Helpful Hints


Return to Menu Clicking on the header bar at any time will return you to the main index.
Moving Around If you are viewing documents in a sub category, clicking another category link on the photo icon at the top of the page will move you directly to the new sub categoryno need to go back to the main menu.

Remember that whenever the arrow cursor turns into a pointing hand the image is a link.
To access documents
  • click on the picture icons for the main categories; or
  • click on the text links for the sub-categories, eg Personal Correspondence, Requests, Support for Curtin.
Keywords Clicking on the keywords at the top of the document will get you directly into the index list for that keyword so you can view other documents grouped in the same subject.
Best Viewing Please remember that the documents you are viewing were written between 1941 and 1945 which makes them more than 50 years old! This means that the quality of the original material is not the same as modern word-processed documents. For instance, some of the type in the image may appear blurry because it is a carbon copy, and this has nothing to do with your screen resolution.

The images used in this resource have been produced through Kodak CD colour which uses a built-in colour management system. To view the images at their best set your screen colour depth to 16 bit, and use either Netscape Navigator 3 (or higher) or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 (or higher). However, this resource will function with a minimum of 8 Mb of RAM (using virtual memory) and 8 bit colour.

Hiding your browser tool bars will give you more screen size for the images. Check your default browser font is set to Arial 10 point. To do this in Netscape select "Options" in the menu bar at the top of the screen, then select "General preferences" and "Font". In MIE click the "Font" button on the toolbar to cycle through the font sizes.
Curtin Biography Clicking on the photograph of John Curtin, labelled "John Curtin--A Brief Biography", will link you to information on Prime Minister John Curtin and some of the main events of his political career.
Photograph Information Clicking on the photograph on the front cover will give you information about the photograph.
Other Links On the front cover, clicking on the Australian Archives logo will link you to their homepage and clicking on the JCPML logo will link you to the prime ministerial library homepage.