E-Collection updates for this month

8th March 2005
International Women's Day, 30th Anniversary

In April 1945 the Chifley Government had sent Jessie Street as an adviser to the UN Conference in San Francisco. She secured the insertion of the word 'sex' in the clause 'without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion' wherever that clause occurs in the United Nations Charter signed in June 1945. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/2005/20050308_IWD_30th.html
Also see Mr Whitlam's Press Statement for International Women's Year 1975:
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1975/19750307_International_Womens_Year.html

27th May 2005
Premier Carr's 10th Anniversary
As the oldest person present - I was born in Melbourne on St Benedict's Day 1916 - and the longest-serving Leader of the Federal Caucus, I enjoy paying a tribute to Bob Carr in this Florentine palace in Australia's metropolis, financial capital and media powerhouse. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/2005/20050527_Premier_Carr.html

5th June 2005
NSW Teachers of Modern Greek Association
Philhellenes and philologists
The ancient Greek gods are alive and well. Athena and Phevos will make the awards at to-day's ceremony in Bankstown. Last year their images presided over the splendid Olympics in Athens. Throughout Australia the Governor-General makes more and more appearances as Zeus to express his omnipotence. A generation ago a Governor-General whom I had chosen made an unforgettable appearance as Bacchus to present the Melbourne Cup at Flemington in Victoria. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/2005/20050605_NSW_Teachers.html

Documents and photographs from Mr Whitlam's office recently added to the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Collection

1942
Wedding of Mr Edward Gough Whitlam and Miss Margaret Dovey
Photograph of Mr Edward Gough Whitlam and Miss Margaret Dovey at St Michael's Vaucluse
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1942/19420422_Wedding_Whitlam_Dovey.html

1943
Pilot Officer Whitlam
Pilot Officer Whitlam commences duties with the Royal Australian Air Force after completion of his training. The original of this photograph is on loan to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra for the forthcoming [October 2005] exhibition FIFTY AUSTRALIANS.
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1943/19430304_Pilot_Officer_Whitlam.html

1945-1989
Australian Labor Party membership
The Hon. E.G. Whitlam AC, QC presented his ALP membership tickets to Senator John Faulkner on 1st April 2005.
New South Wales Branch: 1945-1983, 1987-1989
Australian Capital Territory Branch 1974-1978, 1980-1981 [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/2005/20050401_ALP_Membership.html

1975

7th March 1975
International Women's Year 1975
The Prime Minister will give the opening address at an International Women's Day reception to be held in Melbourne tomorrow night.
It is in honour of Victorian women pioneers in many fields of endeavour formerly the province of men. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1975/19750307_International_Womens_Year.html

2nd July 1975
Letters and documents - Dr Cairns
I do not regard these documents as satisfactory explanations of these two issues which I put to you and which with your consent I stated to the press.
Since you write that you do not intend to resign from any position you hold, I must advise the Governor-General to terminate your commission. He will receive me at 8 o'clock this evening. I feel that thereafter I must release copies of your documents and of this letter to the press. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1975/19750702_Canberra_Cairns.html

16th October 1975
The Constitutional Crisis and the Whitlam Government
(From the 'Parliamentary Debates', 16 October 1975)
This motion brings to the formal notice of the House a situation of grave constitutional crisis without precedent in the Australian Parliament and the Australian nation-without modern precedent in the parliamentary democracies of the world. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1975/19751016_Canberra_HR_Constitutional_Crisis.html

17th October 1975
This Day Tonight. Mr. Whitlam is interviewed on political crisis.
Well this evening for the first time, since the issue blew up this week, the Prime Minister Mr. Whitlam gave a television interview on what's already being described as Australia's worst political and Constitutional crisis. He spoke at Sydney airport to T.D.T's Richard Carleton. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1975/19751017_ABC_This_Day_Tonight.html

19th October 1975
Prime Minister's Weekly Broadcast the Constitutional Crisis
I've been astonished in recent days by the flood of messages and telegrams which have come to my office in support of our stand against the latest abuse of power by the Opposition. Rarely have I seen such a massive and spontaneous demonstration of feeling on any political issue. Australians have been roused to anger by the actions of the Opposition in the Senate in the past week. The Opposition has embarked on a course which imperils the foundations of our democratic system and threatens the whole nation with chaos. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1975/19751019_Weekly_Broadcast.html

21st October 1975
The Ministry
The Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam, this afternoon announced changes in the Ministry following the election of Mr P. J. Keating, M.P. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1975/19751021_Canberra_Ministry.html

11th November 1975
Mr Whitlam addresses crowds from the steps of Parliament House
Ladies and Gentlemen. Well may we say God Save the Queen, because nothing will save the Governor-General. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1975/19751111_Canberra_Steps.html

12th November 1975
Parliament House Meeting
In the last twenty four hours we have seen an unprecedented attack on Australian democracy, on the constitution, on our parliamentary system. [More...]
http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1975/19751112_Canberra_Parliament_House.html