When Gough Whitlam came to Mudgee

By Robyn Murray
October 22 2014 - 4:00am
Mudgee probably didn’t match this reception for Gough Whitlam, but locals turned up to shake his hand and brought along their children so they would remember the day the Prime Minister came to town.   
Photo courtesy Sydney Morning Herald.
Mudgee probably didn’t match this reception for Gough Whitlam, but locals turned up to shake his hand and brought along their children so they would remember the day the Prime Minister came to town. Photo courtesy Sydney Morning Herald.

The Australian flag flew from the wrong flag pole, the official car arrived from an unexpected direction and the Prime Minister was locked out of the Town Hall.

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