Part 6: Back to Blacktown - Colin Jacobsen (Col Joye) AM Patricia Amphlett OAM

On 13 November 1972 the towering figure of Gough Whitlam took the stage at Blacktown's Bowman Hall. The hall was packed to overflowing. That night proved to be one of the most significant in Australian political history, and Gough Whitlam delivered the speech that changed a nation.
40 years on from this speech, on November 13 2012, the Whitlam Institute within the University of Western Sydney booked out the Bowman Hall for a night of commemoration and celebration. More information is available at www.whitlam.org/news_and_events/back_to_blacktown

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Little Patti went to the same school with my Aunty. Kathy Ryan. they were best friends. I met Patti at Kathy,s home on Princess Hwy St Peters when I was 7 years old.

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Just adore you guys big hugs Pat and Col

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Gough made it possible for me to go to college. I’m from a family too poor tto send children to university .

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Acknowledging again the greatness of Gough Whitlam. A visionary. Pity about that fool Jim Cairns and a few others.

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He was just a Commo.

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Jim was a good man. A bit ahead of his time.

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8 years ago Col. What's your take on Labor now, lol

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Well, they might have handled the bushfires 18 months ago a lot better and rolled out the vaccines much quicker. No, I'm not a Labor voter by the way.