Sitting days when the word independence was used in the Senate during the 1970s

Date Number of uses
17 February 1971 118
23 October 1973 60
4 September 1975 40
31 May 1978 40
15 September 1976 35
9 April 1970 32
8 March 1978 29
19 September 1972 23
31 March 1977 23
8 November 1977 22
24 February 1977 21
13 March 1974 21
18 September 1974 19
12 April 1973 19
2 March 1976 18
24 August 1972 18
9 April 1975 16
23 March 1976 15
4 October 1977 15
17 March 1977 15
28 August 1979 14
11 May 1972 14
17 October 1979 13
27 September 1973 13
11 December 1974 12
24 August 1976 12
2 May 1973 12
18 October 1979 12
10 December 1976 11
22 November 1979 11
7 June 1973 11
17 September 1974 11
7 March 1974 11
11 October 1977 11
22 February 1978 11
17 August 1978 11
3 June 1970 10
29 November 1973 10
23 May 1973 10
9 December 1976 10
19 October 1976 10
5 April 1978 10
22 August 1972 10
2 December 1971 10
25 February 1976 10
4 November 1976 10
13 September 1978 9
6 March 1979 9
6 June 1973 9
22 May 1970 9
6 November 1979 9
2 December 1976 9
25 September 1974 9
20 February 1979 9
19 September 1978 9
23 May 1979 9
5 May 1976 9
3 November 1970 9
4 March 1970 8
9 March 1977 8
25 February 1977 8
21 August 1975 8
24 September 1974 8
19 November 1979 8
17 July 1974 8
28 February 1973 8
7 November 1978 8
25 February 1971 8
25 March 1976 7
4 December 1973 7
16 October 1974 7
8 December 1976 7
3 December 1976 7
2 June 1976 7
26 September 1974 7
30 August 1979 7
21 May 1975 7
14 August 1974 7
13 November 1979 7
16 November 1976 7
17 November 1976 7
20 October 1976 7
29 March 1977 7
11 June 1975 7
8 April 1975 7
11 October 1979 7
26 October 1977 7
7 May 1970 7
15 February 1977 6
18 February 1976 6
31 July 1974 6
25 October 1978 6
28 November 1973 6
19 September 1973 6
13 September 1973 6
14 September 1977 6
4 May 1977 6
25 February 1975 6
30 March 1976 6
18 May 1971 6
7 December 1976 6
3 June 1976 6
2 June 1978 6
3 November 1971 6
29 October 1974 6
15 November 1979 6
8 June 1979 6
27 April 1976 6
8 September 1976 6
24 March 1977 6
27 February 1979 6
24 February 1976 6
22 April 1970 6
18 March 1976 6
3 June 1977 6
7 April 1976 5
11 May 1978 5
28 October 1975 5
22 May 1973 5
23 August 1973 5
24 May 1973 5
21 November 1979 5
5 June 1973 5
12 April 1972 5
12 March 1970 5
1 June 1976 5
26 May 1978 5
25 October 1973 5
9 June 1978 5
5 June 1975 5
20 May 1975 5
4 March 1976 5
26 May 1977 5
11 November 1971 5
6 June 1979 5
6 May 1976 5
26 September 1978 5
13 December 1973 5
22 February 1972 5
24 October 1978 5
14 November 1973 5
31 October 1972 5
2 June 1977 5
18 May 1976 4
19 November 1974 4
5 March 1970 4
22 August 1973 4
15 April 1970 4
2 May 1979 4
30 July 1974 4
6 October 1976 4
22 September 1976 4
7 November 1979 4
10 April 1973 4
19 September 1974 4
8 March 1973 4
6 December 1976 4
30 May 1977 4
24 October 1973 4
4 June 1975 4
10 April 1974 4
24 October 1974 4
27 October 1971 4
15 August 1974 4
17 November 1978 4
23 August 1978 4
18 July 1974 4
7 June 1979 4
24 May 1977 4
19 February 1975 4
1 May 1973 4
9 December 1971 4
8 March 1979 4
3 September 1970 4
4 December 1974 4
11 December 1973 4
26 September 1973 4
7 November 1977 4
29 March 1973 4
9 March 1978 4
6 April 1976 3
17 February 1977 3
22 March 1979 3
12 November 1974 3
6 October 1971 3
28 March 1979 3
5 October 1976 3
20 November 1973 3
27 November 1973 3
12 September 1973 3
27 April 1977 3
17 October 1974 3
5 May 1977 3
8 November 1979 3
16 March 1978 3
22 February 1977 3
23 February 1977 3
27 August 1975 3
28 August 1975 3
2 September 1975 3
29 October 1970 3
30 September 1975 3
29 May 1978 3
1 December 1976 3
30 May 1973 3
30 March 1977 3
1 June 1978 3
26 September 1972 3
3 June 1975 3
30 August 1972 3
29 May 1975 3
25 May 1972 3
13 August 1974 3
14 November 1979 3
11 July 1974 3
3 March 1976 3
21 October 1976 3
1 March 1979 3
30 May 1978 3
15 May 1975 3
22 March 1977 3
20 November 1979 3
28 May 1979 3
12 June 1975 3
4 November 1971 3
2 April 1974 3
4 May 1976 3
30 October 1974 3
17 August 1977 3
30 May 1972 3
23 February 1978 3
7 August 1974 3
3 December 1974 3
24 February 1972 3
21 April 1977 3
20 April 1977 3
29 April 1971 3
2 October 1974 3
12 October 1977 3
4 April 1973 3
3 November 1976 3
16 August 1977 3
1 June 1977 3
22 May 1979 3
1 April 1976 2
8 April 1976 2
10 April 1975 2
16 February 1977 2
27 August 1970 2
26 August 1970 2
21 November 1973 2
13 May 1970 2
2 June 1970 2
19 February 1976 2
10 December 1974 2
1 May 1979 2
21 August 1979 2
29 May 1973 2
23 November 1979 2
22 November 1973 2
21 September 1976 2
15 October 1974 2
11 April 1973 2
10 May 1972 2
15 May 1973 2
5 October 1977 2
23 September 1970 2
20 August 1975 2
14 November 1974 2
18 August 1970 2
5 March 1974 2
13 May 1971 2
19 May 1971 2
1 March 1973 2
6 March 1975 2
4 June 1976 2
24 November 1978 2
30 August 1973 2
4 April 1979 2
6 June 1978 2
28 September 1972 2
20 September 1972 2
13 October 1976 2
17 May 1973 2
7 September 1977 2
8 September 1977 2
30 October 1970 2
13 September 1979 2
22 May 1975 2
16 August 1974 2
14 November 1978 2
22 August 1978 2
10 July 1974 2
16 October 1979 2
9 September 1971 2
25 August 1976 2
19 March 1974 2
6 May 1971 2
28 April 1976 2
8 October 1975 2
9 September 1976 2
7 September 1976 2
2 March 1972 2
26 October 1972 2
25 May 1977 2
27 May 1977 2
19 August 1971 2
18 August 1971 2
10 November 1976 2
27 September 1979 2
7 November 1973 2
11 February 1975 2
6 April 1978 2
21 February 1979 2
19 September 1979 2
18 August 1976 2
19 August 1976 2
10 October 1979 2
1 December 1971 2
25 October 1977 2
10 September 1975 2
11 September 1975 2
6 August 1974 2
8 November 1978 2
28 September 1978 2
5 December 1974 2
10 March 1977 2
16 March 1977 2
12 December 1973 2
23 July 1974 2
18 April 1972 2
26 February 1975 2
13 April 1972 2
28 November 1974 2
13 November 1973 2
5 April 1979 2
14 September 1976 2
23 August 1979 2
1 October 1974 2
23 November 1978 2
5 April 1973 2
9 May 1972 2
27 May 1976 2
2 November 1976 2
28 March 1973 2
27 March 1973 2
13 May 1975 2
17 April 1975 1
16 April 1975 1
24 March 1976 1
10 May 1978 1
20 August 1970 1
13 March 1973 1
22 October 1975 1
29 October 1975 1
27 March 1979 1
21 March 1979 1
23 March 1972 1
14 May 1970 1
29 March 1979 1
14 September 1978 1
17 September 1970 1
30 November 1976 1
29 August 1973 1
11 November 1975 1
9 May 1979 1
16 April 1970 1
6 December 1973 1
22 August 1979 1
15 March 1977 1
18 September 1973 1
11 September 1973 1
15 September 1977 1
18 May 1972 1
17 May 1972 1
5 March 1975 1
4 March 1975 1
20 May 1970 1
24 September 1970 1
22 September 1970 1
15 March 1978 1
21 April 1975 1
22 April 1975 1
23 April 1975 1
22 February 1979 1
26 October 1970 1
26 August 1975 1
28 October 1970 1
26 May 1976 1
6 March 1974 1
12 May 1971 1
19 March 1970 1
6 March 1973 1
10 March 1970 1
25 May 1978 1
25 November 1971 1
7 April 1970 1
29 August 1972 1
12 April 1978 1
10 May 1973 1
9 November 1971 1
16 May 1973 1
31 August 1972 1
12 October 1972 1
10 December 1971 1
19 October 1972 1
18 October 1972 1
28 May 1975 1
3 April 1974 1
27 May 1975 1
26 October 1971 1
1 June 1972 1
16 November 1978 1
11 October 1973 1
17 October 1973 1
21 September 1977 1
6 October 1977 1
16 July 1974 1
8 September 1971 1
16 May 1972 1
31 October 1974 1
4 May 1971 1
4 June 1979 1
5 June 1979 1
8 November 1973 1
21 October 1977 1
27 October 1972 1
24 October 1972 1
25 October 1972 1
1 October 1970 1
14 May 1975 1
27 February 1973 1
9 March 1971 1
18 November 1976 1
23 March 1977 1
24 May 1979 1
26 April 1972 1
18 February 1975 1
4 April 1978 1
3 May 1973 1
12 September 1979 1
7 December 1971 1
30 October 1975 1
13 October 1971 1
28 February 1978 1
27 October 1977 1
1 March 1972 1
31 March 1971 1
10 June 1970 1
11 June 1970 1
16 June 1970 1
27 September 1978 1
10 October 1978 1
20 September 1978 1
16 August 1978 1
4 November 1975 1
5 November 1975 1
6 November 1975 1
10 May 1979 1
29 February 1972 1
24 July 1974 1
25 July 1974 1
12 October 1978 1
17 March 1976 1
19 October 1978 1
18 October 1978 1
28 April 1977 1
19 April 1972 1
28 April 1971 1
11 April 1972 1
22 April 1971 1
27 November 1974 1
26 November 1974 1
29 August 1979 1
23 November 1971 1
24 November 1971 1
31 May 1973 1
16 August 1972 1
15 August 1972 1
9 November 1977 1
3 November 1977 1
30 October 1972 1
3 October 1974 1
13 October 1977 1
23 February 1971 1
19 October 1977 1
26 August 1971 1
15 October 1970 1
9 November 1976 1
4 November 1970 1
10 April 1978 1
12 October 1976 1
19 August 1977 1
18 August 1977 1
16 July 1975 1
17 July 1975 1
1 March 1978 1
7 March 1978 1