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Dealing with the Depression cartoon

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Dealing with the Depression cartoon

This cartoon shows flustered Coalition leaders George Forbes and Gordon Coates struggling to deal with the Depression in 1933.

By that time the Depression was entering its fourth year, and many New Zealanders were disillusioned with the government's response. The New Zealand Legion was a manifestation of that dissatisfaction.

Credit

W. Macbeth, ‘Turning the Corner’, National Opinion, 1, 5, 5 October 1933, p.4

How to cite this page

Dealing with the Depression cartoon, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/dealing-depression-cartoon, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated