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Whitlam addressing enthusiastic meeting in Darwin's Greek Hall in support of Jock Nelson who stood down as NT Administrator to contest the Territory seat in the House of Representatives after the dismissal . Nelson , viewed from behind, is the person in the centre foreground . To his right is Territory ALP identity , John Waters , Q.C. , occasionally seen nowadays at the Friday Club in the Noodle House . It is not certain, but the other person seated on stage could be Whitlam's speech writer, Graham Freudenberg
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During research into the life of the late NT Crusading Editor , " Big Jim" Bowditch, this writer contacted Whitlam's office in Sydney seeking specific information about Bowditch's contact with him in Darwin. Bowditch had said he had discussed with Whitlam the need for the ALP to have its own national paper to get its messages and policies , in detail, across to the public. Gough rang me back in South Australia and confirmed that Bowditch had indeed discussed the subject with him ; it was desirable, he added, that the life of Bowditch , for whom he had admiration , be made known ... ( Peter Simon )
