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Cast adrift from ANZUS cartoon

‘I just never thought they’d really cast us adrift’, 1986. New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance threatened its military alliance with Australia and the United States.

This image Appears In 2 Articles:

  • Watersiders' loyalty card, 1951
    The Cold War
  • Nuclear-free badges
    Nuclear-free New Zealand

Keywords

protest
international relations
nuclear free
anzus
cartoon
cold war
1980s
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Cartoonist: Nevile Sidney Lodge
Reference: B-136-485
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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