Curtin proved a popular leader, rallying the nation in the face of the danger of invasion by the Japanese after Japan's entry into the war in December 1941.

The Prime Minister John Curtin gave this broadcast to the nation on 25 July 1944.

The government depended on support from two independents, who two months later voted against Fadden's budget and brought the government down, paving the way for John Curtin to be appointed as Labor prime minister.

Curtin agreed instead to take a seat on a newly created Advisory War Council in October 1940.

With the Pacific on the brink of war, Opposition leader John Curtin offered friendship and co-operation to Fadden, but refused to join in an all-party wartime national government.

Gowrie then duly swore Curtin in as Prime Minister on 7 October 1941.

The Smurfs featured music based on classical themes, re-arranged by Curtin.

Hoyt Curtin retired circa 1986 and his successors moved away from his jazz-oriented style to concentrate more on synthesized music.

Elliott appeared on a number of other television programs, including Happy Days ; Newhart ; and Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda in 1979 ( with Goulding, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner ).

Curtin Village and Harmony Forge Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Philip D. Curtin a former professor at Johns Hopkins University and historian on the Africa and Atlantic slave trade, though born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, grew up in Webster Springs.

Meade was promoted from captain to brigadier general of volunteers on August 31, 1861, a few months after the start of the Civil War, based on the strong recommendation of Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin.

Unable to convince Curtin to join in a War Cabinet and facing growing pressure within his own party, Menzies resigned as Prime Minister and leader of the UAP on 29 August 1941.

The independents, under prodding from Governor-General Lord Gowrie, then threw their support to Opposition Leader John Curtin, who was sworn in as Prime Minister on 7 October 1941.

In addition to his stance on labour rights, Curtin was also a strong advocate for the rights of women and children.

In 1927, the Federal Government convened a Royal Commission on Child Endowment Curtin was appointed as member of that commission.

Watson retired in 1928, and Curtin ran again, winning on the second count.

United Australia Party challenger Frederick Lee appeared to have won the seat on the second count after most of independent Guildford Clarke's preferences flowed to him, and it was not until final counting of preferential votes that Curtin knew he had won the seat.

The independents agreed, and Curtin was sworn in on 7 October, aged 56.

Curtin cabled Roosevelt and Churchill on 23 December: " The fall of Singapore would mean the isolation of the Philippines, the fall of the Netherlands East Indies and attempts to smother all other bases. It is in your power to meet the situation ... we would gladly accept United States commander in Pacific area.

Governor General of Australia | Governor General Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie | The Earl Gowrie signing the declaration of War against Japan with Curtin looking on

At the 1943 election, Curtin led Labor to its greatest election victory, winning two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives on a two-party preferred vote of 58. 2 percent.

In 1942, uniform taxation was imposed on the various states, which enabled the Curtin Government to set up a far-reaching, federally administered range of social services.

Successive Labor leaders, particularly Bob Hawke and Kim Beazley, have sought to build on the Curtin tradition of " patriotic Laborism ".

Curtin is commemorated by the Canberra suburb of Curtin, Curtin University in Perth, John Curtin College of the Arts in Fremantle, the John Curtin School of Medical Research in Canberra, the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, Curtin Avenue in Perth's western suburbs, and the John Curtin Hotel on Lygon St, Carlton, Melbourne.

* September 21-Attempting a New York to Paris flight, Frenchman René Fonck with co-pilot Lt. Lawrence Curtin of the US Navy, crashed their $ 100, 000 Sikorsky S. 35 on takeoff, killing radio operator Charles Clavier and mechanic Jacob Islamoff.

At year's end, the band won a song competition run by the Western Australian Institute of Technology ( now Curtin University ) Student Guild's radio show on 6NR ( now Curtin FM ), and in July 1981 they released their first single, " Stand Up ", on the Shake Some Action label.

Curtin was born in New York City, the daughter of radio actor Joseph Curtin.

Labor led by John Curtin refused Menzies ' offer to form a war coalition, and also opposed using the Australian army for a European war, preferring to keep it at home to defend Australia.

In Menzies's absence, Curtin had co-operated with Fadden in preparing Australia for the expected Pacific War.

* July 5 – John Curtin, 14th Prime Minister of Australia ( b. 1885 )

* October 7 – John Curtin becomes the 14th Prime Minister of Australia.

* January 8 – John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia ( d. 1945 )

On May 30, 1945, The Australian Labor Party Prime Minister John Curtin and his Employment Minister John Dedman proposed a white paper in the Australian House of Representatives titled Full Employment In Australia, the first time any government apart from totalitarian regimes had unequivocally committed itself to providing work for any person who was willing and able to work.

John Curtin served as Prime Minister of Australia during World War II, and is often described as one of the nation's greatest political leaders.

Billy Hughes, John Curtin, and the Governor-General of Australia Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in Canberra, 1945 Billy Hughes in 1945 aged 83, seven years before his deathBust of Billy Hughes by sculptor Wallace Anderson located in the Prime Ministers Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens

John Joseph Curtin ( 8 January 1885 – 5 July 1945 ), Australian politician, served as the 14th Prime Minister of Australia.

Curtin led Australia when the Australian mainland came under direct military threat during the Japanese advance in World War II.

Curtin realised that Australia would be ignored unless it had a strong voice in Washington, and he wanted that voice to be MacArthur's.

Billy Hughes, John Curtin, and Governor-General of Australia | Governor-General Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in Canberra, 1945

Curtin insisted that it return to Australia, although he agreed that the main body of the 6th Division could garrison Ceylon.

Curtin also expanded the terms of the Defence Act, so that conscripted Militia soldiers could be deployed outside Australia to " such other territories in the South-west Pacific Area as the Governor-General proclaims as being territories associated with the defence of Australia ".

MacArthur said of Curtin that " the preservation of Australia from invasion will be his immemorial monument ".

In 1975 Curtin was honoured on a postage stamp bearing his portrait issued by Australia Post.

On 14 August 2005, the 60th anniversary of V-P Day, a bronze statue of Curtin in front of Fremantle Town Hall was unveiled by Premier of Western Australia Geoff Gallop.

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* Ross, Lloyd ( 1977 ), John Curtin, MacMillan Company of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria.

* Wurth, Bob ( 2006 ) Saving Australia: Curtin ’ s secret peace with Japan, Lothian Press, South Melbourne, Victoria.

* John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library / Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia