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The Herald (1951-1969)

Cartoon depicting Harold Holt and Gough Whitlam

For the Senate Stakes
Cartoon by John Frith
The Herald, November 1967
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Background

Prime Minister Harold Holt and new Opposition Leader Gough Whitlam were both eager for control of the Senate. They approached the ‘Cups-King’, multiple Melbourne Cup winning trainer Bart Cummings to ‘train’ their respective ‘horses’.

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