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- Australia's Prime Ministers
- Barton, Edmund
- Bruce, Stanley
- Chifley, Joseph
- Cook, Joseph
- Curtin, John
- Deakin, Alfred
- Fadden, Arthur
- Fisher, Andrew
- Forde, Francis
- Fraser, Malcolm
- Gorton, John
- Hawke, Robert
- Holt, Harold
- Howard, John
- Hughes, William
- Keating, Paul
- Lyons, Joseph
- McEwen, John
- McMahon, William
- Menzies, Robert
- Earle, Page
- Reid, George
- Rudd, Kevin
- Scullin, James
- Watson, John
- Gough, Whitlam
Australia's Prime Ministers
Curtin first entered Federal Parliament in 1928, but lost his seat in the 1931 election, returning
in 1934. He became leader of the Australian Labor Party in 1935, and during this time he was
appointed Chairman of the all-party Advisory War Council, member of the War Cabinet. John
Curtin became Prime Minister and Minister for Defence in 1941, and was widely respected for
his leadership during the traumatic years of WW2. He died in office in 1945, just six weeks
before Victory in the Pacific.
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COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS
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TITLE
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MEDIUM
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REFERENCE NO.
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Hellfire Jack |
Television |
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| Memoirs: John Curtin |
Television |
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Announcement that Australia is at war with Japan made by
John Curtin, Prime Minister |
Recorded Sound |
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Austerity Talk by John Curtin |
Recorded Sound |
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Mister Prime Minister: John Curtin |
Moving Image |
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A Great Australian Passes |
Moving Image |
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