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Last photograph of John and Elsie Curtin
1945Overview
1 photographic print
Historical information
According to Elsie Macleod, her father John Curtin wasn’t well on the day of his 28th wedding anniversary on 21 April 1945 ‘but [the] next day he contacted Mr L.J. Dwyer, a professional photographer in Canberra, and arranged for the latter to take photographs of my parents at The Lodge’ (JCPML00653/280). Leslie Dwyer was a well-known Canberra photographer for many years. He photographed John and Elsie in the garden of the Lodge on 27 April and also took a group photograph of Curtin, Elsie, the housekeeper Jessie Pincombe, and Ray Tracey the driver.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-103-JCPML00004_036
Item type
Photographs
Place made
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Year
Geotag
-35.310538716538, 149.11699100875
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Last modified
Friday, 12 June, 2026
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