Print out the crossword and clues - then fill in the answers which can all be found in the online exhibition displays.
Clues:
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Look in From Poor Boy to Prime Minister for these answers |
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| 1. The street where John Curtin lived in Western Australia [6] | 2. Initials of the political party to which John Curtin belonged [3] |
| 9. The name given to the economic problems of the 1890s [10] | 3. The Australian prime minister before John Curtin [6] |
| 15. The suburb where John Curtin lived in Western Australia [9] | 22. The state where John Curtin was born [8] |
| 20. The name given to the unification of the Australian states in 1901 [10] | |
| 23. The King of Britain during World War II [6, 2] | |
| 24. Curtin was editor of this newspaper in WA [10, 6] | |
| 25. Prime minister of Australia at the outbreakof World War II [7] |
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Look in Crisis at Home and Abroad for these answers |
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| 6. The Japanese bombed this American harbour in December 1941 [5,7] | 4. British prime minister during World War II [9] |
| 11. The Americans used this city as their command base in Australia in World War II [8] | 7. Governor General of Australia at the time Curtin became prime minister [6] |
| 13. The enemy of the Allied forces in the Pacific War [8] | 8. First Australian city bombed by the Japanese [6] |
| 21. The Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in the Pacific in World War II [9] | 10. This important port city fell to the Japanese in 1942. |
| 11. Curtin and Churchill had a 'cablegram' fight about Australian troops bound for Australia being diverted to this country [5] | |
| 18. President of the USA during World War II [9] |
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Look in The Homefront for these answers |
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| 12. The initials of the Australian volunteer military force during World War II [3] | 5. A system for ensuring the fair sharing of goods during war time [9] |
| 17. This group were taken into the work force in big numbers during World War II [5] | 14. The term for re-using materials such as food scraps and clothing [6] |
| 16. Compulsory military service [12] | |
| 19. Initials of the armed forces restricted to fighting within Australian Territories [5] |
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