Gough Whitlam remembered by South East newsman

By Ben Smyth
Updated October 21 2014 - 3:11pm, first published 2:58pm
Front page of the Bega District News, October 29, 1974, featuring then-Prime Minister Gough Whitlam presenting a journalism award to former BDN editor John Leach (right).
Front page of the Bega District News, October 29, 1974, featuring then-Prime Minister Gough Whitlam presenting a journalism award to former BDN editor John Leach (right).

IN 1974, former editor of the Bega District News John Leach was presented with one of Country Press’s top awards by none other than Gough Whitlam, who died on Tuesday aged 98.

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