Good Vibes

Colonials have a flair for the leggy look: easy living long lasting jeans 

Melbourne: Sterling Clothing, c. 1970–75

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-626480664

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Ruth Tarvydas, Perth, Western Australiac. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147730529

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Dawn de Vere, Summertown, South Australia c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147730225

Greg Macainsh (composer, b. 1950) 

Ego Is Not a Dirty Word 

St Leonards, NSW: Castle Music, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1843249

Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022); John Rostill (1942–1973) 

If You Love Me (Let Me Know), performed by Olivia Newton-John 

Pyrmont, NSW: Festival Music, 1974

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1864626

Harry Vanda (composer, b. 1946); George Young (composer, 1946–2017) 

Yesterday’s Hero

Sydney: J. Albert & Son, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn48016

Mark Punch (active c. 1973–present); Gary Paige (active c. 1970–present) 

Heading in the Right Direction 

Sydney: Ram Music, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn337040

Paul Simon (b. 1941) 

Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover 

Sydney: Essex Music of Australia, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn4702228

Freddie Mercury (1946–1991) 

Bohemian Rhapsody 

St. Leonards, NSW: Castle Music, c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn3208136

Bob Hudson (b. 1946) 

The Newcastle Song 

Darlinghurst, NSW: Leeds Music, c. 1974

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2952532

Leo Sayer (b. 1948); Frank Farrell (1947–1997) 

Moonlighting 

Pyrmont, NSW: Festival Music, c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2753313

AC/DC: Bon Scott (1946–1980); Malcolm Young (1953–2017); Angus Young (b. 1955) 

High Voltage 

Sydney: J Albert & Son, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn48380

Benny Andersson (b. 1946); Stig Anderson (1931–1997); Björn Ulvaeus (b. 1945) 

Mamma Mia 

Milsons Point, NSW: Ivan Mogull Music, c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2736038

ABBA: Benny Andersson (b. 1946); Agneta Åse Fältskog (b. 1950); Anni-Frid Lyngstad (b. 1945); Björn Ulvaeus (b. 1945) 

ABBA 

Polar Music, 1975

Neil Curtis (album art, 1950–2006); Skyhooks: Graeme ‘Shirley’ Stachan (1952–2001); Greg Macainsh (b. 1950); Red Symons (b. 1949); Bob Starkie (b. c. 1953); Imants ‘Freddie’ Strauks (b. 1950) 

Ego Is Not a Dirty Word 

Mushroom Records, July 1975

Bruce Springsteen (b. 1949) 

Born to Run 

Columbia Records, August 1975

Kamahl: 1975 Australian Tour 

Camini Promotions, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn3528914

Unknown photographer 

Sherbet 

Melbourne: Brownhall Printing, c. 1976

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn5720369

Soc Hedditch 

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were playing, Sunbury, Victoria 1972

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-146559240

Peter Kelly 

Marcia Hines with Australia’s Daly-Wilson Big Band on international tour 1975 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-136981914

Unknown artist 

Double Jay Rock ‘1540’ 1978 

National Film and Sound Archive, 638995

Graeme Webber (b. 1951) 

‘Lock Up Your Daughters’ Summer Vacation Tour 1976 

Facsimile

Rennie Ellis (1940–2003) 

Mark Holden, Los Angeles 1978

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-145151892

Rennie Ellis (1940–2003) 

Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum, Prahran 1978

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-145149344

Unknown photographer 

Tom Baker as Doctor Who c. 1974–81

reproduction

Unknown photographer 

The cast of Fawlty Towers c. 1975–79

Grahame Bond (b. 1943) 

Farewell Aunty Jack 

Hunters Hill, NSW: Picture Record Publishing, c. 1974

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2610240

Bruce Postle (b. 1940) 

Norman Gunston and Denise Drysdale at the Logie Awards presentation night, each with their Gold Logie 1976

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-148394048

Alex Stitt (1937–2016) 

Life. Be in it. 

Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1977

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn7124960

Unknown Artist 

‘… Anyhow have a Winfield 25’s: Five smokes ahead of the rest’ c.1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-136840857

TV Week 

Melbourne: Southdown Press, 1975

TV Week: Number 96 Special 

Melbourne: Southdown Press, 1975 

National Film and Sound Archive, 1485029

Swami Sarasvati (c. 1941–2023) 

Enjoy Living through Yoga 

Kenthurst, NSW: Sarasvati International, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2186722

Colour TV: What to Look for When Buying a Set 

Chippendale, NSW: Australian Consumers’ Association, 1977

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1285282

Babette Hayes (b. 1938)

Party Fare

Melbourne: Nelson, 1970

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1365283

Diana Wynne (editor) 

When the Boss Comes to Dinner 

Sydney: Australian Home Journal, c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn366880

Bernard King (1934–2002) 

Bernard King’s Spring Cookbook 

Adelaide: Rigby, 1977

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2785443

The South Australian Country Women’s Association 

Calendar of Meat and Fish Recipes in Metric: One for Every Day of the Year 

Adelaide: The Association, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2088712

Recipes 1975 

Kogarah, NSW: St George County Council, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1816748

Campaign Against Rising Prices 

Old Fashioned Recipes, Remedies and Hints to Help Your Budget 

Georges Hall, NSW: The Campaign, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn229532

Sally Hembrow (c. 1938–1998) 

Guide to Deep Freezing 

Adelaide: Rigby, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2755749

Royal Queensland Bush Children’s Health Scheme, Whitsunday Branch 

Recipes from the Tropics: Help a Bush Child 

Townsville, Qld: The Scheme, 1977

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2240267

Margaret Fulton (1924–2019)

The Margaret Fulton Crock-Pot Cookbook

Sydney: Summit Books, 1976

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2834240

Back in the Day

Pat Dasey (editor) 

Cleo 

Sydney: Australian Consolidated Press, November 1975

Ita Buttrose (editor, b. 1942) 

The Australian Women’s Weekly 

Sydney: Are Media Pty Ltd, 19 February 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1935438

Maggie Makeig (editor, c. 1936–1976)

POL

Sydney: Sungravure Pty Ltd, Spring, 1975

reproduction

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2043959

Big League 

Sydney: New South Wales Rugby League, 1975

Peter Robinson (editor, b. 1945) 

Wheels 

Sydney: Murray Publishers, 1975

Tony Edwards (b. 1944) 

Captain Goodvibes: The Whole Earth Pigalogue 

Avalon Beach, NSW: Tracks Publishing Co., 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn6290005

Phil Jarratt (editor)

Tracks: The Surfers’ Bible

Avalon Beach, NSW: Tracks Publishing Co., 1975

National Library of Australia, /nla.cat-vn2257741

TV Week 

Melbourne: Southdown Press, 1975

Helen Garner (b. 1942) 

Monkey Grip 

New York: Seaview Books, 1977

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn3564818

Xavier Herbert (1901–1984) 

Poor Fellow My Country 

Sydney: Collins, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2637172

David Malouf (b. 1934) 

Johnno 

St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2716065

David Ireland (1927–2022) 

The Glass Canoe 

South Melbourne: Sun Books, 1977

Antigone Kefala (1931–2022) 

The First Journey: Two Short Novels 

Sydney: Wild and Woolley, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn672752

Peter Singer (b. 1946) 

Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals 

London: Jonathan Cape, 1976

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn3043533

Charles Perkins (1936–2000) 

Arrernte and Kalkadoon peoples 

A Bastard Like Me 

Sydney: Ure Smith, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2754973

Don Edwards 

Percy Trezise and Dick (Goobalathaldin) Roughsey discuss a painting of the Rainbow Serpent with Prime Minister Gough Whitlam 1975 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-138160481

Dick (Goobalathaldin) Roughsey (c. 1920–1985) 

Lardil people 

The Rainbow Serpent 

Sydney: Collins, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2385984

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Ruby Robinson MBE, West End, Queensland 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147721718

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Daisy Fong in her drapery, Carnarvon, Western Australia c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147742166

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Maria’s Café, Geraldton, Western Australia c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147718610

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

June Radeka with a child, in her dugout home, Coober Pedy, South Australia c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147738860

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Jane Hopkins and her daughter, Peta, participating in School of the Air, Timber Creek, Northern Territory c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147735965

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Despina Pavlou and her daughter, Niki, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147732938

Bill Payne 

Carole Johnson leads a class in modern dance at the Black Theatre Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney 1975 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-138165005

Unknown photographer 

Members of ‘The Bridge Theatre’ group rehearse a Greek dance on the banks of Melbourne’s Yarra River 1975 

reproduction

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-136808598

Darwin Reconstruction Commission 

Man and woman in a lounge room and kitchen, Darwin 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2026562

Terry Gilliam (b. 1940) 

Monty Python and the Holy Grail c. 1975

Roger Kastel (1931–2023) 

Jaws 1975 

National Film and Sound Archive, 1645187

M.A.P.S. Lithography (1967–2009) 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-133748697

Unknown Artist 

Sunday Too Far Away daybill 1975 

National Film and Sound Archive, 460023

M.A.P.S. Lithography (1967–2009) 

Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 

National Film and Sound Archive, 1369712

Peter Weir (b. 1944) 

Letter to Cliff Green 1975 

Papers of Cliff Green

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1057570

Unknown photographer 

Photographs on the set of Picnic at Hanging Rock 

Scriptwriter Cliff Green on the set of Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 

Cast members on the set of Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 

Director Peter Weir on the set of Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 

Author Joan Lindsay on the set of Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 

Papers of Cathy Peake relating to Joan and Daryl Lindsay

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn828193

Gheorghe Zamfir (b. 1941) 

Theme from Picnic at Hanging Rock 

Sydney, NSW: Chappel & Co., c. 1975 

Papers of Bruce Smeaton

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn8063969

Cliff Green (1934–2020) 

Screenplay for Picnic at Hanging Rock c. 1974 

Papers of Cliff Green

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1057570

Martian sunset 1976 

Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-2578318430

Utopia Plain, Mars 1976

Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-2578318334

Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007) 

Women and children in the street, Tom Price, Western Australia 1975 

reproduction

Wolfgang Sievers Photographic Archive

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-160837768

Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007) 

Children on a swing at Tom Price, Western Australia 1975 

reproduction 

Wolfgang Sievers Photographic Archive

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-160837526

Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007) 

Classroom at Tom Price, Western Australia 1975

reproduction 

Wolfgang Sievers Photographic Archive

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-160837401

Alex Ozolins 

A recorder session with third-grade students, Northmead Primary School, Sydney 1975 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-136979455

Mervyn Bishop (b. 1945)

Children playing in the river, Mumeka, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory 1975

reproduction 2014

Mervyn Bishop collection of photographs, 1963–89

Courtesy Mervyn Bishop and Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-153510324

Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007) 

Work in progress on suburban subdivision at Eltham, Victoria 1975 

Wolfgang Sievers Photographic Archive

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-160891399

Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)

Target store, Maribyrnong, Victoria 1975

Wolfgang Sievers Photographic Archive

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-161088650

Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)

Public event and concert inside Highpoint Shopping Centre, Maribyrnong, Victoria 1975

Wolfgang Sievers Photographic Archive

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-161102811

Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007) 

Broken Hill Associated Smelters offices, 33 Collins Street, Melbourne 1975 

reproduction 

Wolfgang Sievers Photographic Archive

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-160326624

Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007) 

Hamersley Iron stockpiling iron ore for export, Dampier, Western Australia 1975 

reproduction 

Wolfgang Sievers Photographic Archive

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-160338313

Trans Australia Airlines 

‘TAA: Fly the friendly way. West Indies cricket tour’ 1976

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-381523230

Eric Beecher (editor, b. 1951) 

Cricketer World Cup Special 

Melbourne: Newspress, 1976

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1252612

Unknown photographer 

Dennis Lillee, fast bowler 1975 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-148817354

Evonne Cawley (b. 1951); Bud Collins (1929–2016) 

Evonne!: On the Move 

New York: Dutton, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn291466

John Newcombe (b. 1944); Angie Newcombe (b. c. 1941); Clarence Mabry (1925–2013) 

John Newcombe Teaches You Tennis: The Family Tennis Book 

New York: A Tennis Magazine Book, 1975

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Raelene Boyle on a training run, Melbourne 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147736562

Robert Pearce (b. 1949) 

Graeme Langlands 1975 

Reproduction

William Ellis Green (1923–2008) 

North Melbourne Kangaroos football league premiers 

Melbourne: Richard Henry Sampson, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn10090684

Unknown photographer 

Heather McKay playing a forehand during a squash match, Canberra 1972 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-137403541

Con Aslanis (active c. 1972–2006) 

‘Qantas want us.’ 

Sydney: Qantas, c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-133538596

Westrail: Railway System 

Perth: Westrail, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-1728062139

Timetable of Ansett Airlines of Australia and Air Niugini 

Melbourne: Ansett Airlines and Air Niugini, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2843223

TAA Holidays: Tasmania 

Melbourne: G.W. Green Printers, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn7790217

TAA Holidays: Islands in the Sun and the Great Barrier Reef 

Australia: Mason Firth & McCutcheon, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn7790507

Faith Bandler (1918–2015) 

Wacvie 

Adelaide: Rigby, 1977

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2785384

Dennis Altman (b. 1943) 

Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation 

New York: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey (distributed by E.P. Dutton & Co.), 1971 

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2595884

Dennis Altman (b. 1943) 

Coming Out in the Seventies 

Ringwood, Vic.: Penguin Books, 1980

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn3706942

Colleen McCullough (1937–2015) 

The Thorn Birds 

New York: Harper & Row, 1977

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn3660606

David Williamson (b. 1942) 

The Club 

Sydney: Currency Press, 1978

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1087071

Gwen Harwood (1920–1995) 

Selected Poems 

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2218606

News of the Day

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Prime Minister Gough Whitlam is taken on a tour of the wreckage in Darwin 1974 

Bruce Howard collection of photographs for Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1955–95

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-148158669

William Fong (1921–2001)

Desmond Fong, age 16, in the remains of the bedroom where Darwina and Bonnie sheltered shortly before the roof collapsed 1974

Darwina & William Fong Collection; Picture NT

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1414567

William Fong (1921–2001)

Restored home, Fannie Bay, Northern Territory 1976 

Darwina & William Fong Collection; Picture NT

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1414567

William Fong (1921–2001)

The Fong family home in the days after Cyclone Tracy 1975

Darwina & William Fong Collection; Picture NT

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1414567

Unknown photographer 

William Fong repairing his home 1975 

Darwina & William Fong Collection; Picture NT

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1414567

Cities Commission 

Darwin Planning Guidelines: A Second Planning Report for the Future Darwin Prepared on Behalf of the Department of the Northern Territory for the Darwin Reconstruction Commission 1975 

Canberra: Cities Commission, 1975 

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1565697

Unknown photographer 

The Tasman Bridge in the aftermath of the collision of SS Lake Illawarra with its pylons 1975 

reproduction 

National Archives of Australia, A6180 14/1/75/36

Unknown artist 

Just This? — Or Justice: National Aborigines Week 

Australia: National Aborigines Day Observance Committee, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn3044575

S. De Merci 

‘Now or Never’

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn920506

The Saigon Post 4 April 1975 

Saigon: Bùi Diễm, 1975

Papers of Elaine Moir

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn6159065

Unknown artist 

Mùa Xuân Sum Hop = 1975 Spring of Reunification (Vietnamese Communist propaganda poster) 1975 

reproduction

On loan

‘The Vietnamese People Have Won’

Melbourne: Farrago, 2 May 1975

Papers of Elaine Moir

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn6159065

Michael Jensen (b. 1943) 

Vietnamese boat people, Darwin 1977 

Photographs of Vietnamese boat people, Darwin, November 1977

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-149649212

Centre Génocide de Tuol Sleng [Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum]

Phnom Penh: Ministère de l’Information et de la Culture, c. 1980

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn3078064

The Sun-Herald

‘Vietnam Waifs Fly In’

Sydney: John Fairfax, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn6159065

National Academy of Sciences 

The Effects of Herbicides in South Vietnam 

Washington DC: National Academy of Sciences, 1974

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1811537

Speech by President Mohamed Anwar el Sadat on the occasion of the reopening of the Suez Canal 

Cairo: Ministry of Information, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2023628

Unknown artist; Jorge Rebelo (poet, b. 1940) 

‘Forge simple words …’ c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn8668261

Unknown artist 

Solidarity Angola 

Ithaca, New York: Glad Day Press, c. 1970–75 

National Gallery of Australia, 89.1771

Map of Papua New Guinea 

Dee Why West, NSW: Robinsons Broadbent, c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn7462266

Unknown artist 

Unite — Ahebou — Bung wantaim c. 1975–76 

On loan from Bill and Jan Gammage

Unknown artist 

Independence 1975: Our Flag — Our Country — Our People 1975 

On loan from Bill and Jan Gammage

Independence: 16th Sept.: Papua New Guinea 

Australia: Supplement to The Australian, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1946301

Unknown photographer 

Autographed photograph of Michael Somare c. 1975 

On loan from Bill and Jan Gammage

Terence Spencer (1917–2002); Margaret Spencer (1916–2010) 

Independence Day Celebrations, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 1975 

Reproductions

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-145644669, nla.obj-145645567

Penny Tweedie (1940–2011) 

Unidentified activist attending an address by Jose Ramos-Horta [who would later become president of Timor-Leste]c. 1975 

Penny Tweedie archive, 1958–2010

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn6197605

Penny Tweedie (1940–2011) 

Portrait of unidentified Fretilin soldier c. 1975 

Penny Tweedie archive, 1958–2010

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn6197605

Democratic Republic of East Timor 

Portugal: Junta de Investigações do Ultramar, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-2976938929

Unknown artist 

Independence for East Timor 

Australia: Australian Union of Students, 1975 

National Gallery of Australia, 89.1191

Roger East (b. 1975) 

Independence or Death!: East Timor’s Border War 

Sydney: Campaign for Independent East Timor, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn152317

Gary Neat (b. 1948) 

Newsmen dead: written and recorded in Jakarta 1975 

Papers of Gary Neat, 1974–78

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn5850102

Michael Richardson (b. 1945) 

Portrait of Jill Jolliffe 

Papers of Jill Jolliffe

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn4808456

Jill Jolliffe (1945–2022) 

Cover-up: The Inside Story of the Balibo Five 

Melbourne: Scribe Publications, 2001

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1193601

向贫下中农学习 为贫下中农服务 [Learn from the Poor and Lower-Middle Peasants and Serve Them] 

Beijing: Renmin Tiyu Chubanshe, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-513615678

Overseas Telecommunications Commission (1946–92) 

Keeping Australia in Touch with the World 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-2836787215

Unknown photographer, World Vision 

Anne Deveson with Ethiopian children 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147729722

We are Women

Unknown photographer 

Mothers and their children in the kitchen of Elsie Women’s Refuge shelter for women, Sydney 1975

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-661710173

Unknown photographer

Staff assisting women seeking refuge at the Elsie Women’s Shelter, Sydney 1975

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-661792766

Carol Jerrems (1949–1980) 

Anne Summers 1974 

Papers of Anne Summers

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2594879

Malcolm Lindsay 

Whitlam discusses International Women’s Year with National Advisory Committee members Elizabeth Reid and James Oswin 1974 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-137047143

Anne Summers (b. 1945) 

Manuscript for ‘Damned Whores and God’s Police’ c. 1972 

Papers of Anne Summers

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2594879

Anne Summers (b. 1945) 

Damned Whores and God’s Police: The Colonization of Women in Australia 

Ringwood, Vic.: Penguin Books, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn663055

Meeting in Mexico: The Story of the World Conference of the International Women’s Year 

New York: United Nations, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn100680

Identification card for Elizabeth Reid to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, Jamaica 1975

Papers of Elizabeth Reid

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2057202

Women’s Action Booklet: All You Need to Know about Helping Yourself 

Sydney: Cleo, c. 1975

Papers of Elizabeth Reid

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2057202

Conference Program: Women and Politics, Canberra 1975 

Papers of Elizabeth Reid

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2057202

John McKinnon 

Women carry placards at the International Women’s Day march, Melbourne 1975 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-137045864

International Women’s Film Festival 

Australia: The Film and Television Board of the Australia Council; International Women’s Year Secretariat, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn10022806

Who Says Girls Can’t Be Apprentices Too? 

Australia: Public Service Commission, c. 1970–75

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-133715704

Changing Times

Stuart Devlin (1931–2018) 

Design for the Order of Australia Awardc. 1975 

Courtesy of the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General

Stuart Devlin (1931–2018) 

Medal of the Companion of the Order of Australia 1975 

Courtesy of the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General

William Yang (b. 1943) 

Martin Sharp, Yellow House c. 1970 

reproduction 

My Generation series

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-851242237

William Yang (b. 1943) 

Brett Whiteley 1975 

reproduction 

My Generation series

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-326457609

Australia 75: Festival of Creative Arts and Sciences 

ACT Tourist Bureau, Canberra; Australia 75 Festival Board, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2650152

Robert McFarlane (1942–2023) 

Authors Bob Ellis and Anne Brooksbank at the Stables Theatre, Kings Cross, Sydney 1976 

Robert McFarlane collection of photographs

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-152388919

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Judy Cassab, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147733631

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), Stradbroke Island, Queensland c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147739369

Bruce Howard (b. 1936) 

Marea Gazzard, Paddington, New South Wales c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147740861

Carol Jerrems (photographer, 1949–1980); Virginia Fraser (author, 1947–2022) 

A Book about Australian Women 

North Fitzroy, Vic.: Outback Press, 1974

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn320022

Carol Jerrems (1949–1980) 

Vale Street [test print] 1975 

Papers of Carol Jerrems

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn10002960

G. Forster 

Visit the fabulous Hook Island underwater coral observatory on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef 

Australia: Ansett Airlines, c. 1960s

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-133647519

Great Barrier Reef region, Australia 

Canberra: The Division for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, c. 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1393189

Gurindji campaign 1975 

Papers of Frank Hardy

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2060293

Mervyn Bishop (b. 1945) 

Prime Minister Gough Whitlam with Gurindji Traditional Landowner Vincent Lingiari 1975 

reproduction 

Courtesy Mervyn Bishop and Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-153513023

‘Real land rights or political gimmick?: The Northern Territory land rights bill’ c. 1975 

Papers of Frank Hardy

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn2060293

Department of Social Security 

Medibank and You

Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Services, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn68648

Acts of Parliament, Commonwealth of Australia 

Canberra: Commonwealth Government Printer, 1979

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn51057

Marriage, Divorce and the Family: New Rules for Australians, Questions and Answers on the Family Law Act 1975 

North Ryde, NSW: CCH Australia Ltd, 1975

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn1250044

The Dismissal

Alan Moir (b. 1945) 

Did My Xmas Chopping Early This Year 1975

Moir collection of cartoons and drawings

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-148216420

Rick Amor (b. 1948) 

Nov 11 / Rally Treasury Gardens 1976

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-187964838

Unknown photographer 

The Governor-General’s official secretary reads the proclamation dissolving parliament on the steps of Parliament House, Canberra 1975 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147272593

Unknown photographer 

Mr Whitlam speaks on the steps of Parliament House, Canberra, after his dismissal 1975 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147274193

Unknown photographer 

Gough Whitlam speaking on the steps of Parliament House, Canberra 1975 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147274349

Unknown photographer 

Malcolm Fraser at Parliament House, Canberra 1975 

Courtesy of the Australian Information Service

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-147275242

Robert McFarlane (1942–2023) 

Newspaper vendor holding a copy of the Daily Mirror with the headline ‘Kerr sacks Gough’, Martin Place, Sydney 1975 

reproduction 

Robert McFarlane collection of photographs

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-152388014

Lee Pearce (b. 1940) 

Demonstrators protesting the dismissal of the Whitlam Government outside the Daily Telegraph offices, Sydney 1975 

Reproduction

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-137245830

Stewart McCrae (1919–2008) 

‘Can’t You Think of Something Except “It’s Sink or Swim”?’ 1975 

Stewart McCrae cartoon collection

National Library of Australia, nla.obj-145832435

Alan Moir (b. 1945) 

Political Oblivion 1975 

Moir collection of cartoons and drawings

National Library of Australia, nla.cat-vn7794321