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City of Armadale - History House > Records

CARTOON - IN TROUBLED WATERS

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Ben Strange

1921

Subcollections

Ben Strange Cartoon Collection

Overview

This hand drawn black and white cartoon features a single smoke stack cargo ship sailing in rough waters towards cliffs. The ship has the name [H.M.S THE STATE] printed on the bow and the [STRIKES] written on the cliffs at an angle going bottom left up to the right. Ben Strange signature, in white, located near the bottom left corner

The full page cartoon was published in the Western Mail ,20 January 1921, page 8 of the papers pictorial section with the caption underneath the cartoon:
IN TROUBLED WATERS

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’

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1999.63

Material

Ink

Paper

Pencil

Keywords

Western Mail Newspaper

West Australian - Newspaper

Industrial Relations

BIRTWISTLE Ivor T Mr L/Cpl

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Sunday, 14 July, 2024

Completeness

83

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