This is the how-to-vote card for Doug Anthony, the member for Richmond, in the 1977 Federal Election.
Anthony had been the member since 1957, having succeeded his father. In 1977, he was leader of the National Country Party and Deputy Prime Minister in the Fraser government.
He held the seat until his retirement in January 1984, following the coalition’s defeat in 1983. [Read more…]
This is a 1977 recording of “So Sing It Loud”, the song of the National Party of Australia – Queensland.
The recording was made from a 45rpm record (of the thin, cheap and bendable variety) produced by the party during 1977. The record and its cover are shown below.
The National Party’s federal leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Doug Anthony, is shown on the cover, with his wife, Margot, and the Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. [Read more…]
The night of the 1975 Federal Election was the culmination of two months of constitutional crisis and electioneering.
On November 11, 1975, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was dismissed by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr. The Opposition Leader, Malcolm Fraser, was installed as caretaker prime minister, the parliament was dissolved and a double dissolution election scheduled for December 13.
Fraser led the Coalition parties to the biggest victory ever in the House of Representatives and won control of the Senate as well. The Labor Party lost 30 seats. [Read more…]
This is a selection of audio clips from the 1975 Federal Election campaign.
A more complete collection is available from the companion website, WhitlamDismissal.com. [Read more…]
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