BATHURST: In 1991 Gough Whitlam walked into Bathurst's Light on the Hill Dinner to a standing ovation. As the 629 strong crowd were drawn to their feet, the former Prime Minister of Australia moved slowly through the room soaking in the applause. He was in his element. Read more + extracts from Gough Whitlam's Light on the Hill address
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ILLAWARRA MERCURY: In 1972, Pat Teudt had no idea her embrace with Prime Minister Gough Whitlam would be shared with strangers in a Helensburgh cafe more than 40 years later. Mrs Teudt watched by husband Harry, was among the supporters at Helensburgh Workers Club who Mr Whitlam thanked for helping to sweep him to power. Read on
BENDIGO ADVERTISER: Labor politicians Lisa Chesters, Maree Edwards and Jacinta Allan have expressed their sorrow and at the passing of Gough Whitlam and said how important a figure he was in the development of modern Labor. Read more
DAILY ADVERTISER: Mr Whitlam and his wife Margaret visited Wagga on January 15, 1974, in a brief by packed five hours. While in Wagga, Mr Whitlam opened the Schnelle Harmon grandstand on Eric Weissel Oval and the half-million dollar extensions to the Wagga Leagues Club. Check out the photos
BORDER MAIL: Gough Whitlam became well-acquainted with Albury-Wodonga during his years in power from 1972 to 1975 as he promoted the Twin Cities as Australia's first National Growth Centre. Read more
KIAMA INDEPENDENT: The South Coast's ALP figures have expressed their sadness at the death of Gough Whitlam. Mr Whitlam, died this morning aged 98. Read what they said
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REDLAND CITY BULLETIN: Bowman MP Andrew Laming has paid tribute to Gough Whitlam, remembering the day he treated the former Labor Prime Minister in hospital. "What was meant to be a cursory checkup to complete some paperwork became a two-hour discussion as he led me through a fascinating expose of Australian politics." Read more
GOULBURN POST: Mr Whitlam was a semi-regular visitor to Goulburn, even as a young man growing up in Canberra. Once, on the Don Lane show, he spoke about growing up in the then quite small city of Canberra, and how he and some mates would hop in a car and drive down to the "Big Smoke" of Goulburn for a night out. Read on
WELLINGTON TIMES: The President of the Wellington branch of the ALP says former prime minister Gough Whitlam will be remembered as a great leader. ‘’He was responsible for free education which really helped a battling town like Wellington’’ Leo Dawson said. Read on
NORTHERN DAILY LEADER: A deeply polarising figure, particularly in conservative strongholds like the New England/North West, Gough Whitlam last visited the region in 1995 as Tamworth's Australia Day ambassador, also opening the new visitor's information centre. Read more
ARMIDALE EXPRESS: Former prime minister Gough Whitlam, who died on Tuesday aged 98, paid a rare visit to Armidale when he was deputy leader of the Labor Party. It would be another 20 years before Mr Whitlam returned to the Northern Tablelands, this time to visit Tamworth, in 1995. Read more
NEWCASTLE HERALD: tributes poured in from around the world for Gough Whitlam, Hunter Labor identities Joel Fitzgibbon, Peter Morris and Bob Brown remembered their time with ‘‘the great man’’. Read more