Places, buildings, events, etc commemorating John Curtin's prime ministership

(Period in Office 7 October 1941 to 5 July 1945)

Australia

To mark the 50th anniversary of the end of World War Two in 1995, Australia Post commemorated Australia's five WWII prime ministers.

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the death of John Curtin, limited edition stamp sheets were issued by Australia Post in 2005.

Western Australia

Curtin Avenue, Cottesloe
John Curtin College of the Arts, Fremantle
Curtin House, Beaufort St, Perth
Curtin University of Technology, Bentley
John Curtin Centre, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley
John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley
John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley
John Curtin Bust, Cottesloe Civic Centre. Sculptor Peter Gelencser
Set of 3 bronzes of John Curtin, JCPML. Sculptor Peter Latona
John Curtin statue, situated near Fremantle Town Hall. The statue was commissioned as part of the celebration of WA's 175th Anniversary year.	Photograph courtesy Wikipedia

John Curtin Memorial Lectures (Australian Labor Party, WA)

JCPML Anniversary Lectures/Events

JCPML Visiting Scholars' Lectures/Events

Curtin Electorate (Federal)

Curtin RAAF Air Base (Derby)

Curtin (Transcontinental Railway - near Kalgoorlie)

New South Wales

Curtin Place (Sydney)

John Curtin Reserve (Winston Hills)

John Curtin Memorial Reserve (Botany)

John Curtin Fountain (Broken Hill)

John Curtin Tree - in an Avenue of Oaks named for Prime Ministers of Australia (Faulconbridge)

Victoria

John Curtin Bust and commemorative plaque, Charlton
John Curtin Bust, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Sculptor Wallace Anderson, Photograph courtesy Wikipedia

John Curtin Bridge (Preston)

John Curtin Hotel (Lygon St, Carlton)

John Curtin Health and Community Services Building (Brunswick)

Creswick ALP John Curtin Orations (Creswick)

John Curtin Memorial Hostel (Creswick)

Victorian Premier's Literary Awards - John Curtin Prize for Journalism

Australian Capital Territory

Curtin (Suburb of Canberra)

John Curtin House (Australian Labor Party Headquarters) (Canberra)

John Curtin School of Medical Research (Australian National University, Canberra)

Australian National University John Curtin Memorial Lectures (Canberra)

Northern Territory

Curtin Springs (Northern Territory) - find out how Curtin Springs came to be named after John Curtin in this extract from Mervyn Andrew's oral history.