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die4pies
Homeward bound
Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Location: Trenerry Cres.
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Yes, on the main board.
Gough was a Pies man by virtue of Eye-browzies being a Bluebagger.
Gough n' Gabo, 1967 _________________ "MAKE COLLINGWOOD GRATE AGAIN" |
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Mossi
Joined: 20 May 2002 Location: Vittorio Veneto TV Italy
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Really sad to hear that! Loved that era of politics especially Gough! The Labour goverment had many great ideas at the time and introduced some cornerstone policies that are still with us today - equal pay for the sexes, minimun wage, low cost university fees and many more, pity we lost the wool industry to sinthetic fibres during his time and we did have a recession and yes by the way we lost John Greenings freekish abilities as well! RIP Sir Whitlam |
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RudeBoy
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
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Fantastic photo. Love it! |
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Collingwood 4 eternity
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
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For another one of these
_________________ 1990 Grand Final :
"From the back pocket, this will be probably the last kick, he need not even kick it, the drought is over. 32 years they've waited, let the celebrations begin" Sandy Roberts |
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Woods
Joined: 21 Aug 2013 Location: Melbourne
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"Maintain the rage"
Vale, comrade. |
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Didaksgoal
Joined: 12 Mar 2004
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Barking LOL, C4e, classic!!!!!
I'll say give it time................a few years............but ya never know.
Go The Pies!!! |
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jackcass
Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Location: Bendigo
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Gough Whitlam, everything modern politics is lacking. A truly great statesman. |
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PyreneesPie
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All great posts above. Concur with all of them.
The "It's Time" chorus - still inspiring after all these years. Maybe we could use it the way Port use "Never Tear Us Apart" (with a few word changes). |
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joffa corfe
PREMIERS 2010
Joined: 13 Nov 2003
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neil
Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Location: Queensland
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Neil Appleby
Joined: 11 Feb 1998 Location: Melbourne
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There goes a great man, one that changed us forever.
Gough was a hero to me; a man with great vision - a vision of social justice, fairness and decency. So many things we take for granted today, like universal health care, were introduced by Gough's first government. He ended conscription, introduced free education, set up SBS, introduced land rights, gave women a voice.....I could go on. He also made Australia exciting.
Sure his government was a shambles in the end, but Gough, unlike anybody before or after him, tapped the inner decency of Australians. He gave the poor, the newly arrived and the unloved members of society a voice.
Gough brought about a revolution in Australia; one that we certainly needed. It was a revolution of fairness and real opportunity. After the years and years of stultifying, Liberal/Country party torpor, Gough gave Australians from the other side of the tracks, a chance to play on a level playing field. The Australians of the 70's will never forget what a depth change he brought and those born in the 80s and beyond, benefit from his grand vision.
Vale Edward Gough Whitlam. Rest in peace Comrade. _________________ After the epic draw comes the decisive knockout!
Collingwood rules the world again and Mick Malthouse fulfils his destiny with the twenty ten premiership and can you hear the people sing! |
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uncanny
Joined: 04 Mar 2014 Location: Castlemaine
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Gough was an honourable man and a hero to many, myself included.
Modern politicians would do well to take his example on board.
Not sure they will though. Too busy appealing to greed and fear.
Great to see him with the pies jumper back in the 60s. right up there with our number 1 ticket holder in 1990, Mr Keating. _________________ woodsmen rule |
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Robbie
Joined: 18 Oct 2010 Location: Canberra
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To list the achievements of Gough Whitlam would require volumes and so I just wanted to highlight some of the shared desires of the CFC and Gough.
Being a child of the Vietnam War conscription I am reminded of him being the first Australian PM to direct our foreign policy for Australia and not a puppet of a large partner. Collingwood Football Club does things the Magpies' Way and whilst part of the AFL and VFL, those organisations know we don't follow blindly but question and if pushed, we are not shy in voicing our disapproval.
The Magpies have always had a social conscience and Gough also did more to address the class structure by providing universal health care, free tertiary study and removing the heavy duties average Australians were forced to pay as support for lazy and wasteful businesses. Everyone deserves opportunity and our common wealth is increased by doing it, and although his vision was cut short, many of the achievements are continued to be viewed as rights regardless of what the Mad Monk wants to do.
Eddie has presided over the increased facility to assist those less fortunate than ourselves, and we are proud of these achievements and the opportunities they provide. _________________ Happiness is being a Collingwood Football Club Member! Euphoria is watching the Pies win the Premiership! |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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To Do I look like a computer? |
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watt price tully
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Yes indeed. Love it C4E. _________________ “I even went as far as becoming a Southern Baptist until I realised they didn’t keep ‘em under long enough” Kinky Friedman |
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