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John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject)

Prime Ministers in London: Allied plans for post-war settlement discussed: Empire Secretariat: Mr. Curtin faces barrage of questions [6 May 1944]

24 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding John Curtin at a press conference in London (including his comments on the White Australia Policy), was published in The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW), 6 May 1944.] Prime Ministers in London Allied plans for post-war settlement … [Read more...] about Prime Ministers in London: Allied plans for post-war settlement discussed: Empire Secretariat: Mr. Curtin faces barrage of questions [6 May 1944]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), publication The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, World War Two (1939-1945), year1944

Political roundabout [5 December 1943]

23 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These items, regarding John Curtin and the White Australia Policy, are extracts from the “Political roundabout” section (by Edgar Holt), published in Sunday Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 5 December 1943.] Political roundabout Bricks White Australia ¶ John … [Read more...] about Political roundabout [5 December 1943]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australia's traditional immigration policy, Edgar Holt (1904-1988) (author), Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), Jack Lang (1876-1975) (subject), John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), Lloyd Ross (subject), publication Sunday Telegraph (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1943

The White Australia Policy: Australian leaders and representatives supporting the White Australia Policy (1909-1949)

17 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

White Australia

[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025). See also “Australian leaders and representatives supporting the White Australia Policy (1901-1908)”.] Australian leaders and representatives supporting the … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: Australian leaders and representatives supporting the White Australia Policy (1909-1949)

Filed Under: IAC article sections Tagged With: 500x500, Arthur Calwell (1896-1973) (subject), graphics AI art, Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965) (subject), IAC article section, James Guthrie (1872-1958) (subject), John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), John McEwan (1900-1980) (subject), Les Haylen (1898-1977) (subject), Lucy Steel (subject), Robert Menzies (1894-1978) (subject), Stanley Bruce (1883-1967) (subject), T. J. Ryan (1876-1921) (subject), The White Australia Policy (The Rise and Fall), White Australia, White Australia Policy, William Guthrie Spence (1846-1926) (subject), William Morris Hughes (1862-1952) (subject)

The White Australia Policy: A British-European policy

17 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

White Australia

[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] A British-European policy The underlying aim of the White Australia Policy was to maintain Australia’s racial composition as predominantly European, by … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: A British-European policy

Filed Under: IAC article sections Tagged With: 500x500, British-Australian, Edmund Barton (1849-1920) (subject), IAC article section, John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), populate or perish, The White Australia Policy (The Rise and Fall), Timothy Coghlan (1856-1926), Tom Collins (1884-1945), White Australia, White Australia Policy, William Morris Hughes (1862-1952) (subject)

No word if A.I.F. moved or left on Singapore [16 February 1942]

16 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding the response of Australia’s political leaders after the fall of Singapore to the Japanese during the Second World War (1939-1945), was published in The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), 16 February 1942.] No word if A.I.F. moved or left on … [Read more...] about No word if A.I.F. moved or left on Singapore [16 February 1942]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Frank Forde (1890-1983) (subject), John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), SourceTrove, World War Two (1939-1945), WW2 re Singapore, year1942

Battle for Aust. has opened — Mr. Curtin [16 February 1942]

16 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding the response of Australia’s political leaders after the fall of Singapore to the Japanese during the Second World War (1939-1945), was published in The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), 16 February 1942.] Battle for Aust. has opened — Mr. … [Read more...] about Battle for Aust. has opened — Mr. Curtin [16 February 1942]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), SourceTrove, World War Two (1939-1945), WW2 re Singapore, year1942

Singapore was Dunkirk of Australia: Fate of British Empire in balance: Battle of Australia begins [report on an announcement by John Curtin, 17 February 1942]

16 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding an announcement by John Curtin (on 16 February 1942), after the fall of Singapore to the Japanese (during the Second World War, 1939-1945), was published in The Canberra Times (Braddon, ACT), 17 February 1942.] Singapore was Dunkirk of … [Read more...] about Singapore was Dunkirk of Australia: Fate of British Empire in balance: Battle of Australia begins [report on an announcement by John Curtin, 17 February 1942]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), SourceTrove, World War Two (1939-1945), WW2 re Singapore, year1942

A plea for justice [27 January 1943]

26 January 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding a speech made by John Curtin on Tuesday 26 January (Australia Day) 1943, during the Second World War (1939-1945), was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 27 January 1943.] A plea for justice In one of the bluntest yet most logical of … [Read more...] about A plea for justice [27 January 1943]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australia Day (26 January), John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), publication The Argus (Melbourne Vic.), SourceTrove, World War Two (1939-1945), year1943

Danger of too late and too little: PM’s plea to USA on Pacific War [27 January 1943]

26 January 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding a speech made by John Curtin on Tuesday 26 January (Australia Day) 1943, during the Second World War (1939-1945), was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 27 January 1943. A link to a related article in the same issue of The Argus has been … [Read more...] about Danger of too late and too little: PM’s plea to USA on Pacific War [27 January 1943]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australia Day (26 January), John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), publication The Argus (Melbourne Vic.), SourceTrove, speeches, World War Two (1939-1945), year1943

Danger-signals from Australia [2 January 1942]

2 January 2023 · Leave a Comment

The Spectator, front cover, 2 January 1942

[Editor: This article, written in response to John Curtin’s article “The task ahead” (27 December 1941), was published in The Spectator (London, England), 2 January 1942 (during the Second World War, 1939-1945).] Danger-signals from Australia It would be a grave mistake … [Read more...] about Danger-signals from Australia [2 January 1942]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australia and British Empire relationship, Australia and USA relationship, foreign relations, John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), SourceMiscellaneous, World War Two (1939-1945), year1942

The Blood Vote [anti-conscription poem, 5 October 1916]

8 October 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem was a significant part of the anti-conscription campaign in Australia during the First World War. Published in The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW), 5 October 1916.] The Blood Vote. “Why is your face so white, Mother? Why do you choke for breath?” “O I … [Read more...] about The Blood Vote [anti-conscription poem, 5 October 1916]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Claude Marquet (1869-1920) (author), conscription WW1, E. J. Dempsey (1866-1935) (author), John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), poem, SourceTrove, The Blood Vote (poem), William Robert Winspear (1859-1944) (author), year1916

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