Birth:8 January 1885 in Creswick
Death:5 July 1945 in The Lodge
Authority control:Wikidata: Q23375
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John Curtin was the member for Fremantle in the House of Reps 1928-1931, 1934-1945, and leader of the ALP 1935-1945. He was PM 1941-45, dying in office. He was the only PM to represent a WA constituency. There is a large and imho unattractive statue of him on a plinth outside the Town Hall.

References and links

Curtin, John 1919, [[../books/curtin1919.html|'Colebatch, the blood-spiller']], Westralian Worker, Friday 9 May: 1.

Knight, Ingle and George Blazevic 2003, Shadow of the Eagle, play, performed by Perth Theatre Company, 2003 and national tour 2004.

Knight, Ingle 2012, The Fremantle Candidate, play, performed by Deckchair Theatre 2012.

Oliver, Bobbie 2019, 'John Curtin at the Worker', in Charlie Fox et al. eds, Radical Perth Militant Fremantle, Interventions, Melbourne: 251-262.

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