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Gough Whitlam: records

This page lists significant records for Gough Whitlam held by the National Archives and other institutions.

Gough Whitlam was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975.

National Archives' records

Our collection includes records from Gough Whitlam's time as prime minister and member of parliament.

This is a selection of records from our collection, including Commonwealth records and Whitlam’s personal papers (CP 99).

  • Drawings by Tony Rafty, 1952-68 (series M546)
  • Photographs relating to Mr Whitlam’s parliamentary term of office, 1952-78 (series M155)
  • Records of the Constitution Review Committee,1956-59 (series M178)
  • Parliamentary and policy records collected by Mr Whitlam as Deputy Leader and Leader of the Opposition, 1960-72 (series M157)
  • Records of the Federal Executive, 1960-78 (series M2282)
  • Miscellaneous correspondence of the Australian Labor Party collected by Mr Whitlam, 1960-78 (series M2283)
  • Press office - press releases, statements, press conferences, interviews and speeches, 1962-75 (series M170)
  • Folders containing acceptances to invitations and replies, 1963-77 (series M875)
  • Folders of correspondence relating to messages, forewords and articles written by Mr Whitlam for journals and other publications, 1967-75 (series M534)
  • Original cartoons featuring Mr Whitlam, 1967-75 (series M547)
  • Correspondence and publications concerning 1968 electoral redistribution, 1968 (series M862)
  • Copies of outward correspondence (green copies) - Leader of the Opposition, 1969-72 (series M159)
  • First Whitlam ministry decisions and administrative actions, 1972 (A5931, CL48)
  • Photographs relating to Mr Whitlam’s term as Prime Minister, 1972-75 (series M151)
  • Press office - Prime Ministerial press releases, speeches, press conference transcripts and transcripts from interviews on radio and television, 1972-75 (series M163)
  • Correspondence files, 1972-75 (series M514)
  • Files of correspondence relating to ministerial/departmental policies and activities, 1972-75 (series M519)
  • Whitlam ministries - folders of Cabinet submissions, 1972-75 (series A5915)
  • Whitlam ministries - folders of decisions of Cabinet and Cabinet committees, 1972-75 (series A5925)
  • Whitlam ministries - Cabinet files, 1972-75 (series A5931)

Research guide

For details of the records on Gough Whitlam held by the National Archives and other institutions, you can use:

  • Gough Whitlam: guide to archives of Australia's prime ministers
  • The Whitlam Years: essays on Whitlam government Cabinet documents.

In this section: Gough Whitlam

  • Fast facts
  • Timeline
  • Before office
  • Elections
  • During office
  • After office
  • Partner
  • Key people
  • Records

Records at other institutions

These institutions also hold records on Gough Whitlam.

Australian organisations

Australian Capital Territory

  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra
  • National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra

New South Wales

  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
  • Whitlam Institute, Sydney

Queensland

  • John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
  • Queensland State Archives, Brisbane

Victoria

  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne

International organisations

United Kingdom

  • Archives of the Commonwealth Secretariat, London
  • Parliamentary Archives, London

United States

  • National Archives and Records Administration, Maryland

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