Strange
- CARTOON - INDUSTRIAL WRECKERS
- CARTOON - SHE'S COMING! - THE NEW TERROR
- CARTOON - ADRIFT - DROPPING THE PILOT
- CARTOON - TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD
- CARTOON - KING COAL'S GROWL
- CARTOON - THE ROAD TO ARMADALE
- CARTOON - THE LAW OF THE SUSPECT CALUMNY
- CARTOON - A LITTLE BABY WITH A BIG BOTTLE
- CARTOON - TOMMY WALKER- STILL GOING STRONG
- CARTOON - HIS TROUBLE
- CARTOON - UNDER WHICH SCALE
- CARTOON - THE WATCH DOG
Other items from City of Armadale - History House
- CARTOON - SIR WALTERS NEW MASH
- CARTOON - SANTA CLAUSE AND THE SILVER LINK
- CARTOON - THE GREAT PEACE POSTER
- CARTOON - THE LONG TREK FROM THE NORTH
- CARTOON - IN PRAISE OF BEAUTY
- CARTOON - THE STRANGE ADVENTURE OF LITTLE NOT WANTED
- CARTOON - FINANCIAL RETURN
- CARTOON - THE DECIDING FACTOR
- CARTOON - ON A GOOD WICKET
- CARTOON - THE PREMIERS CONFERENCE BOVRILISED: BUT THE STATES LIVES IN HOPE
- CARTOON - YOUR EYES HAVE TOLD ME SO
- SOUVENIR BOOKLET BLACKBOY CAMP