John Kerr (governor-general)
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Sir John Robert Kerr was an Australian barrister and judge who served as the 18th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1974 to 1977. He is primarily known for his involvement in the 1975 Aust
Kerr in 1974
Kerr in 1965
Kerr (third from right) seated next to Gough Whitlam at a 1966 Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific conference
Paul Hasluck
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Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck was an Australian statesman who served as the 17th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1969 to 1974. Prior to that, he was a Liberal Party politician, hold
John Kerr (governor-general)
…and John Bruce Piggot in 1966. Kerr served as chairman of that organisation until 1970. Kerr was appointed Chief Justice of New South Wales in 1972. Sir Paul Hasluck was due to retire as Governor-General in July 1974, and the prime minister, Gough Whitlam, needed to find a suitable replacement. His first choice, Ken…
Hasluck in 1971
Hasluck in 1953
Hasluck with Prime Minister William McMahon on 22 March 1971. The two were never close
Sir Paul and Lady Hasluck with Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (right), Utrecht, 25 May 1960