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A photograph of Mr Squiggle and Rocket. The rocket is silver decorated with black, orange and white paint. It has green and white tubing and wires, one of the tubes attaches to a felt umbrella. The rocket also has a small circle window with a black frame. Mr Squiggle puppet with blue hair and a pencil for a nose. He is wearing a yellow pinafore with a red bow around the neck, green and black striped sleeves and leggings. He has white gloves, and yellow clog-like shoes that curve at the toes. His nose is a large red pencil with a piece of black oil pastel inserted at one end. Attached to his head is a long tapered green and black striped hat.

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Mr Squiggle, 1958 and Rocket about 1975. National Museum of Australia

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A close up photo of Mr Squiggles face and long pointy green and teal hat.

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Mr Squiggle, 1958. National Museum of Australia

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Mr Squiggle puppet with blue hair and a pencil for a nose. He is wearing a yellow pinafore with a red bow around the neck, green and black striped sleeves and leggings. He has white gloves, and yellow clog-like shoes that curve at the toes. His nose is a large red pencil with a piece of black oil pastel inserted at one end. Attached to his head is a long tapered green and black striped hat.

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Mr Squiggle, 1958. National Museum of Australia

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A close up photograph of Mr Squiggle showing his face and upper torso.

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Mr Squiggle, 1958. National Museum of Australia

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A close up photograph of Mr Squiggle showing his face and torso.

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Mr Squiggle, 1958. National Museum of Australia

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A close up of Mr Squiggles face showing his pencil nose.

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Mr Squiggle, 1958. National Museum of Australia

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A Photograph of Mr Squiggle and Blackboard.

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Mr Squiggle, 1958 and Blackboard, 1959. National Museum of Australia

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A blackboard puppet with two legs at the bottom and strings attached at the top. The board features a face with a blue frame and two protruding pegs. There is a string attached to the mouth which opens outward. Attached to the legs are orange painted shoes with white pom-poms and green felt on the bottom.

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Blackboard, 1959. National Museum of Australia

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A puppet named Bill Steamshovel, in the form of an excavator. Bill Steamshovel consists of a red, yellow and green wooden control room connected to which are foam tread tyres and a foam neck. At the end of the neck is a red and yellow excavator head with a checkered hat and hair made from strands of black rubber. Tied around the neck is a red and white handkerchief.

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Bill Steamshovel, 1962. National Museum of Australia

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A puppet named Bill Steamshovel, in the form of an excavator. Bill Steamshovel consists of a red, yellow and green wooden control room connected to which are foam tread tyres and a foam neck. At the end of the neck is a red and yellow excavator head with a checkered hat and hair made from strands of black rubber. Tied around the neck is a red and white handkerchief.

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Bill Steamshovel, 1962. National Museum of Australia

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A puppet of a snail named Gus. Gus has an orange body, a tuft of black hair, orange and yellow antennas, brown eyes and a pink felt tongue. Attached to its back is a television box with two knobs, a screen featuring an image of Gus’s head surrounded by a gold frame, and printed text that reads ‘GUS/TV’. Attached to the top of the television is a yellow flowerpot with a red flower, sitting atop a doily.

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Gus the Snail's flowerpot, 1977. National Museum of Australia

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A puppet of a snail named Gus. Gus has an orange body, a tuft of black hair, orange and yellow antennas, brown eyes and a pink felt tongue. Attached to its back is a television box with two knobs, a screen featuring an image of Gus’s head surrounded by a gold frame, and printed text that reads ‘GUS/TV’. Attached to the top of the television is a yellow flowerpot with a red flower, sitting atop a doily.

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Gus the Snail, 1977. National Museum of Australia

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A puppet of a snail named Gus. Gus has an orange body, a tuft of black hair, orange and yellow antennas, brown eyes and a pink felt tongue. Attached to its back is a television box with two knobs, a screen featuring an image of Gus’s head surrounded by a gold frame, and printed text that reads ‘GUS/TV’. Attached to the top of the television is a yellow flowerpot with a red flower, sitting atop a doily.

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Gus the Snail, 1977. National Museum of Australia

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A photograph of Nicky the puppet, he has bright orange hair and is wearing a green short sleeve shirt, brown shorts and a red and yellow tie. On his legs are green socks and yellow clog-like shoes.

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Nicky, 1950s. National Museum of Australia

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A photo of wooden puppet dog called Noodle. Noodle has a black, brown and white painted body, felt ears and green felt soles attached to its feet. Noodle has green painted eyes and a red felt tongue.

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Noodle, 1950s. National Museum of Australia

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A photo of two string puppets. Right is a puppet of a boy named Nicky, he has bright orange hair and is wearing a green short sleeve shirt, brown shorts and a red and yellow tie. On his legs are green socks and yellow clog-like shoes. Left is a wooden puppet of a dog called Noodle. Noodle has a black, brown and white painted body, felt ears and green felt soles attached to its feet. Noodle has green painted eyes and a red felt tongue.

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Nicky and Noodle, 1950s. National Museum of Australia

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A photo of two string puppets. Right is a puppet of a boy named Nicky, he has bright orange hair and is wearing a green short sleeve shirt, brown shorts and a red and yellow tie. On his legs are green socks and yellow clog-like shoes. Left is a wooden puppet of a dog called Noodle. Noodle has a black, brown and white painted body, felt ears and green felt soles attached to its feet. Noodle has green painted eyes and a red felt tongue.

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Nicky and Noodle, 1950s. National Museum of Australia

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A finished squiggle on pink paper glued to card. The squiggle features an octopus wearing a cap, swinging a ball between two tennis racquets held in two of its tentacles.

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Squiggle sketch, 1990s. National Museum of Australia

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More images

Mr Squiggle launch photographs
Mr Squiggle and Friends media footage
The Hetheringtons with Mr Squiggle and Friends
Norman Hetherington’s suitcase
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