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The Bob Hawke memorial service
Former prime minister Bob Hawke has been honoured at a state memorial attended by thousands at the Sydney Opera House on Friday. Photos by Alex Ellinghausen, Wolter Peeters and Nick Moir.
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The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House where the state memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke was held.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Blanche D'Alpuget seated next to her son Louis Pratt and the rest of the Hawke family. Credit:NINE
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William Barton playing the didgeridoo together with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra playing 'Down Under' during the state memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke at the Sydney Opera House on Friday 14 June 2019.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Memorial service of Bob Hawke at the Opera House. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Public memorial service for Bob Hawke at the Opera House forecourt Credit:Nick Moir
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Blanche D'Alpuget and Sophie Taylor-Price speak during the state memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke at the Sydney Opera House.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Sophie Taylor-Price delivers a eulogy at the state memorial service for her late grandfather Bob Hawke at the Sydney Opera House on Friday, supported by Mr Hawke's widow Blanche D'Alpuget. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Former prime minister Paul Keating speaks at the state memorial service for Bob Hawke.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Flags fly at half mast on the Harbour Bridge as people gather on the steps of the Opera House for the memorial service of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Former Greens leader Bob Brown (centre) departing after the state memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke at the Sydney Opera House.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Adviser Ryan Liddell, former Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, Chloe Shorten and former Governor General Quentin Bryce departing after the state memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke at the Sydney Opera House.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove greet Blanche D'Alpuget during the state memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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People gather on the steps of the Opera House for the memorial service of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Sue Pieters-Hawke departs after the state memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke at the Sydney Opera House on Friday 14 June 2019.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Former Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, Chloe Shorten and former Governor-General Quentin Bryce departing after the state memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke at the Sydney Opera House.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce departing after the state memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd departs after the state memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Crowds on the Opera House forecourt watch the state memorial service for Bob Hawke on a big screen.Credit:Nick Moir
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A mourner pays tribute to the late Bob Hawke on the Opera House forecourt.Credit:Nick Moir
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The Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs at the state memorial service for Bob Hawke, who is shown conducting Handel's Messiah in the Concert Hall a decade ago.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen