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Frith's caricature of John Kerr and Gough Whitlam

The Dismissal 1975
Original cartoon by John Frith
Old Parliament House Collection

Background

This cartoon somewhat unusually portrays Prime Minister Gough Whitlam (1972-1975) getting in Governor-General Sir John Kerr’s hair. The reality may have been quite the opposite.

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Frith's caricature of John Kerr and Gough Whitlam
The Dismissal 1975