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December 1, 1952: Werriwa Counting Nearly Complete
March 19, 1953: Gough Whitlam’s Maiden Speech
February 9, 1967: Newspapers Report Whitlam’s Election As ALP Leader
June 9, 1967: Certainly, The Impotent Are Pure: Whitlam’s Speech To The Victorian ALP State Conference
October 1, 1969: Whitlam’s 1969 Election Policy Speech
March 8, 1971: The Malcolm Fraser We Once Knew
October 13, 1971: Paul Jones And Whitlam’s Image
November 13, 1972: When Labor Speaks, Who’s Really Talking?
November 13, 1972: It’s Time: Audio, Video And Lyrics
November 13, 1972: It’s Time: Whitlam’s 1972 Election Policy Speech
November 25, 1972: It Is Time For A Change: The Australian’s First Editorial Supporting A Change Of Government
November 27, 1972: Snedden, McMahon, Whitlam And Gair On The Campaign Trail
December 1, 1972: The Party For The Times: The Australian’s Second Editorial Endorsing Whitlam
December 2, 1972: Prime Minister William McMahon Concedes Defeat
December 20, 1972: Whitlam’s First Address To The Nation As Prime Minister
January 26, 1973: Australia Day 1973: Whitlam Announces Search For New Anthem
July 10, 1973: Whitlam’s Address To The ALP National Conference
July 30, 1973: Foreign Policy: Whitlam’s Washington Address
December 14, 1973: This Day Tonight Reviews 1973
December 17, 1973: Blue Poles: Would You Pay $1.3m For This?
March 12, 1974: Dear Prime Minister…
April 2, 1974: Whitlam Questioned On Gair Appointment
April 4, 1974: Liberal Party Announces It Will Block Supply; Whitlam Threatens Double Dissolution
April 9, 1974: Amidst Gair Affair, Killen And Daly Debate The Appropriation Bill
April 10, 1974: Whitlam Announces 1974 Double Dissolution Election
April 11, 1974: Full Poll In May: Sun
April 11, 1974: A Blow To Democracy: The Age
April 11, 1974: Sir Paul Hasluck’s 1974 Proclamation Dissolving Parliament
April 16, 1974: Address To The Nation: Gough Whitlam On Why The 1974 Election Was Called
April 23, 1974: Bill Snedden’s Address To The Nation
April 29, 1974: Whitlam’s 1974 Election Policy Speech
April 30, 1974: Opposition Leader Billy Snedden’s 1974 Election Policy Speech
May 3, 1974: An Unduly Pessimistic Nation Review
May 13, 1974: Michael Pate ALP Advertisement: 1974 Federal Election
May 18, 1974: 1974 Federal Election: The Election Night Count
May 19, 1974: The Day After: 1974 Federal Election Radio Reports
August 6, 1974: Historic Joint Sitting Of The Australian Parliament
August 6, 1974: Joint Sitting Of Parliament: Whitlam’s Opening Speech
August 15, 1974: Kerr’s First Letter to Sir Martin Charteris (Palace Letters)
August 26, 1974: Whitlam’s National Broadcast On The Budget And Inflation
September 1, 1974: Whitlam Comments On His Government’s Program
September 2, 1974: The First Letter From Martin Charteris To Sir John Kerr (Palace Letters)
September 17, 1974: Treasurer Frank Crean’s 1974 Budget Speech
October 6, 1974: Whitlam Appears On NBC’s Meet The Press
December 26, 1974: Darwin Wiped Out
January 1, 1975: Whitlam’s 1975 ALP Membership Ticket
February 6, 1975: Labor In Danger Of Losing Its Liberalism: Forell
April 10, 1975: Whitlam Proposes Optional Preferential Voting
April 19, 1975: Whitlam Would Make Australia A Republic: Joh
April 26, 1975: Bjelke-Petersen Afraid Of Gestapo Agents
May 13, 1975: Whitlam Tries To Speak Greek On 3ZZ
May 13, 1975: Whitlam’s Report To The Nation On CHOGM And US Visit
June 8, 1975: Alan Ramsey: Hawke The Squawk
June 10, 1975: Whitlam’s Press Conference Following Ministerial Reshuffle
June 11, 1975: $4000m Loan Letters
June 13, 1975: The Australian: Let Us See The Khemlani Letter
June 13, 1975: John Jost: Previewing The Bass By-Election
June 13, 1975: Paul Kelly: Fraser Gets A Gift Shot
June 13, 1975: Gallup Poll: Labor’s Vote Slumps
June 18, 1975: Fraser Alleges Gerrymander
June 27, 1975: PM, Teacher Clash At Bass Meeting
June 28, 1975: Bass By-Election: Labor In Need Of A Miracle
June 29, 1975: Sunday Observer: Get Out Gough
June 30, 1975: Fraser: We’ll Win Any Federal Election Now
June 30, 1975: Australian Editorial: Bass Thumps Whitlam
June 30, 1975: Collette Cartoon: Bass By-Election
July 1, 1975: Tanner Cartoon: Bass By-Election
July 9, 1975: Parliament Recalled To Debate Loans Affair
July 9, 1975: Loans Affair: Special One-Day Sitting
July 11, 1975: PM’s Birthday Blast
July 11, 1975: Bruce Petty Loans Affair Cartoon
August 1, 1975: Whitlam Promises To Drink More
August 16, 1975: Gurindji Land Ceremony
September 30, 1975: Whitlam Attends Funeral Of Jack Lang
October 14, 1975: Ellicott Says The Governor-General Will Have To Dismiss Whitlam If Supply Is Blocked
October 14, 1975: Rex Connor Resigns As Loans Affair Delivers Fraser’s “Reprehensible Circumstances”
October 15, 1975: The Age: “Go now, go decently”
October 15, 1975: Fraser Announces The Coalition Will Block Supply
October 15, 1975: Whitlam Responds To Fraser’s Decision To Block Supply: Parliamentary Democracy Is Under Challenge
October 15, 1975: Senator Withers Moves To Defer Passage Of The Supply Bills
October 15, 1975: Palindromic Pro-Consul Speaks Out
October 15, 1975: October 15, 1975: A Big and Dramatic Day In Australian Politics
October 16, 1975: It’s Chaos! Canberra Deadlock
October 16, 1975: It’s Government By Crisis
October 16, 1975: Reporting The First Day Of The Constitutional Crisis
October 16, 1975: The First Day Of The Constitutional Crisis
October 19, 1975: Bob Ellicott Says Governor-General Has Power To Dismiss Whitlam
October 19, 1975: Whitlam Maintains Attack On Opposition In Weekly TV Addresses
October 19, 1975: Fraser Says Blocking Supply Is Justified By Economic Circumstances And Government Scandals
November 6, 1975: Five Days Before The Dismissal, Michael Willesee Interviews Gough Whitlam
November 10, 1975: Sir Garfield Barwick’s Advice To Sir John Kerr
November 11, 1975: On The Morning Of The Dismissal
November 11, 1975: Sir John Kerr’s Letter Of Dismissal
November 11, 1975: Kerr’s Statement Of Reasons
November 11, 1975: Lunchtime On November 11: The Media Reacts To The Calling Of A Half Senate Election
November 11, 1975: Fraser’s Acceptance Of A Caretaker Commission
November 11, 1975: Whitlam Sacked: Front Page Of Adelaide News
November 11, 1975: Kerr’s Proclamation Dissolving Parliament
November 11, 1975: Gough Whitlam’s Post-Dismissal Press Conference
November 12, 1975: Sir John Was Wrong: The Age
November 12, 1975: Peter Bowers: Bulldog Becomes The Underdog
November 12, 1975: Cutting The Knot: Sydney Morning Herald Editorial
November 12, 1975: Vice-Regal Notice – November 11
November 12, 1975: Selected Audio Clips From The Constitutional Crisis
November 17, 1975: Letter From The Queen’s Private Secretary
November 24, 1975: Whitlam’s 1975 Election Policy Speech
November 26, 1975: Doug Anthony’s 1975 Country Party Policy Speech
December 10, 1975: The Sun: Snedden Cuts, Fraser No!
December 10, 1975: Selected Audio Clips From The 1975 Election Campaign
December 14, 1975: Sunday Observer: “Thank Bloody Christ”
December 15, 1975: A Lack Of Communication?
January 26, 1976: Kerr’s 1976 Australia Day Message
September 1, 1976: Kerr Speaks Of The Queen And Young People
September 9, 1976: The Death Of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
November 11, 1976: It’s Time For A New Constitution
February 8, 1977: Whitlam’s 10th Anniversary As ALP Leader
July 19, 1977: Kerr’s Retirement in London (Palace Letters)
November 1, 1977: Sir John Kerr Drunk At The Melbourne Cup
November 17, 1977: Whitlam’s 1977 Election Policy Speech
November 28, 1977: 1977 Federal Election: Whitlam Addresses ALP Election Rally At Moorabbin Town Hall
November 30, 1977: Did The Earth Move For You Too, Dear…
December 10, 1977: Whitlam Resigns The ALP Leadership Following Election Defeat
December 10, 1977: Whitlam Concedes Defeat, Resigns Leadership
February 9, 1978: Fraser Appoints Kerr Ambassador To UNESCO
March 2, 1978: Kerr Quits UNESCO Ambassadorship; Fraser’s Parliamentary Statement
April 28, 1978: Whitlam’s T.J. Ryan Memorial Lecture: “Reform During Recession – The Way Ahead”
February 8, 1979: Whitlam Launches “The Truth Of The Matter”
July 4, 1980: Whitlam And McClelland Speak At NSW Labor Lawyers Dinner
November 11, 1980: Five Years After The Dismissal, Whitlam Speaks To Derryn Hinch
September 1, 1983: Il Dismissale: Max Gillies On The Dismissal
November 10, 1985: Ten Years On, Channel 9’s Sunday Program Remembers The Dismissal
November 11, 1985: Whitlam Interviewed By Willesee On 10th Anniversary of The Dismissal
November 11, 1985: Gough Whitlam Interviewed On The 10th Anniversary Of The Dismissal
November 11, 1985: The National Remembers The Whitlam Dismissal And Talks To Albert Patrick Field
November 11, 1985: Four Corners: 10th Anniversary Of The Dismissal
November 15, 1985: Future Directions For Reform In Australia
November 11, 1987: Sir John Kerr Breaks His Silence And Talks To Geoffrey Robertson
July 30, 1990: Centenary Of Arbor Day
March 25, 1991: Sir John Kerr Dies, 76
April 9, 1991: Keating On Kerr
April 28, 1991: Margaret Whitlam: The CIA Might Have Been Involved
May 1, 1993: Whitlam’s Account Of November 11
November 11, 1994: Australia Needs A New Flag
November 8, 1995: Whitlam: The Coup Twenty Years After
November 11, 1995: Twentieth Anniversary: Maintain Your Rage And Enthusiasm
November 11, 1995: 20 Years On: Four Corners Remembers The Dismissal
July 11, 1996: Howard Congratulates Whitlam On Turning 80
February 9, 1997: Whitlam’s Address At The Opening Of The Trade Union Education Foundation
July 8, 1997: Whitlam Comments On Barwick’s Letter To Kerr
July 25, 1997: Whitlam Address To Murdoch University Student Law Society
August 15, 1997: Gough Whitlam’s Eulogy For Lance Barnard: “My Oldest And Best Mate”
May 17, 1999: Whitlam’s Speech At The 175th Anniversary Of The Supreme Court Of NSW
July 17, 1999: Kevin Newman, Former Fraser Minister, Dies, 65
May 24, 2000: That Politicians Have Lost Their Sense Of Humour
November 10, 2000: Brandis: Kerr “A Good And Decent Man Demonised”
November 11, 2000: 25th Anniversary Of The Dismissal
November 11, 2000: Some Effects And Interpretations Of The Whitlam Dismissal
November 11, 2000: Opening The Dismissal Exhibition: Speech By Gough Whitlam
November 11, 2000: Constitutional Changes After 1975
March 10, 2001: Buckingham Palace Regrets
May 8, 2001: Centenary Of ALP Caucus 1901-2001: Whitlam Speech
November 1, 2001: Constitutional Conventions in Australia
November 1, 2001: Casual Senate Vacancies And The Whitlam Government
November 1, 2001: Choosing Governments in the Westminster System
November 1, 2001: Key Questions Arising from the Whitlam Dismissal
November 1, 2001: Out Of Empire: Monash University Course Notes
January 5, 2002: Has Malcolm Changed?
March 11, 2002: Whitlam On His Appointment Of Kerr
July 11, 2002: Birthday Boy Proposes Major ALP Reforms
October 31, 2002: Whitlam Says Kerr Needed Frequent Drying Out
November 10, 2002: Whitlam In His Own Words
December 2, 2002: The Relevance Of The Whitlam Government Today
June 30, 2003: Maintain the Rag, A Celebration of the Whitlam Years
October 12, 2003: Jim Cairns, Conscience Of Labor, Dies, 89
July 24, 2004: Whitlam’s Message To The Liberal Party’s Killen Dinner
August 6, 2004: Joint Sitting 30th Anniversary
January 18, 2005: Whitlam’s Tribute To Mark Latham
May 25, 2005: Graham Kennedy, The King, Dies, 71
June 5, 2005: Philhellenes And Philologists: NSW Teachers Of Modern Greek
November 11, 2005: Howard Defends Kerr
November 11, 2005: The Dismissal – 30th Anniversary
December 21, 2005: Cutler Advised Kerr To Warn Whitlam
December 31, 2005: 1975 Cabinet Papers Released
May 7, 2006: Richard Carleton, A Face From The Dismissal, Dies, 62
July 11, 2006: Whitlam, Grand Old Man Of Australian Politics, Turns 90
January 6, 2007: Santamaria’s Role In The Dismissal
January 19, 2007: Gough Whitlam’s Eulogy For Sir James Killen
February 2, 2007: Paul Jones, Creator Of ‘It’s Time’ Advertisement, Dies
April 28, 2007: Gough and Margaret Whitlam Awarded ALP National Life Membership
June 4, 2007: Tom Burns Dies, 75; Accompanied Whitlam On Historic China Visit
July 11, 2007: Gough Whitlam, 91 Years Young
October 13, 2007: Kim Beazley snr, Whitlam’s Education Minister, Dies, 90
March 15, 2008: Hardman And Hater, Cameron Bows Out With Fire Still Burning
January 2, 2010: Alexandra Hasluck: How One Strong Woman Changed The Course Of Australian History
April 12, 2011: How The Queen Heard About Whitlam’s Dismissal
March 17, 2012: Margaret Whitlam Dies, 92
March 23, 2012: Parliamentary Tributes To Margaret Whitlam
June 6, 2012: Malcolm Fraser’s Whitlam Oration
August 24, 2012: Mason: The Third Man In Whitlam’s Downfall
August 26, 2012: Whitlam Comments On Hocking’s Biography
August 26, 2012: When Murdoch Fought Whitlam
August 27, 2012: Mason Disputes Details But Largely Confirms Kerr’s Account Of Their Discussions
February 24, 2013: Joan Child, First Female ALP Member Of House, First Female Speaker, Dies, 91
July 11, 2013: Whitlam Turns 97
September 24, 2013: A New World (for sure): The Labor Years 1972-75
October 10, 2013: Whitlam Votes In ALP Leadership Election
July 11, 2014: Whitlam Turns 98
October 21, 2014: GOUGH WHITLAM DIES AT 98
October 21, 2014: House Of Representatives Marks Death Of Gough Whitlam
October 24, 2014: Abbott Announces Memorial Service For Gough Whitlam
October 27, 2014: House Of Representatives Condolences For Gough Whitlam Continue
October 27, 2014: Senate Condolences For Gough Whitlam
October 28, 2014: House Of Representatives Condolences For Whitlam Conclude