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14-August-2017
14-August-2017

Photographs supplied by Harry Frochter

The bust commemorates John Curtin, who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945, and lived in Cottesloe.

Curtin moved to Cottesloe near Perth in 1917 to become an editor for the Westralian Worker, the official trade union newspaper.  He joined the Australian Journalists' Association (AJA) in 1917 and was elected Western Australian President in 1920. He wore his AJA badge (WA membership #56) every day he was Prime Minister.

 

Location

Address:109 Broome Street, Cottesloe Civic Centre, Cottesloe, 6011
State:WA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.993799
Long: 115.755935
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Sculpture
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Government - Federal
Artist:Peter Gelenscer
Link:http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli…

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 15th August, 1970
Front Inscription

The Rt. Hon. John Curtin P.C.

Who lived in Cottesloe

Prime Minister of Australia 1941 - 45

"The man I call the heart and soul of Australia."
General Douglas MacArthur U.S.A.

Source: MA,ADB
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au