GOOFS

I can't sse a sections for goofs for "Don's Party" so I'll mention a couple here.

When Don returns home with the case of Beer and turns the television to the Election Night Broadcast it's still daylight. Up until 1984 the polls at Federal Elections in Australia closed at 8.p.m. As there are early figures coming through it must be after 8p.m. Today is October 25, the same day as the Federal Election in 1969, and at 8p.m. in Sydney, where the film is set it was well and truly dark at this time. Since 1984, the polls at Federal Elections close at 6p.m and along with the introduction of Daylight Saving, in NSW in 1976, it is now possible for it to be still daylight as the first figures begin to come through.

A second goof is that the television coverage contains a mix of both the 1969 and 1972 Federal Elections. This can be clearly seen when the coverage focuses on the seat of Warringah and there is no Edward St. John standing as a candidate. St. John had been the Liberal member for Warringah but resigned from the Liberal Party and stood as an independent. He was defeated by Michael Mackellar. St. John did not stand as a candidate in 1972.

A third goof is that the football match Don is watching before he turns over to the election coverage, the 1969 Sydney Rugby League Grand Final was played a full five weeks before on September 20. However it helps to set the scene as 1969.