From the Maitland Mercury report:
It was the year Gough Whitlam became Prime Minister, Shane Gould was named
Australian of the Year and the controversial soap opera Number 96 made its
debut.
The Maitland Regional Art Gallery, in conjunction with Maitland City Council
and supported by the Maitland Mercury, is set to jog your memory with its latest
exhibition titled 40 years, Picture that in Maitland: 1972.
Full article by Emma Swain available at Maitland Mercury, 27 Jan, 2012.