This 1969 cartoon by Eric Heath shows a sheep's coat unravelling off its back, having been snagged on thistles labelled 1965, 1967 and 1968. Heath was commenting on the effect of the sudden drop in wool prices in the latter 1960s.
Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: A-311-4-010 Cartoonist: Heath, Eric Walmsley 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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'Wool industry cartoon', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/wool-industry-cartoon, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 7-Jan-2014
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