1/25An 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.
2/25As the president of the ACTU, being made a companion of the Order of Australia in 1975.
3/25A jubilant new prime minister enters the National Tally Room in Canberra on election night, March 5 1983.
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4/25Visiting his Canadian counterpart Pierre Trudeau – father of the current PM – in June 1983.
5/25Another state visit: sitting fireside at the White House with US President Ronald Reagan in 1985.
6/25Enjoying the company of Princess Diana during the Wales' 1983 visit to Australia.
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7/25Opening the surf lifesaving club at Sydney's Bondi Beach in 1986.
8/25The family man, at home in Melbourne on federal election night in 1987.
9/25Yes, Prime Minister! With British actor Paul Eddington from British sitcom <i>Yes Minister</i> in 1986.
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10/25"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.)
11/25Prime Minister Bob Hawke at Kooyong when Australia beat Sweden in the 1986 Davis Cup final.
12/25In winning form with Mrs Ruzena Jesey at a Sydney RSL on the 1990 campaign trail.
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13/25Launching his memoirs with Hazel in 1994. In the acknowledgements, he thanked previous biographer and lover Blanche d'Alpuget for being his editor.
14/25The Hawke children wore black as a silent protest when Bob and Blanche wed in 1995, the same year he divorced Hazel.
15/25The couple – who met at a party in Jakarta in 1970 – at Royal Randwick Raceourse in 2001.
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16/25With then-Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins at a 2004 event.
17/25The eternal showman: Hoofing with the Geelong Senior Tap Dancing Group in November 2010.
18/25Combining pleasures during the Jack Newton Celebrity Classic in Pokolbin in 2012.
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19/25Sharing a laugh with fellow former prime minister John Howard at Hazel Hawke's 2013 memorial.
20/25In his famous jacket, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Australia's America's Cup win in September 2013.
21/25Greeting Tony Abbott at the Sydney Town Hall memorial for former PM Gough Whitlam in 2014.
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22/25Downing a beer in trademark cavalier fashion amid a crowd of faux Richie Benauds at the SCG in 2014.
23/25Back at the Sydney Cricket Ground in March 2015 with then-Australian captain Steve Smith.
24/25Launching a beer bearing his name in Sydney in April 2017.
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25/25Toasting life and another day at his beloved Test cricket in Sydney in January 2018.
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