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Not just for this life : Gough Whitlam remembered / edited by Wendy Guest & Gary Gray.
Van Pelt Library DU117.2.W47 N68 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Whitlam, Gough, 1916-2014.
- Whitlam, Gough.
- Whitlam, Gough, 1916-2014--Political and social views.
- Prime ministers--Australia.
- Prime ministers.
- Social change--Political aspects--Australia.
- Social change.
- Social change--Law and legislation--Australia.
- Politics and government.
- Social change--Political aspects.
- Political and social views.
- Australia--Politics and government--1972-1975.
- Australia.
- Physical Description:
- 292 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, N.S.W. NewSouth Publishing, 2016.
- Summary:
- Not Just For This Life is a salute and tribute to Gough Whitlam, commemorating what would have been his 100th birthday. Upon his death in October 2014 there was a national outpouring of grief and affectionate remembrances across the nation. This book includes condolences from politicians of all political stripes; eulogies from the State Memorial Service and a selection of messages of condolence from the men and women of Australia. Not Just For This Life also includes a foreword by Graham Freudenberg and short introductions by Laurie Oakes, Anita Heiss, Geraldine Doogue, Don Watson, Patricia Hewitt, Nick Whitlam and Tim Soutphommasane where they tell their stories of the period following Gough's death and their experiences with Gough. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Parliamentary Condolences 13
- Transformation - Introduction / Laurie Oakes Oakes, Laurie 15
- Belonging - Introduction / Anita Heiss Heiss, Anita 45
- Courage - Introduction / Geraldine Doogue AO Doogue, Geraldine, AO 85
- Equality - Introduction / Tim Soutphommasane Soutphommasane, Tim 105
- Enlarging - Introduction / Don Watson Watson, Don 131
- Comrades - Introduction / Patricia Hewitt Hewitt, Patricia 177
- Grace - Introduction / Nicholas Whitlam Whitlam, Nicholas 219
- Eulogies - State Memorial Service 253
- Auntie Millie Ingram 255
- Graham Freudenberg AM 259
- Gate Blanchett 263
- Noel Pearson 268
- Senator John Faulkner 274
- Antony Whitlam 280.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781742235103
- 1742235107
- OCLC:
- 942732635
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