Cartoons from the year 1972.

January

• 4th, Rosewall wins again!

    Keywords: Ken Rosewall, Tennis

February

• 21st, Nixon arrives in China.

    Keywords: Choe Enlai, Richard Nixon, China
• 22nd, Unsuitable viewing!

    Keywords: Gough Whitlam, William McMahon, Vince Gair, Richard Nixon, China
• 29th, Nixon withdraws recognition of Taiwan.

    Keywords: Richard Nixon, China, Taiwan

March

• 8th, Lawry retires.

    Keywords: Cricket
• 24th, "I don't care about court", says Bolte.

    Keywords: Henry Bolte

April

• 10th, Too ambitious?

    Keywords: Sir Reginald Ansett, Ansett Airlines, TNT
• 20th, Lost luggage!

    Keywords: Cricket, Space Exploration
• 28th, Bolte to the rescue!

    Keywords: Ansett Airlines, TNT, Henry Bolte

May

• 4th, Multi-racial society?

    Keywords: Don Chip, Australian Aborigines
• 24th, The first SALT treaty.

    Keywords: SALT Treaty, Richard Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev

June

• 13th, Excusez-moi!

    Keywords: The Environment, The United Nations, Atomic Bomb Tests, Georges Pompidou
• 16th, Concorde arrives.

    Keywords: Concorde, Uluru

July

• 20th, Bolte returns to trouble.

    Keywords: Henry Bolte, The Concorde
• 21st, Aboriginal Embassy Torn Down.

    Keywords: Australian Aboriginals, Aboriginal Embassy
• 28th, Difficulty being heard?

    Keywords: Australian Aboriginals, Aboriginal Embassy, William McMahon, Nigel Bowen, Andrew Peacock, Phillip Lynch, Andrew Peacock, ACTU

August

• 8th, It's time!

    Keywords: Gough Whitlam, Clive Holding, William McMahon, Vincent Gair
• 17th, Clang!

    Keywords: John Gorton, William McMahon
• 22nd, The Wizard of Vic!

    Keywords: Henry Bolte
• 23rd, Filling the shoes.

    Keywords: Sir William McMahon, Sir Robert Menzies, Sir Henry Bolte, Sir Rupert Hamer
• 24th, Rhodesia banned.

    Keywords: The Olympic Games, Munich, Rhodesia, Neville Chamberlain

September

• 5th, And The Brownlow...

    Keywords: The Olympic Games, The Brownlow Medal
• 7th, Tragedy in Munich.

    Keywords: The Olympic Games, Munich, Black September
• 8th, The state of the world...

    Keywords: Munich Massacre, The IRA
• 12th, The Munich Games end.

    Keywords: The Olympic Games, Munich, Terrorism
• 14th, End of the second Tent Embassy.

    Keywords: William McMahon, Australian Aboriginals, Aboriginal Tent Embassy
• 25th, Terrorist training camp?

    Keywords: MCG, Ivor Greenwood, Ian Coates, Richmond Football Club, Carlton Football Club

October

• 4th, Problems with the F 111.

    Keywords: RAAF, Richard Nixon
• 9th, Footy tie delays start of season.

    Keywords: Australian Rules Football, Richmond Football Club, Carlton Football Club, Cricket
• 12th, Waterloo.

    Keywords: Gough Whitlam, William McMahon, Doug Anthony, Vince Gair, Billy Sneddon
• 25th, Kissinger hard at work.

    Keywords: Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
• 30th, Saving daylight everywhere - almost!

    Keywords: Daylight Savings

November

• 6th, Who's Fault?

    Keywords: The Caulfield Cup, Peter Hollingworth
• 9th, Landslide win for Nixon.

    Keywords: Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
• 27th, A gift from New Zealand

    Keywords: Gough Whitlam, William McMahon, Billy Snedden, New Zealand
• 29th, Ruling Australia!

    Keywords: William McMahon, Australian Rules Football

December

• 1st, Politician pay rise.

    Keywords: Gough Whitlam, William McMahon

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