FOR PRESS 22 MAY 1977
ADDRESS AT THE CENTRAL METHODIST MISSION, SYDNEY
It is a great pleasure for me to be here and participate in
your annual mission rally. I am particularly pleased to have
this opportunity to applaud the work which your mission has been
carrying out for the past 93 years, and for the innovations
and ingenuity that the mission has demonstrated in caring for those
in need in this city.
The life-line centre, established here in 1963, and subsequently
emulated in many centres around the world, has given new hope
to thousands.

FOR PRESS 22 MAY 1977
THE 1977 REFERENDUM
I would like to thank the people of Australia for their
support. There has been a strong ' yes' vote nationally
for all four proposals and it is clear that three of the
questions have been carried in four or more States.
Although it will be some time before we have a final
result it now seems unlikely that the question on simultaneous
elections will have the requisite majority of four States,
despite the fact that a majority of Australians have
registered their support for it. In New South Wales,

PRIME _ MI STER
FOR PBESS 20 MAY 1977
'. rHE RE PBENDUM
Tomor row is a day on which Australians can mak~ e sensible changes
to the 77-year-old Federal Constitution. It is an opportunity
to modernise the conistitution and reform it in a down-to-earth
fashicon. IT urge all Australianrs to make the most of this opportunity by
vot-ing Yes on all four questions.
Four questions are being put to youi tomorrow, as a result of
agreement reached in Hobart in October last year at; the
Constitutional Convention. All1 political paxties in all

FOR PRESS 19 MAY 1977
REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN IN QUEENSLAND
The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, the Deputy Prime Minister,
Mr Anthony, and the Queensland President of the National Party,
Mr Sparkes, today made a combined appeal to Queenslanders to vote
yes' for all four referendums on Saturday.
In a special joint message to Queensland electors, the Party leaders
urged voters to take this opportunity to reform the Federal
Constitution. They said that the electors of Queensland should ignore
propaganda tactics which were designed to hide the fact that the

FOQR P'RESS 9 1AY. 197 7
CAMPIGNE&. IN. IWIISTEtm.
AllWesernAUStralianS a4vhio ar the-rnaintenaace of the powers
of.. their State a-na of, the Senate shoula vote i aoro h
.* imultaneous elections . refelrendtm proposal on Sa. turaay.
*.-his proposal was considered and adopted -= animu3y at the
Robaxt Constitutional Ccnveiitioa. last Octob> er*..
That Convention was set up at tlhe instigat-ion of the Statesand.
was dowiinated bythen States.. The: ' Stateg ba-d 72 of the 92
vote B.

PRIME MINISTER
FOR P) RESS 19 M 1% y 197
ADDREISS TO A~ USTRA~ LIAN IBERJAL. STtJJBNTS FF-DEIATICIN, SYDNEY
I have been following with intere& t and enthusiasm the growing streng
of your Federation in recent years. It has come a lon way & ince it
format-ion by my friena the late Ivor Greenwood and others some
years ago. ItS recent extension to nearly all terti ary e. d11ctionul1
institutions has heralded a new era of activity, v. axyirn from meat
pi ep for the men of the U. S. S. TrmiXt~ n, to your camptignP to bring

EM4BARGO UNTI. L DIlMIVERy
FOR PRESS 18 M2VY 197 7
ADDRVESS TO TLOOWGOOBA1 R= -PLN) UM LU1NCHEON
Its -very good to be here in Toowoomba-speahkng in support of the four
riernddiil roposals,-beda Si hje. p) L-po0., a~ axga ust n
reaaon ahle-f-because -they -w'ill imtake-a-major contribution -to-Improving
te-ontiutin nd-because. the. pri-nciples of . t2he referenilufms weresupported
by thq Ho1tbat. Consttttpna _ Converitioj
SThese iref& enchur are a tiest of our'* abilty7 as a nation f_ o im* rove the

WMnARGOD UNTIL DEL-TvERY: PRIME MIT STEZ
ADDRESS AT TOWiISViLIX REFEREWU
This is thelatweofte ef rn'capin Thopin-ls
show that in every State, thpre, ir significant support for the
referendums. The polls show that in Queensland, there is a solid
majority yes vote on all four questions, notwithst.;-ding the
expensive campaign by the State Government. This is not surprising.
The four referendum proposals are sensible, just and well considered
refomns. They will strengthen our constitution, a constitution of

iMME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 17. PAY -1-9.77
The Qaeensland Premier, Fir. Bjelke-Petersen, and the D) eputy
Premier, Mr. K~ nox.. are gravely isleadixig the people bf Queeasland.
In October last year at Hoba3rt, Mr. Petersen, ! 4r. Fraw~ ley, Mr. Hewit
Mr. Knox,, Mr. Lickiss, Mr. Neal, Mr. Porter and M. r. Row, fill. frmi
Queensland, all voted for tiie simultaneous eledtion propbsal.-
They xroted to make sure that it would be a State Govern~ or and not
the Governor General who wo-ald isfsue the writs, for elections for
the Senate.

FOR PRESS 17 M~ AY 1977
ADDRBSS AT RC1' d3AbPTON J. R~ nD. UM CAM. KPAIGN
It is very' good to be in Rockhampton again in th-e last week of
the referendum campaign-.
Across Queensland, and aoxoss Australia, support for all ' Lour
referendum proposals is strengthening, and I am confident that
they will be successful on Saturday, because they are fair, just
and sensible, and because they will make a mnajor conitr~ bution
to constitutional development of our country.
They are not like many other referendums which were initiated