Queensland's Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

Sir Joh was actually born in New Zealand in 1911, but his family moved to Kingaroy in 1913. Demonstrating a good deal of ingenuity on the farm he went on to become the Country Party member for the seat Nanango (now Barambah) and politics in Australia would never be the same again...

Sir Joh became Premier of Queensland in 1968 eventually losing it in 1987, and during the intervening period whatever you might have thought about what he was doing, he definitely had a way about him - he refered to press conferences as "feeding the chooks". Better still for the chickens, what he was up to was certainly news worthy. For this gallery we offer a selection of cartoons spanning 1974, when he made it obvious to the Whitlam Government that he was a force to be reckoned with, finishing with the now famous "Joh For PM" campaign and his eventual loss of power in 1987.

One "chook's" perspective, enjoy!

PS. for the tour minded, the tour starts here.

Handling Public Protest

• 5th December 1977, Working on the cabinet.
• 9th November 1978, Dealing with protesters..

Aurukun and Mornington Island

• 10th November 1977, Leading astray...
• 30th March 1978, Fighting for land...
• 4th April 1978, Signs of dissent.

Dealing with the federal Labor Party

• 2nd December 1974, It looks rough!
• 14th November 1977, A comeback for Gough.

Dealing with the federal Liberal Party

• 12th February 1975, Riding the whale!
• 19th February 1975, Moving ahead with trade.
• 5th October 1976, Eclipsed!
• 10th April 1978, Looking for a solution...

Floh launches her pumkin scones

• 20th October 1983, Pumpkin or Uranium?

Trouble with the Power Unions

• 18th February 1985, The wonders of electric light...
• 16th April 1985, Dissent from the church.
• 18th April 1985, Cheap Accommodation!

Saying it with choclate!

• 29th January 1985, Foreign policy in chocolate.
• 30th January 1985, The Choclate War and the Nuclear Debate.
• 31st January 1985, A sweetener, perhaps?

Joh For PM

• 9th February 1987, Going Federal.
• 30th March 1987, Making for Canberra.
• 13th April 1987, Clean Bowled!
• 4th June 1987, Surprised!

The End.

• 8th October 1987, On the lookout.
• 9th November 1987, Missed out!
• 27th November 1987, Deposed!
• 27th November 1987, Ooops!
• 3rd December 1987, Retirement.

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