Photos
The following photos and cartoons line the walls of the Press Gallery.
![Mr W.A.Brennan. Member of Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, Melbourne, continuously from first meeting of Commonwealth Parliament, May 9th, 1901, until 1927. Served a term as President of the Gallery.](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74161.jpg)
Mr W.A.Brennan.
Member of Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, Melbourne, continuously from first meeting of Commonwealth Parliament, May 9th, 1901, until 1927. Served a term as President of the Gallery.
![Arthur Norman Smith (1862 - 1935) General President AJA 1910 Attended all sittings of the Commonwealth Parliament in Melbourne from 1901-1927. Author of "Thirty Years The Commonwealth of Australia 1901-31"](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74071.jpg)
Arthur Norman Smith (1862 – 1935)
General President AJA 1910
Attended all sittings of the Commonwealth Parliament in Melbourne from 1901-1927.
Author of “Thirty Years The Commonwealth of Australia 1901-31”
![Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, May 1931. Back row: M Byrne (Australian United Press), S Speight (Sydney Morning Herald), E C O'Loughlin (Government Publicity Officer), O Olsen (Sydney Sun), U R Ellis (CP Publicity Officer), J Hewitt (Australian United Press), Warren Denning (Argus), W F Whyte (Canberra Times), F Percival (Sydney Morning Herald), L R McLennan (Argus). Middle row: C F M Burr (Australian United Press), Alan Fraser (Sydney Sun), F Tremearne (Canberra Times), Miss L Denholm (Sydney Morning Herald), H S Innes (Sydney Morning Herald, Press Gallery President), Neville Smith (Melbourne Herald), J M Stanley (Sydney Daily Telegraph0, S K Mitchell (Age). Front row: M G T Woods (Sydney Sun), R Hughes Jones (Australian United Press), L F Fitzgerald (Sydney News Pictorial), H W Eather (Melbourne Herald), J R W Taylor (Sydney Morning Herald. Absent: E H Brenton (Melbourne Herald).](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74231.jpg)
Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, May 1931.
Back row: M Byrne (Australian United Press), S Speight (Sydney Morning Herald), E C O’Loughlin (Government Publicity Officer), O Olsen (Sydney Sun), U R Ellis (CP Publicity Officer), J Hewitt (Australian United Press), Warren Denning (Argus), W F Whyte (Canberra Times), F Percival (Sydney Morning Herald), L R McLennan (Argus).
Middle row: C F M Burr (Australian United Press), Alan Fraser (Sydney Sun), F Tremearne (Canberra Times), Miss L Denholm (Sydney Morning Herald), H S Innes (Sydney Morning Herald, Press Gallery President), Neville Smith (Melbourne Herald), J M Stanley (Sydney Daily Telegraph), S K Mitchell (Age).
Front row: M G T Woods (Sydney Sun), R Hughes Jones (Australian United Press), L F Fitzgerald (Sydney News Pictorial), H W Eather (Melbourne Herald), J R W Taylor (Sydney Morning Herald. Absent: E H Brenton (Melbourne Herald).
![Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, April 1933. Back row: S K Mitchel (Age), F B Tremearne (Australian United Press), R I Douglas (Sydney Morning Herald), D K Rodgers (Labor Daily) Third row: R B Leonard (Truth), E J Hewitt (Australian United Press), E F Brenton (Melbourne Herald), R Lockwood (Melbourne Herald). Second row: W Farmer Whyte (Federal News Service), C F M Burr (Australian United Press), S Speight (Sydney Morning Herald), O Olsen (Sun), L R McLennan (Argus), C Turnbull (Melbourne Herald). Front row: A D Fraser (Sun), W E Denning (Argus), E W Waterman (Australian United Press, A J Weatherston (Canberra Times), H S Innes (Sydney Morning Herald, Gallery President), J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), F Folkard (Sun), J F Boyce (Canberra Times), J M Stanley (Daily Telegraph), L E Fitzgerald (Sun Pictorial). Photo: A Collingridge.](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74111.jpg)
Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, April 1933.
Back row: S K Mitchel (Age), F B Tremearne (Australian United Press), R I Douglas (Sydney Morning Herald), D K Rodgers (Labor Daily)
Third row: R B Leonard (Truth), E J Hewitt (Australian United Press), E F Brenton (Melbourne Herald), R Lockwood (Melbourne Herald).
Second row: W Farmer Whyte (Federal News Service), C F M Burr (Australian United Press), S Speight (Sydney Morning Herald), O Olsen (Sun), L R McLennan (Argus), C Turnbull (Melbourne Herald).
Front row: A D Fraser (Sun), W E Denning (Argus), E W Waterman (Australian United Press), A J Weatherston (Canberra Times), H S Innes (Sydney Morning Herald, Gallery President), J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), F Folkard (Sun), J F Boyce (Canberra Times), J M Stanley (Daily Telegraph), L E Fitzgerald (Sun Pictorial). Photo: A Collingridge.
![Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, December 1934. Back row: S K Mitchell (Age), E M Cox (Argus), G Wade (Canberra Times), D Speight (Sydney Morning Herald), R I Douglas (Official Publicity Officer), J Hewitt (Australian United Press), R B Leonard (Star), V Wright (Sun), L Basser (Telegraph). Front row: F Tremearne (Australian United Press), D Gardiner (Melbourne Sun), O G Olsen (Sydney Sun), M Stanley (Telegraph), H S Innes (Sydney Morning Herald), J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), J Anderson (Melbourne Herald), L McDonnell (Australian United Press), M Byrne (Star), H A Standish (Sydney Morning Herald), F Folkard (Sydney Sun), M M Threlfall (Sydney Morning Herald), L R McLennan (Argus), D K Rodgers (Labor Daily).](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74151-1024x759.jpg)
Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, December 1934.
Back row: S K Mitchell (Age), E M Cox (Argus), G Wade (Canberra Times), D Speight (Sydney Morning Herald), R I Douglas (Official Publicity Officer), J Hewitt (Australian United Press), R B Leonard (Star), V Wright (Sun), L Basser (Telegraph).
Middle row: H A Standish (Sydney Morning Herald), F Folkard (Sydney Sun), M M Threlfall (Sydney Morning Herald), L R McLennan (Argus), D K Rodgers (Labor Daily).
Front row: F Tremearne (Australian United Press), D Gardiner (Melbourne Sun), O G Olsen (Sydney Sun), M Stanley (Telegraph), H S Innes (Sydney Morning Herald), J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), J Anderson (Melbourne Herald), L McDonnell (Australian United Press), M Byrne (Star).
![Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, December 1935. Inset: S K Mitchell (Age) L Basser (Telegraph), A Moorehead (Melbourne Herald), A D Fraser (Sydney Sun). Back row: F B Tremearne (Australian United Press) W A Thomson (Argus), L R McLennan (Argus), E D Gardner (Melbourne Sun). Second row: G Burch (Australian United Press), R Nall (Sydney Morning Herald), M W Byrne (Star), G H Wade (Canberra Times), K Ingram (Canberra Times). Third row: T Carrington (Truth), R B Leonard (Star), L McDonnell (Australian United Press), O G Olsen (Sydney Sun), G Dempsey (Sydney Sun). Front row: B J Anderson (Melbourne Herald), D K Rodgers (Labor Daily), E J Hewitt (Australian United Press), F J Murray (Telegraph), W F Whyte (Federal News Services, Gallery President), H S Inness (Sydney Morning Herald), L E Fitzgerald (Melbourne Sun), J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), E C O'Loughlin (Sydney Morning Herald). Photo: A Collingridge.](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74301.jpg)
Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, December 1935.
Inset: S K Mitchell (Age) L Basser (Telegraph), A Moorehead (Melbourne Herald), A D Fraser (Sydney Sun).
Back row: F B Tremearne (Australian United Press), W A Thomson (Argus), L R McLennan (Argus), E D Gardner (Melbourne Sun).
Second row: G Burch (Australian United Press), R Nall (Sydney Morning Herald), M W Byrne (Star), G H Wade (Canberra Times), K Ingram (Canberra Times).
Third row: T Carrington (Truth), R B Leonard (Star), L McDonnell (Australian United Press), O G Olsen (Sydney Sun), G Dempsey (Sydney Sun).
Front row: B J Anderson (Melbourne Herald), D K Rodgers (Labor Daily), E J Hewitt (Australian United Press), F J Murray (Telegraph), W F Whyte (Federal News Services, Gallery President), H S Inness (Sydney Morning Herald), L E Fitzgerald (Melbourne Sun), J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), E C O’Loughlin (Sydney Morning Herald). Photo: A Collingridge.
![Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, December 1936. Absent: J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), S K Mitchell (Age), R B Leonard (Melbourne Sun Pictorial), F B Tremearne (Australian United Press). Back row: K Murphy (Melbourne Herald), E H Cox (Argus), R I Douglas (Press Liason Officer), A Clementson (West Australian), L R McLennan (Argus). Middle row: E H Brenton (Melbourne Herald), G Chinner (Adelaide Advertiser), D K Rodgers (Labor Daily), M Byrne (Sydney Sun), E J Hewitt (Australian United Press), G Imai (Asahi, Tokio), J M Stanley (Sydney Telegraph), L Palmer (Canberra Times). Front row: R R Nall (Sydney Morning Herald), E S Bell-Smith (Australian United Press), N Murray (Sydney Sun), W F Whyte (Federal News Service), O G Olsen (Sydney Sun, Gallery President), B J Anderson (Melbourne Herald), L F McDonnell (Australian United Press), H S Innes (Sydney Morning Herald), R Maley (Sydney Morning Herald). Photo: A Collingridge.](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74191.jpg)
Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, December 1936.
Absent: J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), S K Mitchell (Age), R B Leonard (Melbourne Sun Pictorial), F B Tremearne (Australian United Press).
Back row: K Murphy (Melbourne Herald), E H Cox (Argus), R I Douglas (Press Liason Officer), A Clementson (West Australian), L R McLennan (Argus).
Middle row: E H Brenton (Melbourne Herald), G Chinner (Adelaide Advertiser), D K Rodgers (Labor Daily), M Byrne (Sydney Sun), E J Hewitt (Australian United Press), G Imai (Asahi, Tokio), J M Stanley (Sydney Telegraph), L Palmer (Canberra Times).
Front row: R R Nall (Sydney Morning Herald), E S Bell-Smith (Australian United Press), N Murray (Sydney Sun), W F Whyte (Federal News Service), O G Olsen (Sydney Sun, Gallery President), B J Anderson (Melbourne Herald), L F McDonnell (Australian United Press), H S Innes (Sydney Morning Herald), R Maley (Sydney Morning Herald). Photo: A Collingridge.
![Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, December 1937. Absent: J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), H Marshall (Melbourne Herald), E H Cox (Argus), J M Stanley (Sydney Telegraph), L F McDonnell (Brisbane Telegraph), F B Tremearne (Australian United Press), L Thomas (Australian United Press). Back row: L R McLennan (Argus), J E Mitchell (Sydney Morning Herald), K Murphy (Melbourne Herald), S Speight (Sydney Morning Herald). Middle row: E McLoughlin (Sydney Morning Herald), W F Whyte (Federal News Service), A Richards (Sydney Sun), H Austin (Age), L Palmer (Canberra Times), H Taperell (Australian United Press), R B Leonard (Sun Pictorial). Front row: D Wilkie (Melbourne Herald), O G Olsen (Sydney Sun, Gallery President), W E Denning (Australian United Press), B J Anderson (Melbourne Herald), M Byrne (Sydney Sun), D K Rodgers (Labor Daily).](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74091.jpg)
Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, December 1937.
Absent: J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), H Marshall (Melbourne Herald), E H Cox (Argus), J M Stanley (Sydney Telegraph), L F McDonnell (Brisbane Telegraph), F B Tremearne (Australian United Press), L Thomas (Australian United Press).
Back row: L R McLennan (Argus), J E Mitchell (Sydney Morning Herald), K Murphy (Melbourne Herald), S Speight (Sydney Morning Herald).
Middle row: E McLoughlin (Sydney Morning Herald), W F Whyte (Federal News Service), A Richards (Sydney Sun), H Austin (Age), L Palmer (Canberra Times), H Taperell (Australian United Press), R B Leonard (Sun Pictorial).
Front row: D Wilkie (Melbourne Herald), O G Olsen (Sydney Sun, Gallery President), W E Denning (Australian United Press), B J Anderson (Melbourne Herald), M Byrne (Sydney Sun), D K Rodgers (Labor Daily) Photo: A Collingridge.
![Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, December 1938. Absent: B J Anderson (Melbourne Herald), L F McDonnell (Brisbane Telegraph), G Chinner (Adelaide Advertiser), E H Cox (Argus). Back row: E H Brenton (Sydney Telegraph), M MacCullum (Sydney Morning Herald), J E Mitchell (Sydney Morning Herald), F B Tremearne (Australian United Press), K S Schapel.](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74241.jpg)
Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, December 1938.
Absent: B J Anderson (Melbourne Herald), L F McDonnell (Brisbane Telegraph), G Chinner (Adelaide Advertiser), E H Cox (Argus).
Back row: E H Brenton (Sydney Telegraph), M MacCullum (Sydney Morning Herald), J E Mitchell (Sydney Morning Herald), F B Tremearne (Australian United Press), K S Schapel (Melbourne Herald).
Third row: E D Gardner (Melbourne Sun), W E Denning (Australian United Press), J Fisher (Daily News), H Taperell (Australian United Press), A Fisher (Adelaide Advertiser).
Second row: W Farmer Whyte (Federal News Service), O G Olsen (Sydney Sun), J A Alexander (Melbourne Herald), H Austin (Age), L Thomas (Australian United Press), C C Dawson (Government Publicity Officer).
Front row: E McLoughlin (Sydney Morning Herald), L Palmer (Canberra Times), M Byrne (Sydney Sun), R B Leonard (Melbourne Sun, Gallery President), N Murray (Sydney Sun), B Porter (Argus), D Wilkie (Melbourne Herald), R Lockwood (Melbourne Herald). Photo: A Collingridge.
![Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, 1945. Back row: L Leck (Sydney Morning Herald), W T Knox (Sydney Telegraph), A W Spurr (Argus), H Tilley (Australian Associated Press, F Fitzgerald (Argus). Third row: J Corbett (Argus), J Hill (Melbourne Sun), N Prisk (Adelaide News), F Primrose (Sydney Morning Herald) W Morgan (Australian Broadcasting Commission), G Holland (Age) W Jenkings (Mirror), K Power (Mirror), J Commins (Australian Broadcasting Commission), C Halliday (Sydney Morning Herald), J Fingleton (Radio Australia), J Ashton (Sydney Sun), G Slater (Australian United Press), B Netterfield (Sydney Telegraph). Second row: D Pilcher (Age), W Mountjoy (Sydney Tribune), G Bentley (Sydney Sun), A Campbell (Australian United Press) L Teese (Australian United Press), K Moses (Sydney Telegraph, K Mattingley (Melbourne Herald), S W Stephens (Adelaide Advertiser), H Sholl (Sydney Morning Herald). Front row: Miss S Lambert (Australian Broadcasting Commission), J Allsopp (Australian United Press), Miss L Craig (Sydney Telegraph), W Bissell (Sydney Sun), N V Kearsley (Brisbane Telegraph, Gallery President), Miss N Musgrave (Mirror), A D Reid (Sydney Sun), Miss K Coyne (Australian United Press).](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74271.jpg)
Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, 1945.
Back row: L Leck (Sydney Morning Herald), W T Knox (Sydney Telegraph), A W Spurr (Argus), H Tilley (Australian Associated Press), F Fitzgerald (Argus).
Third row: J Corbett (Argus), J Hill (Melbourne Sun), N Prisk (Adelaide News), F Primrose (Sydney Morning Herald), W Morgan (Australian Broadcasting Commission), G Holland (Age) W Jenkings (Mirror), K Power (Mirror), J Commins (Australian Broadcasting Commission), C Halliday (Sydney Morning Herald), J Fingleton (Radio Australia), J Ashton (Sydney Sun), G Slater (Australian United Press), B Netterfield (Sydney Telegraph).
Second row: D Pilcher (Age), W Mountjoy (Sydney Tribune), G Bentley (Sydney Sun), A Campbell (Australian United Press) L Teese (Australian United Press), K Moses (Sydney Telegraph, K Mattingley (Melbourne Herald), S W Stephens (Adelaide Advertiser), H Sholl (Sydney Morning Herald).
Front row: Miss S Lambert (Australian Broadcasting Commission), J Allsopp (Australian United Press), Miss L Craig (Sydney Telegraph), W Bissell (Sydney Sun), N V Kearsley (Brisbane Telegraph, Gallery President), Miss N Musgrave (Mirror), A D Reid (Sydney Sun), Miss K Coyne (Australian United Press). Photo: Dwyer.
![Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, 1948.](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/A04P74131.jpg)
Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, 1948.
Back row: G Harriott (Sydney Morning Herald), L McDonnell (Brisbane Telegraph), W Brooks (Sydney Sun), L Leck (Sydney Morning Herald), L Glassop (Sydney Morning Herald).
Third row: K Murchison (Sydney Sun), A W Spurr (Australian Broadcasting Commission), E Shaw (Australian Broadcasting Commission), K Harris (Sydney Telegraph), L Love (Mirror), H Sholl (Sydney Morning Herald), E O’Loughlin (Sydney Morning Herald), B Hogben (Sydney Telegraph).
Second row: J Patterson (Argus), F Chamberlain (Melbourne Sun), J Kenny (Sydney Telegraph), R J Bennetts (Melbourne Herald), I McLachlan (Australian United Press), J Commins (Australian Broadcasting Commission), R Rutherford (Sydney Morning Herald), E Patten (Adelaide Advertiser), K Power (Mirror), N V Kearsley (Argus), J Coates (Australian United Press), K Kennedy (Radio Australia), F Coleman (Mirror), K Madden (Sydney Morning Herald), R Rea (Sydney Telegraph), J Winkler (Sydney Sun), L Morgan (Mirror).
Front row: F Primrose (Sydney Morning Herald), E Waterman (Melbourne Sun), W Bissell (Sydney Sun), Miss P Williams (Melbourne Herald), S W Stephens (Adelaide Advertiser, Gallery President), A D Reid (Sydney Sun), S R Hutchinson (Melbourne Sun), I Stewart (Age), B Netterfield (Sydney Telegraph). Photo: Dwyer.
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First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, addressing members of the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, September 1943.
![Press conference with the leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, Dr H. V. Evatt (circa 1953). L to R: Frank Jost (Australian Broadcasting Commission), Bernie Freedman (Melbourne Argus), Jack Commins (Australian Broadcasting Commission), Harry Holgate (Sydney Morning Herald), Stan Stephens (Adelaide Advertiser), Dr H. V. Evatt.](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Doc-Evatt-1024x700.jpg)
Press conference with the leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, Dr H. V. Evatt (circa 1953).
L to R: Frank Jost (Australian Broadcasting Commission), Bernie Freedman (Melbourne Argus), Jack Commins (Australian Broadcasting Commission), Harry Holgate (Sydney Morning Herald), Stan Stephens (Adelaide Advertiser), Dr H. V. Evatt.
![Opening of Radio Alley, Nov 29, 1988. Prime Minister Bob Hawke with Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock. Photo: Paul Johns.](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/A04P74341.jpg)
Opening of Radio Alley, Nov 29, 1988. Prime Minister Bob Hawke with Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock.
Photo: Paul Johns.
![One Year On, August 17, 1989. Prime Minister Bob Hawke with Opposition Leader John Hewson.](https://pressgallery.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/A04P74311.jpg)
One Year On, August 17, 1989. Prime Minister Bob Hawke with Opposition Leader John Hewson. Photo: Mike Bowers.