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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.

Peter Munro
Peter Munro

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Malcolm Fraser and Gough Whitlam at the Lord Mayor's dinner in Melbourne.Tony Feder
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Where's Gerard Kennedy and Terence Donovan when you need them?
In better times: Gough Whitlam (L) speaking to Sir John Kerr.Fairfax
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Gough Whitlam addresses the crowd outside Parliament House in Canberra.Fairfax Archive
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Malcolm Fraser leaves Parliament House. fairfax archives
Screengrab of Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald) and Gough Whitlam after the Dismissal of Whitlam in 1975.
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Peter MunroPeter Munro is a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via X, Facebook or email.

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