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Don Woolford

UNCOVERED: Labor legend hayden s journey from battler to viceroy | History Defined

Bill Hayden served as a crucial bridge between the Labor titans Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke. (Tim Cole/AAP PHOTOS)

Bill Hayden held many of the most important positions in Australian public life - senior minister, Labor leader, governor-general.

And he may have missed out on the most important of all - prime minister - by a matter of hours.

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