TimeLine of Australian Prime Ministers

TimeLine of Australian Prime
Ministers
Contents
Edmund Barton Alfred Deakin
Chris Watson
George Reid
Andrew Fisher
Joseph Cook
William Morris Hughes
Stanley Bruce
James Scullin
Joseph Lyons
Earle Page
Robert Menzies
Arthur Fadden
John Curtin
Francis Forde
Ben Chifley
Harold Holt
John McEwen
John Gorton
William McMahon
Gough Whitlam
John Howard
Malcolm Fraser
Kevin Rudd
Robert Hawke
Julia Gillard
Andrew Fisher Andrew Fisher Page 2
Paul Keating
Australian Federation
Biography
Edmund Barton
Edmund Barton
was the Prime
Minister from the
1st January 1901 to
24th September
1903.
Edmund was the
second youngest of
11 children in his
family.
Edmund Barton was the
first PM for Australia. They
celebrated at a grand
ceremony on the same
day.
Edmund Barton
was born on the
18th January 1849
at Glebe, NSW.
Edmund died because
of a sudden heart
attack on the 7th
January 1920.
Edmund Barton
was in the
Protectionist party.
Edmund’s
electorate
was Hunter,
NSW.
Alfred Deakin
Alfred Deakin was the
Prime Minister from the
24th September 1903 to
27th April 1904, from
the 5th July 1905 to 13th
November 1908 and
from the 2nd June 1909
to 29th April 1910.
Alfred Deakin was the
second, fifth and seventh
PM.
Alfred was popular. He
convinced 80% of his
electors to votes for
federation.
Alfred was born
on the 3rd August
1856 at
Melbourne, VIC.
Alfred’s final years were
sad because he started to
lose his memory. He died
on the 7th October 1919.
Alfred Deakin was
in the
Protectionist
Party.
Alfred’s
electorate
was Ballarat,
VIC.
Chris Watson
Chris Watson was
and is still the
youngest PM ever.
He was 37 years
old.
Chris Watson was
the Prime Minister
from the 27th April
1904 to 17th
August 1904.
Chris Watson was
born on the 9th
April 1867 at
Valparaiso, Chile.
Chris died
on the 18th
November
1941.
John
Christian
Watson was
his full name.
Chris Watson
was the first
Labor Prime
Minister.
Chris’s electorate
was Bland, NSW.
George Reid
George Reid was
Prime Minister
from the 18th
August 1904 to
5th July 1905.
George was
the first
Australian
PM to die.
George Reid was born
on 8th August 1880 at
Grafton, NSW.
George died on
the 12th
September 1918.
George
Houstoun Reid is
his full name.
George Reid was the
leader of the free trade
party and then he decided
to call it the Anti-Socialist
Party.
George’s
electorate was
Cowper, NSW.
Andrew Fisher
Andrew Fisher was
Prime Minister from
the 13th November to
the 2nd June 1909,
from 29th April 1910 to
24th June 1913, and
from 17th September
1914 to 27th October
1915.
Andrew went to
Crosshouse
Primary School
when he was a
little boy.
Andrew had a
strong Scottish
accent.
Andrew Fisher was
born on the 29th
August 1862
Crosshouse,
Ayrshire, Scotland.
Andrew died in Britain
on the 22nd October
1928.
Andrew’s
electorate was
Wide Bay, QLD.
Andrew Fisher was
in the Labor party.
Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook was
Prime Minister
from the 24th June
1913 to 17th
September 1914.
Joseph’s wife was
a school teacher.
When Joseph Cook
left politics he served
as an Australia’s third
High Commissioner in
London from 1921 to
1927.
Joseph Cook was
born on the 7th
December 1860 at
Silverdale,
England.
Joseph died on
the 30th July
1947.
Joseph Cook
was in the Labor
party.
Joseph’s electorate
was Parramatta,
NSW.
William Morris Hughes
William Morris
Hughes was Prime
Minister from the
27th October 1915
to 9th February
1923.
William Morris
Hughes was the
longest PM until
Robert Menzies.
Billy William
Morris Hughes
was his full
name.
William Morris
Hughes was born
on the 25th
September 1862
London.
William died on
the 28th October
1952.
William Morris
Hughes was in
the Labor party.
William’s
electorate was
West Sydney,
NSW.
Stanley Bruce
Stanley Bruce
was Prime
Minister from the
9th February 1923
to 22nd October
1929.
Stanley Bruce
was the eighth
PM and the
second
youngest.
Stanley Bruce was
born on the 15th
April 1883
Melbourne, VIC.
Stanley died
on the 25th
August 1967.
Stanley
Melbourne
Bruce was his
full name.
Stanley was in the
Nationalist party.
Now they call it
Labor party.
Stanley’s
electorate was
Flinders, VIC.
James Scullin
James Scullin had
a big welcome
when he arrived at
Canberra on the
21st October 1929.
James Scullin was
Prime Minister from
the 22nd October
1929 to 6th January
1932.
James Scullin was
born on the 18th
September 1876
at Trawalla, VIC.
James died on the
28th January 1953. He
was sick for a long
time before he died.
James Henry
Scullin was his full
name.
James Scullin
was in the Labor
party.
James’s
electorate
was Yarra,
VIC.
Joseph Lyons
Joseph Lyons was
Prime Minister
from the 6th
January 1932 to
7th April 1939.
Joseph Lyons
was the first
PM to die in
office.
Joseph Aloysius
Lyons was his full
name.
Joseph was born on
the 15th September
1879 at Stanley,
Tasmania.
Joseph died
on the 7th April
1939.
Joseph Lyons
was in the Labor
party.
Joseph’s
electorate was
Wilmot,
Tasmania.
Earle Page
Earle Page was
Prime Minister from
the 7th April 1939 to
26th April 1939.
Earle Page
was PM for
only 20 days.
Earle Page was
born on the 8th
August 1880 at
Grafton, NSW.
Earle died on
the 20th
December
1961.
Earle Christmas
Grafton Page
was his full
name.
Earle Page was in the
Country party. The Country
party is now called the
Nationals.
Earle’s
electorate
was Cowper,
NSW.
Robert Menzies
Robert Menzies was
Prime Minister from
the 26th April 1931 to
29th August 1941 and
from the 19th
December 1949 to
26th January 1966.
Robert Menzies
was the PM for 18
years. That’s the
most anyone has
been PM for!
Robert Menzies
was born on the
20th December
1894 at Jeparit,
VIC.
Robert died on the
15th May 1978.
Robert Gorton
Menzies was his
full name.
Robert was in
the Liberal
party.
Robert’s
electorate was
Kooyong, VIC.
Arthur Fadden
Arthur Fadden
was Prime
Minister from the
29th August
1941 to 7th
October 1941.
Arthur Fadden
retired from
politics in 1958.
Arthur Fadden was
born on the 13th
April 1894 at
Ingham, QLD.
Arthur died on
the 21 April
1973.
Arthur William
Fadden was his
full name.
Arthur Fadden
was in the
Country party.
Arthur’s
electorate was
Darling Downs,
QLD.
John Curtin
John Curtin was
Prime Minister
from the 7th
October 1941 to
5th July 1945.
Because of John’s
dad’s work as a
policeman they
moved a lot.
John Curtin was
born on the 8th
January 1885 at
Creswick, VIC.
John died
on the 5th
July 1945.
John Joseph
Curtin was his
full name.
John Curtin was
on the Labor party.
John’s
electorate was
Fremantle,
WA.
Francis Forde
Francis Forde
was Prime
Minister from the
6th July 1945 to
13th July 1945.
Francis Forde was
the PM for eight
days.
Francis Forde was
born on the 18th July
1890 at Mitchell, QLD.
Francis died on
the 28th January
1983.
Francis Michael
Forde was his full
name.
Francis Forde was
in the Labor party.
Francis’s electorate
was Capricornia, QLD.
Ben Chifley
Ben Chifley was
an engine train
driver at his
home town
Bathurst.
Ben Chifley was
Prime Minister from
the 13th July 1945
to 19th December
1949.
Joseph
Benedict
Chifley was
his full name.
Ben Chifley was
born on the 22nd
September 1885 at
Bathurst, NSW.
13th
Ben died on the
June 1951 in his sleep.
Ben Chifley was
in the Labor party.
Ben’s
electorate was
Macquarie,
QLD.
Harold Holt
Harold Holt was
Prime Minister from
the 26th January
1966 to 17th
December 1967.
Harold Holt won his
first seat in parliament
in 1935.
Harold Holt was
born on the 5th
August 1908 at
Stanmore, NSW.
They think
Harold died at
sea in big surf. It
was on the 17th
December 1967.
Harold Edward
Holt was his full
name.
Harold Holt was
in the Liberal
party.
Harold’s
electorate was
Higgins, VIC.
John McEwen
John McEwen was
Prime Minister from
the 19th December
1967 to 10th
January 1968.
John was deputy
PM before being
PM.
John McEwen
was born on the
29th March 1900
at Cheltern, VIC.
John died on
the 20th
November
1980.
John McEwen
was his full
name.
John McEwen
was in the
Country party.
John’s
electorate was
Murray, VIC.
John Gorton
John Gorton was
Prime Minister
from the 10th
January 1968 to
10th March
1971.
John Gorton was keen
boxer and an eager
reader.
John Gorton was
born on the 19th
September 1911 at
Melbourne, VIC.
John was on a boat that
was torpedoed by the
Japanese. He was one of a
few survivors.
John Grey
Gorton is his
full name.
John Gorton
was in the
Liberal party.
John’s electorate
was Higgins, VIC.
William McMahon
William McMahon
was Prime Minister
from the 10th March
1971 to 5th
December 1972.
William was the
second oldest
PM of Australia,
he was 63.
William McMahon
was his full name.
William McMahon
was born on the 23rd
February 1908 at
Sydney, NSW.
William had cancer
later on and then died
in Sydney on the 31st
March 1988.
William
McMahon was in
the Liberal party.
William’s
electorate
was Lowe,
NSW.
Gough Whitlam
He was Prime
Minister from the
5th December
1972 to the 11th
November 1975.
Gough went
to Knox
Grammar.
Edward Gough
Whitlam is his full
name.
Gough was
born on the
11th July 1916
in Kew, VIC.
Gough was the
first of two
children born.
Gough Whitlam
was in the Labor
party.
Gough
electorate
was Werriwa,
NSW.
Malcolm Fraser
He was Prime
Minister from the
11th December
1975 to 11th March
1983.
Malcolm was a
hard worker in
the classroom
when he was a
kid.
Malcolm Fraser was
born on the 21st May
1930 at Toorak, VIC.
Malcolm’s grandfather Simon
Fraser, was a Free Trade
Senator from 1901 to 1913.
John Malcolm
Fraser is his full
name.
Malcolm Fraser
was in the Labor
party.
Malcolm’s
electorate was
Wannon, VIC.
Robert Hawke
He was Prime
Minister from the
11th March 1983 to
20th December
1991.
Robert Hawke
was the longest
lasting Labor PM.
Robert Hawke was
born on the 9th
December 1929 at
Bordertown, SA.
Robert nearly died
in a motorbike
accident when he
was a teenager.
Robert James Lee
Hawke is his full
name.
Robert Hawke
was in the Labor
Party.
Robert’s
electorate
was Wills,
VIC.
Paul Keating
He was Prime
Minister from the
20th December
1991 to 2nd
March 1996.
Paul was in
Parliament for 22
years before
becoming PM.
Paul Keating
was born on the
18th January
1944 at Sydney,
NSW.
Paul has 4
children.
Paul John
Keating is his
full name.
Paul Keating was in
the Labor party.
Paul's
electorate was
Blaxland,
NSW.
John Howard
He went for a
walk every
morning when
he was the PM.
John Howard
was Prime
Minister from the
2nd March 1996
to 3rd December
2007.
John Howard was
born on the 26th
July 1939 at
Sydney, NSW.
John Howard was the
second longest person to
be PM.
John Winston
Howard is his
full name.
John Howard
was in the
Liberal party.
John’s
electorate was
Bennelong,
NSW.
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd was
Prime Minister
from the 3rd
December 2007
to 24th June
2010.
Kevin Rudd went to
Eumundi Primary
School and went to
Ashgrove Nambour
State High School.
Kevin Rudd was
born on the 21st
September 1957 at
Nambour, QLD.
Kevin was voted out of
the Prime Ministers
position by the Labor
party.
Kevin Michael
Rudd is his full
name.
Kevin Rudd
was in the
Labor party.
Kevin’s
electorate
was Griffith,
QLD.
Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard is the
current Prime
Minister. She is
the first female
PM for Australia.
Julia went to Mitcham
Demonstration School
and Unley High School in
South Australia.
Julia Gillard was
born on the 29th
September 1961 at
Barry, United
Kingdom, Wales.
In 1966 Julia and her
family moved to Australia
in Adelaide.
Julia Eileen Gillard
is her full name.
Julia Gillard is in
the Labor party.
Julia’s electorate
was Lalor, VIC.
Australian Federation
Australia had six self governing colonies. They were New South Wales,
Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.
These colonies were under British rule from the time the First Fleet
landed in 1788. Many politicians and influenced Australians through the
years had pushed for federation of the colonies, and self-government.
Australian Federation was an agreement by the existing British colonies
promising to work together under the Australian constitution as one
nation.
Australian Federation started January 1st 1901. They celebrated at
Sydney’s Centennial Park.
Andrew Fisher
Early Life
Family
Andrew’s parents
names were Robert
and Jane. His father
was a miner. He
was forced to leave
his job when got
pneumoconiosis.
Andrew had 5
brothers and 1
sister.
Andrew Fisher was born on
the 29th August 1862 at
Crosshouse, Ayrshire,
Scotland. He started
Primary school in 1867. In
1872 he started to work as
a miner. He was only 12
years old and he had to
work for 12 hours 6 days a
week. Andrew went to
school at night. He had to
walk 4 kilometers from his
house to the mines. In 1885
he came to Australia.
Andrew Fisher
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Quick Facts
He was a miner, engine-driver
and finance manager.
He got married to Margaret
Jane Irvine on the 31st
December 1901, Gympie,
Queensland.
Andrew was the second
oldest of 7 children.
He was buried at Hampstead
Cemetery, London.
Federal Parliament
Andrew held the House of
Representatives seat of Wide Bay
from 1901 until 1915. When
Andrew was PM a lot of important
projects were happening. The
Royal Australian Navy was
established, the Commonwealth
Bank was set up {Andrew was the
first to get a bank account there}
and the federal capital of
Canberra was founded.
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www.primeministers.naa.gov.au
www.wikipedia.com.au
www.gavmag.com
www.brookvaleps.nsw.edu.au
Century of Prime Ministers {Book}