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1942

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4.Article by Lloyd Ross, Sunday Australian, Sydney, 9 January 1972, quoted in Day, David, John Curtin, a life, Harper Collins, Pymble, 1999, p. 440.
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5. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 14, 3 January 1942 – 13 January 1942. JCPML00110/19, pps. 12,13,14,15-16.

6. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 14, 3 January 1942 – 13 January 1942. JCPML00110/19, pps. 3-4,10,12.

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11. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 15, 10 January 1942 – 19 January 1942. JCPML00110/20, pps. 9-10,18.

12. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 15, 10 January 1942 – 19 January 1942. JCPML00110/20, pps. 20-21.

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14. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 15, 10 January 1942 – 19 January 1942. JCPML00110/20, pps. 18,22-24.

15. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sun Pictorial, 22 January 1942 JCPML00297/2.

16.John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 16, 19 January 1942 – 28 January 1942. JCPML00110/21, p. 4.
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17. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sun Pictorial, 22 January 1942, JCPML00297/2.

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19.Day, David, John Curtin, a life, Harper Collins, Pymble, 1999, p. 444.
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20. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Curtin Family. John & Elsie Curtin with daughter Elsie and son John, Cottesloe 25 January 1942. JCPML00381/29.

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26. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sun Pictorial, 22 January, 4 February 1942, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 February, 1942. JCPML00297/2.

27. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 17, 29 January 1942 – 4 February 1942. JCPML00110/22, pps. 6-8.

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30a. The Canberra Times, ACT, 11 February 1942, p. 4.

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37.Day, David, John Curtin, a life, Harper Collins, Pymble, 1999, p. 448.
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38.Day, David, John Curtin, a life, Harper Collins, Pymble, 1999, p. 448-449, 452.
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40.Day, David, John Curtin, a life, Harper Collins, Pymble, 1999, p. 449-450.
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41.Day, David, John Curtin, a life, Harper Collins, Pymble, 1999, p. 452.
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42.Day, David, John Curtin, a life, Harper Collins, Pymble, 1999, pps. 451,453,454.
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51.John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 21, 6 March 1942 – 13 March 1942. JCPML00110/26, pps. 9-10.

52. Day, David, John Curtin, a life, Harper Collins, Pymble, 1999, p. 467.

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102.John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 28, 1 May 1942 – 13 May 1942. JCPML00110/33, pps. 5-6.

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108. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 29, 13 May 1942 – 29 May 1942. JCPML00110/34, pps. 8,19.

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120. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of David Black. Abstracts of John Curtin's speeches in House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, October 1938 - April 1945, JCPML00784/6.Vol. 171, 3 June 1942, pps. 2044-2045.
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121. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of David Black. Abstracts of John Curtin's speeches in House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, October 1938 - April 1945, JCPML00784/6.Vol. 171, 3 and 4 June 1942, pps. 2183-2187.
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122 John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 31, 2 June 1942 – 5 June 1942. JCPML00110/36, pps. 8-9,13,16-17,18-21,22.

123. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 31, 2 June 1942 – 5 June 1942. JCPML00110/36, pps. 15-16,23-24.

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128 Day, David, John Curtin, a life, Harper Collins, Pymble, 1999, p. 475.
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130. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sun Pictorial, 15 June 1942 and Sunday Telegraph, 14 June 1942. JCPML00297/2.

131. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 June 1942. JCPML00297/2.
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133. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 and 20 June 1942. JCPML00297/2.

134. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd. NZ PM Peter Fraser with PM John Curtin, 20 June 1942. JCPML00445/43-44.

135. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 32, 5 June 1942 – 24 June 1942. JCPML00110/37, p. 15.

136. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 32, 5 June 1942 – 24 June 1942. JCPML00110/37, pps. 14,20.

137. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 32, 5 June 1942 – 24 June 1942. JCPML00110/37, pps. 13-14.

138. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 33, 25 June 1942 – 8 July 1942. JCPML00110/38, pps. 3,4,6.

139. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 32, 5 June 1942 – 24 June 1942. JCPML00110/37, p. 14.

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141.Lloyd, Clem and Hall, Richard [Eds.], Backroom Briefings: John Curtin’s War, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1997, p. 51.
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142. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 33, 25 June 1942 – 8 July 1942. JCPML00110/38, pps. 17,18.

143. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 July 1942. JCPML00297/2.

144. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 33, 25 June 1942 – 8 July 1942. JCPML00110/38, p. 9.

145. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 33, 25 June 1942 – 8 July 1942. JCPML00110/38, pps. 22-23.

146.Lloyd, Clem and Hall, Richard [Eds.], Backroom Briefings: John Curtin’s War, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1997, p. 53.
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147.Lloyd, Clem and Hall, Richard [Eds.], Backroom Briefings: John Curtin’s War, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1997, p. 54.
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148. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 July 1942. JCPML00297/2.

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150. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 34, 8 July 1942 – 25 July 1942. JCPML00110/39, p. 11.

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154. Lloyd, Clem and Hall, Richard [Eds.], Backroom Briefings: John Curtin’s War, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1997, pps. 66-67.

155. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 July 1942. JCPML00297/2.

156. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd. NZ PM Peter Fraser at Sydney Central station to meet General MacArthur, 22 July 1942. JCPML00445/35-42.
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157. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 34, 8 July 1942 – 25 July 1942. JCPML00110/39, pps. 17-18.
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158. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sydney Telegraph, 26 July 1942. JCPML00297/2.

159. Lloyd, Clem and Hall, Richard [Eds.], Backroom Briefings: John Curtin’s War, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1997, pps. 68-69.
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160. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #2, December 1941 – June 1992, Sydney Telegraph, 26 July 1942. JCPML00297/2.

161. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 35, 24 July 1942 – 4 August 1942. JCPML00110/40, p. 12.

162. Lloyd, Clem and Hall, Richard [Eds.], Backroom Briefings: John Curtin’s War, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1997, pps. 70-71.

163. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 35, 24 July 1942 – 4 August 1942. JCPML00110/40, pps. 13-14.

164. Lloyd, Clem and Hall, Richard [Eds.], Backroom Briefings: John Curtin’s War, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1997, pps. 72-73.
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165.Lloyd, Clem and Hall, Richard [Eds.], Backroom Briefings: John Curtin’s War, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1997, pps. 73-74.
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166. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 35, 24 July 1942 – 4 August 1942. JCPML00110/40, pps. 4,14,19.
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167.John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 35, 24 July 1942 – 4 August 1942. JCPML00110/40, pps. 5-6,10,15,19,20,24.
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169. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 36, 26 July 1942 – 10 August 1942. JCPML00110/41, pps. 4,12.

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231. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the J S Battye Library of West Australian History. Volunteer Defence Corps march-past, Perth, 1942. JCPML00139/77.
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245. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of Tony Rafty. John Curtin speaking at Journalists Club luncheon, November 1942. JCPML00548/1.

246. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #3, October 1942 – December 1943, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November, 1942. JCPML00297/3.
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252. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 46, 12 November 1942 – 5 December 1942. JCPML00110/51, p. 17.

253. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #3, October 1942 – December 1943, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 November, 1942. JCPML00297/3.
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254.John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #3, October 1942 – December 1943, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 December, 1942. JCPML00297/3.
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255. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Commonwealth of Australia. Digest of Decisions and Announcements and Important Speeches by the Prime Minister. No. 47, 26 November 1942 – 8 December 1942. JCPML00110/52, pps. 3-4.

256. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Scrapbooks compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Scrapbook #3, October 1942 – December 1943, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December, 1942. JCPML00297/3.

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263. Weller Patrick, [Ed.], Caucus Minutes 1901-1949, Minutes of Meetings of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, Volume 3, 1932-1949, Melbourne University Press, Clayton, Victoria, 1975, p. 305.
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272. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Curtin Family. Letter from John Curtin to Robert Menzies, 24 December 1942. JCPML00399/5.
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