Hotel Kurrajong
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Hotel Kurrajong Canberra is a heritage-listed hotel located in the Canberra suburb of Barton, in the Australian Capital Territory, close to Parliament House and important national institutions within
Hotel Kurrajong left wing
Ben Chifley
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Joseph Benedict Chifley was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the 16th prime minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party
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…within the Parliamentary Triangle. The hotel has a strong association with Australia's political history; notably, as the residence of Prime Minister Ben Chifley throughout his parliamentary career, including his term in office from 1945-1949. In 1951, Chifley suffered a fatal heart attack in room 205 at Hotel…
Chifley in 1948
Chifley in the 1930s
Chifley (middle) and Bert Evatt (left) with Clement Attlee (right) at the Dominion and British Leaders Conference, London, 1946
Chifley (left) meets with Premier of South Australia Tom Playford (centre) and Governor of South Australia Sir Willoughby Norrie (right) in 1946