Cartoons on the Great Depression in Aotearoa New Zealand
A DigitalNZ Story by National Library Services to Schools
A series of cartoons depict the social, political and economic scene of Aotearoa New Zealand during the Great Depression.
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
The great depression began internationally with the Wall Street sharemarket collapse of October 1929, although the subsequent downturn was complicated by poor monetary and economic policies in the major financial centres.
Source: Economic history — Inter-war years and the great depression, Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
CARTOONS ON THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Dealing with the Depression cartoon
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The great depression, 1932
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Pull together Depression cartoon, 1933
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Economic nationalism cartoon, 1933
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Depression, 1928
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Mushroom season cartoon, 1933
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Xmas cheer for the unemployed
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
'A gleam of hope' cartoon, 1933
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
NZ under control of Tooley Street cartoon
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
This story was curated and compiled by Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa | National Library of New Zealand, Services to Schools staff, April 2022.