CARTOON - THE SIMPLE LIFE

1920
Overview

Scene 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.

Historical information

HIGH
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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Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1999.83
Material
Year
1920
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Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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