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| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
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| name = Lance Barnard
| name = Lance Barnard
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of Australia|AO]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of Australia|AO]]
| image = Lance Barnard 1970 (cropped).jpg
| image = Lance_Barnard_1973_(1).jpg
| caption = Barnard in 1970
| caption = Barnard in 1973
| office1 = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]]
| office1 = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]]
| term_start1 = 5 December 1972
| term_start1 = 5 December 1972
| term_end1 = 12 June 1974
| term_end1 = 12 June 1974
| primeminister1 = [[Gough Whitlam]]
| primeminister1 = [[Gough Whitlam]]
| predecessor1 = [[Doug Anthony]]
| predecessor1 = [[Doug Anthony]]
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| term_end4 = 2 June 1975
| term_end4 = 2 June 1975
| birth_name = Lance Herbert Barnard
| birth_name = Lance Herbert Barnard
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1919|5|1}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1919|05|01}}
| birth_place = [[Launceston, Tasmania]], Australia
| birth_place = [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]], [[Tasmania]], Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1997|8|6|1919|5|1}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1997|08|06|1919|05|01}}
| death_place = [[Melbourne, Victoria]], Australia
| death_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], Australia
| spouse = {{marriage|Doris Burston|1943}}<br/>{{marriage|Jill Cant|1962}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Doris Burston|1943}}
* {{marriage|Jill Cant|1962}}
}}
| party = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| party = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| relations = [[Claude Barnard]] (father)<br/>[[Michael Barnard (politician)|Michael Barnard]] (nephew)<br/>[[Eric Barnard (politician)|Eric Barnard]] (cousin)<br/>[[Harry Cant]] (father-in-law)
| relations = [[Claude Barnard]] (father)<br/>[[Michael Barnard (politician)|Michael Barnard]] (nephew)<br/>[[Eric Barnard (politician)|Eric Barnard]] (cousin)<br/>[[Harry Cant]] (father-in-law)
| occupation = Schoolteacher
| occupation = School teacher
}}
}}

'''Lance Herbert Barnard''' [[Order of Australia|AO]] (1 May 1919{{spaced endash}}6 August 1997) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the deputy leader of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP) from 1967 to 1974 and held senior ministerial office in the [[Whitlam Government]], most notably as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]] from 1972 to 1974.
'''Lance Herbert Barnard''' {{small|[[Order of Australia|AO]]}} (1 May 1919{{spaced endash}}6 August 1997) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the deputy leader of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP) from 1967 to 1974 and held senior ministerial office in the [[Whitlam government]], most notably as the third [[deputy prime minister of Australia]] from 1972 to 1974.


Barnard was born in [[Launceston, Tasmania]], into a prominent political family; his father [[Claude Barnard]] was also a federal government minister. He was a timber worker, soldier and schoolteacher before entering politics himself. He was elected to the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] at the [[1954 Australian federal election|1954 federal election]], winning the seat of [[Division of Bass|Bass]] that his father had lost five years earlier. Barnard [[1967 Australian Labor Party leadership election|was elected]] deputy to [[Gough Whitlam]] in 1967 and became deputy prime minister following the ALP's victory at the [[1972 Australian federal election|1972 election]].
Barnard was born in [[Launceston, Tasmania]], into a prominent political family; his father [[Claude Barnard]] was also a federal government minister. He was a timber worker, soldier and schoolteacher before entering politics himself. He was elected to the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] at the [[1954 Australian federal election|1954 federal election]], winning the seat of [[Division of Bass|Bass]] that his father had lost five years earlier. Barnard [[1967 Australian Labor Party leadership election|was elected]] deputy to [[Gough Whitlam]] in 1967 and became deputy prime minister following the ALP's victory at the [[1972 Australian federal election|1972 election]].
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Barnard was born in [[Launceston, Tasmania]], one of four children born to [[Claude Barnard|Herbert Claude Barnard]] and the former Martha Melva McKenzie. His father, a trade unionist and locomotive driver, was elected to parliament in 1934, and was a minister in the [[Chifley Government]].<ref>R. J. K. Chapman, 'Barnard, Herbert Claude (1890–1957)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barnard-herbert-claude-9436/text16589, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 30 March 2018.</ref>
Barnard was born in [[Launceston, Tasmania]], one of four children born to [[Claude Barnard|Herbert Claude Barnard]] and the former Martha Melva McKenzie. His father, a trade unionist and locomotive driver, was elected to parliament in 1934, and was a minister in the [[Chifley government]].<ref>R. J. K. Chapman, 'Barnard, Herbert Claude (1890–1957)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barnard-herbert-claude-9436/text16589, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 30 March 2018.</ref>


Barnard left school during the Great Depression and worked in a timberyard for a few years. He began training as a schoolteacher by attending night school. In 1940, Barnard enlisted in the [[Australian Army]]. He fought with the [[9th Division (Australia)|9th Division]] in the Middle East and Africa, including in the [[Battle of El Alamein]]. His military service left him with a permanent hearing impairment. After returning to Australia in 1945, Barnard qualified as a schoolteacher and subsequently taught mathematics in various Tasmanian schools.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-lance-barnard-1245352.html Obituary: Lance Barnard]</ref>
Barnard left school during the Great Depression and worked in a timberyard for a few years. He began training as a schoolteacher by attending night school. In 1940, Barnard enlisted in the [[Australian Army]]. He fought with the [[9th Division (Australia)|9th Division]] in the Middle East and Africa, including in the [[Battle of El Alamein]]. His military service left him with a permanent hearing impairment. After returning to Australia in 1945, Barnard qualified as a school teacher and subsequently taught mathematics in various Tasmanian schools.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-lance-barnard-1245352.html Obituary: Lance Barnard]</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
[[File:Lance Barnard.jpg|image|thumb|left|upright|Barnard in the 1950s.]]
[[File:Lance Barnard.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Barnard in the 1950s.]]
At the [[1954 Australian federal election|1954 federal election]], Barnard was elected to the [[Division of Bass]] for the Labor Party. He defeated the sitting Liberal member [[Bruce Kekwick]], who had defeated Claude Barnard for the seat in 1949.
At the [[1954 Australian federal election|1954 federal election]], Barnard was elected to the [[Division of Bass]] for the Labor Party. He defeated the sitting Liberal member [[Bruce Kekwick]], who had defeated Claude Barnard for the seat in 1949. He was later elected to the [[Australian Labor Party National Executive|ALP Federal Executive]] and a delegate to [[Australian Labor Party National Conference|Federal Conference]], where he "more than once put up spirited battles against left-wing influence".<ref name=gaul>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106961378|title=Whitlam has biggest task ahead|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=9 February 1967|first=Jonathan|last=Gaul}}</ref>


Following the ALP's defeat at the [[1966 Australian federal election|1966 federal election]], [[Arthur Calwell]] resigned as party leader and [[1967 Australian Labor Party leadership election|was succeeded]] by his deputy [[Gough Whitlam]]. Barnard was then elected deputy leader with the endorsement of Whitlam, defeating [[Jim Cairns]] by 35 votes to 33 on the final ballot following the elimination of [[Frank Crean]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106962066|title=Anatomy of the Labor power struggle|newspaper=The Canberra Times|first=Jonathan|last=Gaul|date=14 February 1967}}</ref> At the time he was described in ''[[The Canberra Times]]'' as "a personal friend of Mr Whitlam and a competent if not brilliant speaker in the House, mainly on his father's subject of repatriation, and social services".<ref name=gaul/>
In 1967, Barnard became Deputy Leader of the Labor Party and when it won office under Whitlam in 1972 Barnard was Deputy Prime Minister. As Minister for Defence, Barnard personally ensured the recommendations of the Jess Committee and new Defense Force Retirements Benefits Scheme was implemented in 1972.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Canberra Times |date=1 November 1972|title=Unknown}}</ref>


===Whitlam government===
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For the first two weeks of Whitlam's government, before the full electoral result was known, Whitlam and Barnard formed a [[First Whitlam Ministry|two-man ministry]], known as a [[duumvirate]], to govern until a full ministry could be announced. Barnard held 14 portfolios including Defence and Immigration. Following the announcement of a complete ministry, Barnard served as [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence]].
[[File:Lance Barnard and Gough Whitlam.jpg|thumb|right|Barnard (left) with Gough Whitlam in 1969]]
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When the ALP won the [[1972 Australian federal election|1972 federal election]] Barnard became deputy prime minister. For the first two weeks of Whitlam's government, before the full electoral result was known, Whitlam and Barnard formed a [[First Whitlam Ministry|two-man ministry]], known as a [[duumvirate]], to govern until a full ministry could be announced. Barnard held 14 portfolios including Defence and Immigration. Following the announcement of a complete ministry, Barnard served as [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence]]. He personally ensured the recommendations of the Jess Committee and new Defense Force Retirements Benefits Scheme was implemented in 1972.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Canberra Times |date=1 November 1972|title=Unknown}}</ref>


Following the [[1974 Australian federal election|1974 federal election]], Barnard was challenged for Labor's deputy leadership by [[Jim Cairns]]. He was defeated by 54 votes to 42.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110782692|title=Labor sticks to old team|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=11 June 1974}}</ref> Contemporary sources reporting that he was receiving "fairly active" support from Whitlam,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110782924|title=Dr Cairns, the PM's new right-hand man|first=David|last=Solomon|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=12 June 1974}}</ref> and that Whitlam was "actively canvassing" for him.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110782510|title=Delay of portfolio allocation likely|first=David|last=Solomon|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=10 June 1974}}</ref>
Following the [[1974 Australian federal election|1974 federal election]], Barnard was challenged for Labor's deputy leadership by [[Jim Cairns]]. He was defeated by 54 votes to 42.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110782692|title=Labor sticks to old team|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=11 June 1974}}</ref> Contemporary sources reporting that he was receiving "fairly active" support from Whitlam,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110782924|title=Dr Cairns, the PM's new right-hand man|first=David|last=Solomon|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=12 June 1974}}</ref> and that Whitlam was "actively canvassing" for him.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110782510|title=Delay of portfolio allocation likely|first=David|last=Solomon|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=10 June 1974}}</ref> However, it was later reported that he had received "only token support" from the prime minister.<ref name=afr>{{cite news|url=https://www.afr.com/politics/former-whitlam-deputy-lance-barnard-dies-19970807-k7lvk|title=Former Whitlam deputy Lance Barnard dies|first=Michelle|last=Grattan|newspaper=The Australian Financial Review|date=7 August 1997|access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref>


==Later years==
==Later years==
In June 1975, Whitlam announced that Barnard would leave politics to become Australia's resident [[List of Australian ambassadors to Sweden|ambassador to Sweden]], with accreditation also to Finland and Norway.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Appointment of Ambassador to Sweden, Finland and Norway|first=Gough|last=Whitlam|author-link=Gough Whitlam|date=23 June 1975|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=3794|archivedate=17 April 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417124037/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=3794}}</ref> He presented his [[diplomatic credentials|credentials]] to King [[Carl XVI Gustaf]] on 10 September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110657786|title=Envoy|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=11 September 1975}}</ref> Bass was resoundingly lost to the Liberals at [[1975 Bass by-election|the ensuing by-election]], in which Labor lost 17 per cent of its primary vote. This shock result was seen by many as the beginning of the end for the Whitlam government, which was dismissed [[1975 Australian constitutional crisis|five months later]].
In June 1975, Whitlam announced that Barnard would leave politics to become Australia's resident [[List of Australian ambassadors to Sweden|ambassador to Sweden]], with accreditation also to Finland and Norway.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Appointment of Ambassador to Sweden, Finland and Norway|first=Gough|last=Whitlam|author-link=Gough Whitlam|date=23 June 1975|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=3794|archive-date=17 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417124037/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=3794}}</ref> He presented his [[diplomatic credentials|credentials]] to King [[Carl XVI Gustaf]] on 10 September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110657786|title=Envoy|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=11 September 1975}}</ref> Bass was resoundingly lost to the Liberals at [[1975 Bass by-election|the ensuing by-election]], in which Labor lost 17 per cent of its primary vote. This shock result was seen by many as the beginning of the end for the Whitlam government, which was dismissed [[1975 Australian constitutional crisis|five months later]].


Barnard returned to Launceston after completing his term as ambassador in 1978. In May 1981 he was nominated by the [[Fraser Government]] as director of the [[Office of Australian War Graves]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125631542|title=Barnard to head War Graves group|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=4 May 1981}}</ref> He retired in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125631542|title=War-graves director|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=7 April 1984}}</ref>
Barnard returned to Launceston after completing his term as ambassador in 1978. In May 1981 he was nominated by the [[Fraser government]] as director of the [[Office of Australian War Graves]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125631542|title=Barnard to head War Graves group|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=4 May 1981}}</ref> He retired in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125631542|title=War-graves director|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=7 April 1984}}</ref>


Barnard died on 6 August 1997 at the age of 78. In response Gough Whitlam stated that "My partnership with Lance Barnard was the most satisfying and significant of my political life. I have lost my oldest and best mate".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afr.com/politics/former-whitlam-deputy-lance-barnard-dies-19970807-k7lvk|title=Former Whitlam deputy Lance Barnard dies|first=Michelle|last=Grattan|newspaper=The Australian Financial Review|date=7 August 1997|access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref>
Barnard died on 6 August 1997 at the age of 78. In response Gough Whitlam stated that "My partnership with Lance Barnard was the most satisfying and significant of my political life. I have lost my oldest and best mate".<ref name=afr/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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The Honourable
Lance Barnard
AO
Barnard in 1973
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In office
5 December 1972 – 12 June 1974
Prime MinisterGough Whitlam
Preceded byDoug Anthony
Succeeded byJim Cairns
Minister for Defence
In office
5 December 1972 – 6 June 1975
Prime MinisterGough Whitlam
Preceded byDavid Fairbairn
Succeeded byBill Morrison
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
In office
9 February 1967 – 12 June 1974
LeaderGough Whitlam
Preceded byGough Whitlam
Succeeded byJim Cairns
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Bass
In office
29 May 1954 – 2 June 1975
Preceded byBruce Kekwick
Succeeded byKevin Newman
Personal details
Born
Lance Herbert Barnard

(1919-05-01)1 May 1919
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died6 August 1997(1997-08-06) (aged 78)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor
Spouses
Doris Burston
​
(m. 1943)​
Jill Cant
​
(m. 1962)​
RelationsClaude Barnard (father)
Michael Barnard (nephew)
Eric Barnard (cousin)
Harry Cant (father-in-law)
OccupationSchool teacher

Lance Herbert Barnard AO (1 May 1919 – 6 August 1997) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1974 and held senior ministerial office in the Whitlam government, most notably as the third deputy prime minister of Australia from 1972 to 1974.

Barnard was born in Launceston, Tasmania, into a prominent political family; his father Claude Barnard was also a federal government minister. He was a timber worker, soldier and schoolteacher before entering politics himself. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1954 federal election, winning the seat of Bass that his father had lost five years earlier. Barnard was elected deputy to Gough Whitlam in 1967 and became deputy prime minister following the ALP's victory at the 1972 election.

After an initial "duumvirate" in which he and Whitlam both held multiple portfolios, Barnard was appointed Minister for Defence. He subsequently oversaw the merger of several smaller departments into the Department of Defence. In 1974, Barnard lost the deputy leadership to Jim Cairns but remained in the defence portfolio. He resigned from parliament in 1975 to become ambassador to Norway, Finland and Sweden, triggering a by-election that resulted in the loss of his seat to the Liberal Party.

Early life

Barnard was born in Launceston, Tasmania, one of four children born to Herbert Claude Barnard and the former Martha Melva McKenzie. His father, a trade unionist and locomotive driver, was elected to parliament in 1934, and was a minister in the Chifley government.[1]

Barnard left school during the Great Depression and worked in a timberyard for a few years. He began training as a schoolteacher by attending night school. In 1940, Barnard enlisted in the Australian Army. He fought with the 9th Division in the Middle East and Africa, including in the Battle of El Alamein. His military service left him with a permanent hearing impairment. After returning to Australia in 1945, Barnard qualified as a school teacher and subsequently taught mathematics in various Tasmanian schools.[2]

Political career

Barnard in the 1950s.

At the 1954 federal election, Barnard was elected to the Division of Bass for the Labor Party. He defeated the sitting Liberal member Bruce Kekwick, who had defeated Claude Barnard for the seat in 1949. He was later elected to the ALP Federal Executive and a delegate to Federal Conference, where he "more than once put up spirited battles against left-wing influence".[3]

Following the ALP's defeat at the 1966 federal election, Arthur Calwell resigned as party leader and was succeeded by his deputy Gough Whitlam. Barnard was then elected deputy leader with the endorsement of Whitlam, defeating Jim Cairns by 35 votes to 33 on the final ballot following the elimination of Frank Crean.[4] At the time he was described in The Canberra Times as "a personal friend of Mr Whitlam and a competent if not brilliant speaker in the House, mainly on his father's subject of repatriation, and social services".[3]

Whitlam government

Barnard (left) with Gough Whitlam in 1969

When the ALP won the 1972 federal election Barnard became deputy prime minister. For the first two weeks of Whitlam's government, before the full electoral result was known, Whitlam and Barnard formed a two-man ministry, known as a duumvirate, to govern until a full ministry could be announced. Barnard held 14 portfolios including Defence and Immigration. Following the announcement of a complete ministry, Barnard served as Minister for Defence. He personally ensured the recommendations of the Jess Committee and new Defense Force Retirements Benefits Scheme was implemented in 1972.[5]

Following the 1974 federal election, Barnard was challenged for Labor's deputy leadership by Jim Cairns. He was defeated by 54 votes to 42.[6] Contemporary sources reporting that he was receiving "fairly active" support from Whitlam,[7] and that Whitlam was "actively canvassing" for him.[8] However, it was later reported that he had received "only token support" from the prime minister.[9]

Later years

In June 1975, Whitlam announced that Barnard would leave politics to become Australia's resident ambassador to Sweden, with accreditation also to Finland and Norway.[10] He presented his credentials to King Carl XVI Gustaf on 10 September.[11] Bass was resoundingly lost to the Liberals at the ensuing by-election, in which Labor lost 17 per cent of its primary vote. This shock result was seen by many as the beginning of the end for the Whitlam government, which was dismissed five months later.

Barnard returned to Launceston after completing his term as ambassador in 1978. In May 1981 he was nominated by the Fraser government as director of the Office of Australian War Graves.[12] He retired in 1983.[13]

Barnard died on 6 August 1997 at the age of 78. In response Gough Whitlam stated that "My partnership with Lance Barnard was the most satisfying and significant of my political life. I have lost my oldest and best mate".[9]

Personal life

Barnard married Doris Burston on 6 March 1943.[14] They had two daughters together, Patricia and Suzanne. He remarried on 11 September 1962 to Jill Cant, the daughter of Senator Harry Cant of Western Australia. They had a son together, Nicholas,[15] and also adopted two Vietnamese orphan girls, Amanda and Jacqueline; Amanda died as an infant.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ R. J. K. Chapman, 'Barnard, Herbert Claude (1890–1957)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barnard-herbert-claude-9436/text16589, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 30 March 2018.
  2. ^ Obituary: Lance Barnard
  3. ^ a b Gaul, Jonathan (9 February 1967). "Whitlam has biggest task ahead". The Canberra Times.
  4. ^ Gaul, Jonathan (14 February 1967). "Anatomy of the Labor power struggle". The Canberra Times.
  5. ^ "Unknown". Canberra Times. 1 November 1972.
  6. ^ "Labor sticks to old team". The Canberra Times. 11 June 1974.
  7. ^ Solomon, David (12 June 1974). "Dr Cairns, the PM's new right-hand man". The Canberra Times.
  8. ^ Solomon, David (10 June 1974). "Delay of portfolio allocation likely". The Canberra Times.
  9. ^ a b Grattan, Michelle (7 August 1997). "Former Whitlam deputy Lance Barnard dies". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. ^ Whitlam, Gough (23 June 1975). "Appointment of Ambassador to Sweden, Finland and Norway" (Press release). Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Envoy". The Canberra Times. 11 September 1975.
  12. ^ "Barnard to head War Graves group". The Canberra Times. 4 May 1981.
  13. ^ "War-graves director". The Canberra Times. 7 April 1984.
  14. ^ "An Afternoon Wedding". The Examiner. 8 March 1943.
  15. ^ "On being a politician's wife". The Canberra Times. 19 August 1969.
  16. ^ "War Waif Adopted". The Canberra Times. 11 February 1971.
  17. ^ "A Hug for Jacqueline". The Canberra Times. 31 May 1972.
Political offices
Preceded by Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
1972–1974 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Defence
1972–1975 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Air
1972–1973 		Abolished
Preceded by Minister for the Army
1972–1973
Preceded by Minister for the Navy
1972–1973
Preceded by Minister for Supply
1972–1973 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Member for Bass
1954–1975 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party
1967–1974 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Australian Ambassador to Sweden
Australian Ambassador to Norway
Australian Ambassador to Finland
1975–1978 		Succeeded by
Brian Hill
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