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Commemorating Australia's Prime Ministers

Locations, buildings, monuments, organisations and events that bear the names of Australian Prime Ministers abound.

We've started the lists below and we are keen to expand the links to include web sites, photographs and other details and to add new items. If you can assist, please contact the JCPML and we will include the information on this page.

 

Sir Edmund Barton

Period in Office 1 January 1901 to 24 September 1903
  • Barton (Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)
  • Barton Electorate (Federal, New South Wales)
  • Barton Railway Station (On the trans-Australia line, South Australia)
  • Barton Highway (New South Wales)
  • Bust of Edmund Barton, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
  • The Edmund Barton Building (Barton, Australian Capital Territory)
Bust of Edmund Barton, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Bust of Edmund Barton at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Alfred Deakin

Periods in Office: 24 September 1903 to 27 April 1904; 5 July 1905 to 13 November 1908; 2 June 1909 to 29 April 1910 Bust of Alfred Deakin, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Bust of Alfred Deakin at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

John Christian Watson

Period in Office 27 April to 17 August 1904

  • Watson Electorate (Federal, New South Wales)
  • Watson (Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)
  • Watson Railway Station (on the trans-Australia line, South Australia)
  • Bust of John Watson, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Bust of John Watson, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of John Watson at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Sir George Houston Reid

Period in Office 18 August 1904 to 5 July 1905

  • Reid (Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)
  • Reid Electorate (Federal, New South Wales)
  • Reid Railway Station (on the trans-Australia line)
  • Bust of George Reid, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Bust of George Reid, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of George Reid at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Andrew Fisher

Periods in Office: 13 November 1908 to 2 June 1909; 29 April 1910 to 24 June 1913; 17 September 1914 to 27 October 1915

  • Fisher (Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)
  • Fisher Electorate (Federal, Queensland)
  • Fisher Railway Station (on the trans-Australia line South Australia)
  • Bust of Andrew Fisher, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Bust of Andrew Fisher, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Andrew Fisher at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Sir Joseph Cook

Period in Office 24 June 1913 to 17 September 1914

  • Cook (Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)
  • Cook Railway Station (on the trans-Australia line South Australia)
  • Bust of Joseph Cook, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Bust of Joseph Cook, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Joseph Cook at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

William Morris Hughes

Periods in Office 27 October 1915 to 9 February 1923; 14 November 1916 to 9 February 1923

  • Hughes (Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)
  • Hughes Electorate (Federal, New South Wales)
  • Hughes Railway Station (on the trans-Australia line South Australia)
  • Bust of Billy Hughes, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Bust of Billy Hughes, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Billy Hughes at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Stanley Melbourne Bruce

Period in Office 9 February 1923 to 22 October 1929


Bust of Stanley Bruce, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Stanley Bruce at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

James Henry Scullin

Period in Office 22 October 1929 to 6 January 1932


Bust of James Scullin, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of James Scullin at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Joseph Aloysius Lyons

Period in Office 6 January 1932 to 7 April 1939


Bust of Joseph Lyons, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Joseph Lyons at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Earle Page

Period in Office 7 April 1939 to 26 April 1939


Bust of Earle Page, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Earle Page at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Sir Robert Menzies

Periods in Office 26 April 1939 to 29 August 1941; 19 December 1949 to 26 January 1966


Bust of Robert Menzies, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Robert Menzies at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Sir Arthur Fadden

Period in Office 29 August 1941 to 7 October 1941


Bust of Arthur Fadden, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Arthur Fadden at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

John Curtin

Period in Office 7 October 1941 to 5 July 1945

See Commemorating John Curtin


Bust of John Curtin, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of John Curtin at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Wallace Anderson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Francis Michael Forde

Period in Office 6 July 1945 to 13 July 1945

  • Forde (Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Terrritory)
  • Forde Electorate (Federal, Queensland)
  • To mark the 50th anniversary of the end of World War Two in 1995, Australia Post commemorated Australia's five WWII prime ministers

 

Joseph Benedict Chifley

Period in Office 13 July 1945 to 19 December 1949


Bust of Ben Chifley, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Ben Chifley at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Ken Palmer, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Harold Holt

Period in Office 26 January 1966 to 19 December 1967

  • Holt (Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Terrritory)
  • Holt Electorate (Federal, Victoria)
  • Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Pool (Malvern, Victoria)
  • Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt (Exmouth, Western Australia)
  • Bust of Harold Holt, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Bust of Harold Holt, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Harold Holt at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Victor Greenhalgh, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Sir John McEwen

Period in Office 19 December 1967 to 10 January 1968


Bust of John McEwen, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of John McEwen at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Victor Greenhalgh, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

John Grey Gorton

Period in Office 10 January 1968 to 10 March 1971


Bust of John Gorton, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of John Gorton at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Victor Greenhalgh, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Sir William McMahon

Period in Office 10 March 1971 to 5 December 1972


Bust of William McMahon, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of William McMahon at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Victor Greenhalgh, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Gough Whitlam

Period in Office 5 December 1972 to 11 November 1975

  • The Whitlam Institute (University of Western Sydney, New South Wales)
  • Whitlam Lecture Series (Trade Union Education Foundation)
  • Gough Whitlam Park (Earlwood, New South Wales)
  • Whitlam Square (Sydney, New South Wales)
  • Whitlam Leisure Centre (Liverpool, New South Wales)
  • Bust of Gough Whitlam, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Bust of Gough Whitlam, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Gough Whitlam at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Victor Greenhalgh, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

John Malcom Fraser

Period in Office 11 November 1975 to 11 March 1983


Bust of Malcolm Fraser, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Malcolm Fraser at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Peter Nicholson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Robert James Lee Hawke

Period in Office 11 March 1983 to 20 December 1991


Bust of Bob Hawke, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Bob Hawke at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Peter Nicholson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)

Paul Keating


Period in Office 20 December 1991 to 11 March 1996


Bust of Paul Keating, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of Paul Keating at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Peter Nicholson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)


John Winston Howard

Period in Office 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007


Bust of John Howard, Prime Ministers Avenue, Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Bust of John Howard at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
(Sculptor Peter Nicholson, photograph courtesy Wikipedia)


Kevin Michael Rudd

Period in Office 3 December 2007 to ...