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The Dismissal: the 'what-could-have-been-live' blog
In the spirit of The Herald's 185th anniversary, here's how the dramatic day of The Dismissal might have been reported.
By Peter Munro
Updated first published
Malcolm Fraser and Gough Whitlam at the Lord Mayor's dinner in Melbourne.Credit: Tony Feder
Where's Gerard Kennedy and Terence Donovan when you need them?
In better times: Gough Whitlam (L) speaking to Sir John Kerr.Credit: Fairfax
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Gough Whitlam addresses the crowd outside Parliament House in Canberra.Credit: Fairfax Archive
Malcolm Fraser leaves Parliament House. Credit: fairfax archives
Screengrab of Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald) and Gough Whitlam after the Dismissal of Whitlam in 1975.
Credit: Michael Rayner
Peter Munro is a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via Twitter, Facebook or email.
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