The chronology shown on this page shows all posts on WhitlamDismissal.com, including newspaper clippings from the period, as well as audio and video items.
1952
- Werriwa Counting Nearly Complete December 1, 1952
1953
- Gough Whitlam’s Maiden Speech March 19, 1953
1967
- Newspapers Report Whitlam’s Election As ALP Leader February 9, 1967
- Certainly, The Impotent Are Pure: Whitlam’s Speech To The Victorian ALP State Conference June 9, 1967
1969
- Whitlam’s 1969 Election Policy Speech October 1, 1969
1971
- The Malcolm Fraser We Once Knew March 8, 1971
- Paul Jones And Whitlam’s Image October 13, 1971
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 13, 1972
- It Is Time For A Change: The Australian’s First Editorial Supporting A Change Of Government November 25, 1972
- Snedden, McMahon, Whitlam And Gair On The Campaign Trail November 27, 1972
- The Party For The Times: The Australian’s Second Editorial Endorsing Whitlam December 1, 1972
- Prime Minister William McMahon Concedes Defeat December 2, 1972
- Whitlam’s First Address To The Nation As Prime Minister December 20, 1972
1973
- Australia Day 1973: Whitlam Announces Search For New Anthem January 26, 1973
- Whitlam’s Address To The ALP National Conference July 10, 1973
- Foreign Policy: Whitlam’s Washington Address July 30, 1973
- This Day Tonight Reviews 1973 December 14, 1973
- Blue Poles: Would You Pay $1.3m For This? December 17, 1973
1974
- Dear Prime Minister… March 12, 1974
- Whitlam Questioned On Gair Appointment April 2, 1974
- Liberal Party Announces It Will Block Supply; Whitlam Threatens Double Dissolution April 4, 1974
- Amidst Gair Affair, Killen And Daly Debate The Appropriation Bill April 9, 1974
- Whitlam Announces 1974 Double Dissolution Election April 10, 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 11, 1974
- Address To The Nation: Gough Whitlam On Why The 1974 Election Was Called April 16, 1974
- Bill Snedden’s Address To The Nation April 23, 1974
- Whitlam’s 1974 Election Policy Speech April 29, 1974
- Opposition Leader Billy Snedden’s 1974 Election Policy Speech April 30, 1974
- An Unduly Pessimistic Nation Review May 3, 1974
- Michael Pate ALP Advertisement: 1974 Federal Election May 13, 1974
- 1974 Federal Election: The Election Night Count May 18, 1974
- The Day After: 1974 Federal Election Radio Reports May 19, 1974
- Historic Joint Sitting Of The Australian Parliament August 6, 1974
- Joint Sitting Of Parliament: Whitlam’s Opening Speech August 6, 1974
- Kerr’s First Letter to Sir Martin Charteris (Palace Letters) August 15, 1974
- Whitlam’s National Broadcast On The Budget And Inflation August 26, 1974
- Whitlam Comments On His Government’s Program September 1, 1974
- The First Letter From Martin Charteris To Sir John Kerr (Palace Letters) September 2, 1974
- Treasurer Frank Crean’s 1974 Budget Speech September 17, 1974
- Whitlam Appears On NBC’s Meet The Press October 6, 1974
- Darwin Wiped Out December 26, 1974
1975
- Whitlam’s 1975 ALP Membership Ticket January 1, 1975
- Labor In Danger Of Losing Its Liberalism: Forell February 6, 1975
- Whitlam Proposes Optional Preferential Voting April 10, 1975
- Whitlam Would Make Australia A Republic: Joh April 19, 1975
- Bjelke-Petersen Afraid Of Gestapo Agents April 26, 1975
- Whitlam Tries To Speak Greek On 3ZZ May 13, 1975
- Whitlam’s Report To The Nation On CHOGM And US Visit May 13, 1975
- Alan Ramsey: Hawke The Squawk June 8, 1975
- Whitlam’s Press Conference Following Ministerial Reshuffle June 10, 1975
- $4000m Loan Letters June 11, 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 13, 1975
- Fraser Alleges Gerrymander June 18, 1975
- PM, Teacher Clash At Bass Meeting June 27, 1975
- Bass By-Election: Labor In Need Of A Miracle June 28, 1975
- Sunday Observer: Get Out Gough June 29, 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 June 30, 1975
- Tanner Cartoon: Bass By-Election July 1, 1975
- Parliament Recalled To Debate Loans Affair July 9, 1975
- Loans Affair: Special One-Day Sitting July 9, 1975
- PM’s Birthday Blast July 11, 1975
- Bruce Petty Loans Affair Cartoon July 11, 1975
- Whitlam Promises To Drink More August 1, 1975
- Gurindji Land Ceremony August 16, 1975
- Whitlam Attends Funeral Of Jack Lang September 30, 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 14, 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 15, 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 16, 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 October 19, 1975
- Five Days Before The Dismissal, Michael Willesee Interviews Gough Whitlam November 6, 1975
- Sir Garfield Barwick’s Advice To Sir John Kerr November 10, 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 11, 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 12, 1975
- Letter From The Queen’s Private Secretary November 17, 1975
- Whitlam’s 1975 Election Policy Speech November 24, 1975
- Doug Anthony’s 1975 Country Party Policy Speech November 26, 1975
- The Sun: Snedden Cuts, Fraser No! December 10, 1975
- Selected Audio Clips From The 1975 Election Campaign December 10, 1975
- Sunday Observer: “Thank Bloody Christ” December 14, 1975
- A Lack Of Communication? December 15, 1975
1976
- Kerr’s 1976 Australia Day Message January 26, 1976
- Kerr Speaks Of The Queen And Young People September 1, 1976
- The Death Of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung September 9, 1976
- It’s Time For A New Constitution November 11, 1976
1977
- Whitlam’s 10th Anniversary As ALP Leader February 8, 1977
- Kerr’s Retirement in London (Palace Letters) July 19, 1977
- Sir John Kerr Drunk At The Melbourne Cup November 1, 1977
- Whitlam’s 1977 Election Policy Speech November 17, 1977
- 1977 Federal Election: Whitlam Addresses ALP Election Rally At Moorabbin Town Hall November 28, 1977
- Did The Earth Move For You Too, Dear… November 30, 1977
- Whitlam Resigns The ALP Leadership Following Election Defeat December 10, 1977
- Whitlam Concedes Defeat, Resigns Leadership December 10, 1977
1978
- Fraser Appoints Kerr Ambassador To UNESCO February 9, 1978
- Kerr Quits UNESCO Ambassadorship; Fraser’s Parliamentary Statement March 2, 1978
- Whitlam’s T.J. Ryan Memorial Lecture: “Reform During Recession – The Way Ahead” April 28, 1978
1979
- Whitlam Launches “The Truth Of The Matter” February 8, 1979
1980
- Whitlam And McClelland Speak At NSW Labor Lawyers Dinner July 4, 1980
- Five Years After The Dismissal, Whitlam Speaks To Derryn Hinch November 11, 1980
1983
- Il Dismissale: Max Gillies On The Dismissal September 1, 1983
1987
- Sir John Kerr Breaks His Silence And Talks To Geoffrey Robertson November 11, 1987
1990
- Centenary Of Arbor Day July 30, 1990
1991
- Sir John Kerr Dies, 76 March 25, 1991
- Keating On Kerr April 9, 1991
- Margaret Whitlam: The CIA Might Have Been Involved April 28, 1991
1993
- Whitlam’s Account Of November 11 May 1, 1993
1994
- Australia Needs A New Flag November 11, 1994
1995
- Whitlam: The Coup Twenty Years After November 8, 1995
- Twentieth Anniversary: Maintain Your Rage And Enthusiasm November 11, 1995
- 20 Years On: Four Corners Remembers The Dismissal November 11, 1995
1996
- Howard Congratulates Whitlam On Turning 80 July 11, 1996
1997
- Whitlam’s Address At The Opening Of The Trade Union Education Foundation February 9, 1997
- Whitlam Comments On Barwick’s Letter To Kerr July 8, 1997
- Whitlam Address To Murdoch University Student Law Society July 25, 1997
- Gough Whitlam’s Eulogy For Lance Barnard: “My Oldest And Best Mate” August 15, 1997
1999
- Whitlam’s Speech At The 175th Anniversary Of The Supreme Court Of NSW May 17, 1999
- Kevin Newman, Former Fraser Minister, Dies, 65 July 17, 1999
2000
- That Politicians Have Lost Their Sense Of Humour May 24, 2000
- Brandis: Kerr “A Good And Decent Man Demonised” November 10, 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 November 11, 2000
2001
- Buckingham Palace Regrets March 10, 2001
- Centenary Of ALP Caucus 1901-2001: Whitlam Speech May 8, 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 November 1, 2001
2002
- Has Malcolm Changed? January 5, 2002
- Whitlam On His Appointment Of Kerr March 11, 2002
- Birthday Boy Proposes Major ALP Reforms July 11, 2002
- Whitlam Says Kerr Needed Frequent Drying Out October 31, 2002
- Whitlam In His Own Words November 10, 2002
- The Relevance Of The Whitlam Government Today December 2, 2002
2003
- Maintain the Rag, A Celebration of the Whitlam Years June 30, 2003
- Jim Cairns, Conscience Of Labor, Dies, 89 October 12, 2003
2004
- Whitlam’s Message To The Liberal Party’s Killen Dinner July 24, 2004
- Joint Sitting 30th Anniversary August 6, 2004
2005
- Whitlam’s Tribute To Mark Latham January 18, 2005
- Graham Kennedy, The King, Dies, 71 May 25, 2005
- Philhellenes And Philologists: NSW Teachers Of Modern Greek June 5, 2005
- Howard Defends Kerr November 11, 2005
- The Dismissal – 30th Anniversary November 11, 2005
- Cutler Advised Kerr To Warn Whitlam December 21, 2005
- 1975 Cabinet Papers Released December 31, 2005
2006
- Richard Carleton, A Face From The Dismissal, Dies, 62 May 7, 2006
- Whitlam, Grand Old Man Of Australian Politics, Turns 90 July 11, 2006
2007
- Santamaria’s Role In The Dismissal January 6, 2007
- Gough Whitlam’s Eulogy For Sir James Killen January 19, 2007
- Paul Jones, Creator Of ‘It’s Time’ Advertisement, Dies February 2, 2007
- Gough and Margaret Whitlam Awarded ALP National Life Membership April 28, 2007
- Tom Burns Dies, 75; Accompanied Whitlam On Historic China Visit June 4, 2007
- Gough Whitlam, 91 Years Young July 11, 2007
- Kim Beazley snr, Whitlam’s Education Minister, Dies, 90 October 13, 2007
2008
- Hardman And Hater, Cameron Bows Out With Fire Still Burning March 15, 2008
2010
2011
- How The Queen Heard About Whitlam’s Dismissal April 12, 2011
2012
- Margaret Whitlam Dies, 92 March 17, 2012
- Parliamentary Tributes To Margaret Whitlam March 23, 2012
- Malcolm Fraser’s Whitlam Oration June 6, 2012
- Mason: The Third Man In Whitlam’s Downfall August 24, 2012
- Whitlam Comments On Hocking’s Biography August 26, 2012
- When Murdoch Fought Whitlam August 26, 2012
- Mason Disputes Details But Largely Confirms Kerr’s Account Of Their Discussions August 27, 2012
2013
- Joan Child, First Female ALP Member Of House, First Female Speaker, Dies, 91 February 24, 2013
- Whitlam Turns 97 July 11, 2013
- A New World (for sure): The Labor Years 1972-75 September 24, 2013
- Whitlam Votes In ALP Leadership Election October 10, 2013
2014
- Whitlam Turns 98 July 11, 2014
- GOUGH WHITLAM DIES AT 98 October 21, 2014
- House Of Representatives Marks Death Of Gough Whitlam October 21, 2014
- Abbott Announces Memorial Service For Gough Whitlam October 24, 2014
- House Of Representatives Condolences For Gough Whitlam Continue October 27, 2014
- Senate Condolences For Gough Whitlam October 27, 2014
- House Of Representatives Condolences For Whitlam Conclude October 28, 2014