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Gough Whitlam conceding election defeat in the National Tally Room, 1975.
NAA: A6180, 16/12/75/37
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This week in history
| 09 May 1927 | New Parliament House |
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| 09 May 1988 | New Parliament House |
| 10 May 1994 | End of apartheid |
| 11 May 1949 | More seats in parliament |
| 14 May 1943 | Centaur tragedy |
| 16 May 1908 | Writers fund begins |
| 16 May 1956 | Maralinga atomic tests |
| 18 Mar 2003 | Commitment of Australian forces to Iraq |
| 18 May 1974 | 29th federal election - House of Representatives and Senate (all 60 seats - double dissolution) |
| 18 May 1974 | Referendum |
| 21 May 1977 | Referendum |