50 YEARS OF THE AUSTRALIAN: THE 70S

1/14<h2>1970</h2>Germaine Greer's book The Female Eunuch, a significant work for the growing feminist movement, was published in December. <a href="/www.theaustralian.com.au/50th-birthday">Visit The Australian's 50 Years interactive special</a>

<h2>1971</h2>When Sonia McMahon and her husband, Prime Minister William McMahon arrived at the Nixon White House, their visit was unforgettable. One of the reasons for that was her dress, which was split to the armpits on both sides. <a href=

2/14<h2>1971</h2>When Sonia McMahon and her husband, Prime Minister William McMahon arrived at the Nixon White House, their visit was unforgettable. One of the reasons for that was her dress, which was split to the armpits on both sides. <a href="/www.theaustralian.com.au/50th-birthday">Visit The Australian's 50 Years interactive special</a>

<h2>1972</h2>A memorable year in Australian television - with the at-times raunchy Number 96 heating up loungerooms across the nation. Pictured are Number 96 icons Joe Hasham and Abigail. <a href=

3/14<h2>1972</h2>A memorable year in Australian television - with the at-times raunchy Number 96 heating up loungerooms across the nation. Pictured are Number 96 icons Joe Hasham and Abigail. <a href="/www.theaustralian.com.au/50th-birthday">Visit The Australian's 50 Years interactive special</a>

<h2>1973</h2>Gough Whitlam copped a caning for purchasing Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles for $1.3m. A year later, iconic Aussie Paul Hogan thought it was still on the nose. Its estimated current value is said to be between $20m and $100m. <a href=

4/14<h2>1973</h2>Gough Whitlam copped a caning for purchasing Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles for $1.3m. A year later, iconic Aussie Paul Hogan thought it was still on the nose. Its estimated current value is said to be between $20m and $100m. <a href="/www.theaustralian.com.au/50th-birthday">Visit The Australian's 50 Years interactive special</a>

<h2>1974</h2>US President Richard Nixon resigned on August 9 after the Watergate scandal claimed its biggest scalp - and redefined American politics. Nixon is pictured leaving the White House. <a href=

5/14<h2>1974</h2>US President Richard Nixon resigned on August 9 after the Watergate scandal claimed its biggest scalp - and redefined American politics. Nixon is pictured leaving the White House. <a href="/www.theaustralian.com.au/50th-birthday">Visit The Australian's 50 Years interactive special</a>

<h2>1975</h2>The Viet Cong claimed victory in Vietnam - and there were shocking scenes as South Vietnamese civilians tried to clamber over the walls of the United States Embassy in Saigon in a desperate bid to get a helicopter flight out with the exiting Americans. <a href=

6/14<h2>1975</h2>The Viet Cong claimed victory in Vietnam - and there were shocking scenes as South Vietnamese civilians tried to clamber over the walls of the United States Embassy in Saigon in a desperate bid to get a helicopter flight out with the exiting Americans. <a href="/www.theaustralian.com.au/50th-birthday">Visit The Australian's 50 Years interactive special</a>

7/14<h2>1976</h2> The first Vietnamese boat people arrived in Darwin after fleeing their homeland. <a href="/www.theaustralian.com.au/50th-birthday">Visit The Australian's 50 Years interactive special</a>

<h2>1977</h2> Music legend Elvis Presley died on August 16 at his beloved Graceland estate. He was hugely overweight and had chronic health problems prior to his death. Image: AP <a href=

8/14<h2>1977</h2> Music legend Elvis Presley died on August 16 at his beloved Graceland estate. He was hugely overweight and had chronic health problems prior to his death. Image: AP <a href="/www.theaustralian.com.au/50th-birthday">Visit The Australian’s 50 Years interactive special</a>

<h2>1978</h2> Australian rocker Johnny O’Keefe - known as the Wild One - died of a heart attack. His music had thrilled a generation of young Aussies. <a href=

9/14<h2>1978</h2> Australian rocker Johnny O’Keefe - known as the Wild One - died of a heart attack. His music had thrilled a generation of young Aussies. <a href="/www.theaustralian.com.au/50th-birthday">Visit The Australian’s 50 Years interactive special</a>

10/14<h2>1979</h2>Bert Newton declared of Logies special guest Muhammad Ali: "I like the boy". Fortunately for Bert, the remark - which could be interpreted as a racist slur - did not lead to a knockout. <a href="/www.theaustralian.com.au/50th-birthday">Visit The Australian's 50 Years interactive special</a>

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