Places, buildings, events, etc commemorating John Curtin's prime ministership
(Period in Office 7 October 1941 to 5 July 1945)
Australia
Souvenir Stamp Sheets
To mark the 50th anniversary of the end of World War Two in 1995, Australia Post commemorated Australia's five WWII prime ministers. |
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To mark the 60th anniversary of the death of Prime Minister John Curtin on 5 July 2005, Australia Post issued limited edition stamp sheets. The design of the stamp sheets includes an official portrait of Curtin plus a relaxed image of the prime minister against the Australian flag. Only 400 numbered sheets were produced. |
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Western Australia
Curtin Avenue, Cottesloe |
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John Curtin College of the Arts, Fremantle |
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Curtin House, Beaufort St, Perth |
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Curtin University, Bentley |
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John Curtin Centre, Curtin University, Bentley |
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John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University, Bentley |
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John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, Curtin University, Bentley |
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John Curtin Bust, Cottesloe Civic Centre. Sculptor Peter Gelencser |
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Set of 3 bronzes of John Curtin, JCPML. Sculptor Peter Latona |
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| John Curtin statue, situated near Fremantle Town Hall. The statue was commissioned as part of the celebration of WA's 175th Anniversary year. |
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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 Ave nue, 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)
Bronze statue of John Curtin, with his treasurer Ben Chifley (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.
