An undated photo of a young Bob and Hazel Hawke. The pair wed in 1956 and raised three children during their 39-year marriage. A fourth child, Robert Jr, died in infancy.
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As the president of the ACTU, being made a companion of the Order of Australia in 1975.
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A jubilant new prime minister enters the National Tally Room in Canberra on election night, March 5 1983.
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Visiting his Canadian counterpart Pierre Trudeau – father of the current PM – in June 1983.
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Another state visit: sitting fireside at the White House with US President Ronald Reagan in 1985.
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Enjoying the company of Princess Diana during the Wales' 1983 visit to Australia.
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Opening the surf lifesaving club at Sydney's Bondi Beach in 1986.
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The family man, at home in Melbourne on federal election night in 1987.
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Yes, Prime Minister! With British actor Paul Eddington from British sitcom Yes Minister in 1986.
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"We didn't muck around when we had a fight, Margaret and I," Mr Hawke said of his relationship with British PM Margaret Thatcher (in 1986.)
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Prime Minister Bob Hawke at Kooyong when Australia beat Sweden in the 1986 Davis Cup final.
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In winning form with Mrs Ruzena Jesey at a Sydney RSL on the 1990 campaign trail.
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Launching his memoirs with Hazel in 1994. In the acknowledgements, he thanked previous biographer and lover Blanche d'Alpuget for being his editor.
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The Hawke children wore black as a silent protest when Bob and Blanche wed in 1995, the same year he divorced Hazel.
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The couple – who met at a party in Jakarta in 1970 – at Royal Randwick Raceourse in 2001.
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With then-Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins at a 2004 event.
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The eternal showman: Hoofing with the Geelong Senior Tap Dancing Group in November 2010.
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Combining pleasures during the Jack Newton Celebrity Classic in Pokolbin in 2012.
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Sharing a laugh with fellow former prime minister John Howard at Hazel Hawke's 2013 memorial.
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In his famous jacket, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Australia's America's Cup win in September 2013.
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Greeting Tony Abbott at the Sydney Town Hall memorial for former PM Gough Whitlam in 2014.
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Downing a beer in trademark cavalier fashion amid a crowd of faux Richie Benauds at the SCG in 2014.
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Back at the Sydney Cricket Ground in March 2015 with then-Australian captain Steve Smith.
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Launching a beer bearing his name in Sydney in April 2017.
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Toasting life and another day at his beloved Test cricket in Sydney in January 2018.
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