John Curtin
John Curtin
John Joseph Ambrose Curtinwas the 14th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1941 to 1945, and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1935 to 1945. Having first formed a minority government in 1941, Curtin led Labor to victoryat the 1943 election, which remains Labor's greatest victory in a federal election...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth8 January 1885
CountryAustralia
carry enemy half kicked pacific smashing territory war
If I liken the Pacific War to a football match, I can say to you that the first half is over, we have kicked off after the interval, and we are going to carry the ball into enemy territory for a smashing victory.