Fred Whitlam

Fred Whitlam

Harry Frederick Ernest "Fred" Whitlam (3 April 1884 - 8 December 1961) was Australia's Crown Solicitor from 1936 to 1949, and a pioneer of international human rights law in Australia. He was the father of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, and had a great influence on his son's values and interests.

Read more about Fred Whitlam:  Early Life, Public Servant, Influence On Son

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    Another one o’ them new worlds. No beer, no women, no pool parlors, nothing. Nothing to do but throw rocks at tin cans. And we gotta bring our own tin cans.
    Cyril Hume, and Fred McLeod Wilcox. Cook (Earl Holliman)

    The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-Interest always runs a good race.
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