John Curtin - Karrakatta, Western Australia
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S 31° 58.121 E 115° 48.101
50J E 386770 N 6462408
The final resting place of John Curtin
Waymark Code: WMM27T
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 07/06/2014
Views: 2
John Curtin was born in Cresswick, Victoria in 1885 and moved to W.A. in 1917. He was the member for Fremantle in the Federal Parliament from 1928 to 1931, in 1934 he was again elected as the member for Fremantle and next year was the Parliamentary leader of the Labor Party. When the Menzies government collapsed in 1941 he became Australia's 14th Prime Minister , a role he held until his death a few weeks before the end of the war in Canberra, A.C.T.
His grave is in the Presbyterian section of Karrakatta Cemetery (BC 375)
Description:
Australia's war-time Prime Minister
Date of birth: 01/08/1885
Date of death: 07/05/1941
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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