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This cartoon refers to Wellington’s inability to stage illuminations during the peace celebrations because of the coal shortage.
Image: New Zealand Freelance, 16 July 1919.
'Peace illuminations in Wellington cartoon', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/cartoon-re-illuminations-wellington, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 27-Aug-2014
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