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Curtin
Curtin may refer to: Places *Curtin, Australian Capital Territory * Curtin, Oregon, U.S. *Curtin Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, U.S. *Curtin, Nicholas County, West Virginia, U.S. *Curtin, Webster County, West Virginia, U.S. * RAAF Base Curtin, Derby, Western Australia *Division of Curtin, an Australian electoral division in Western Australia Other uses *Curtin (surname), a surname common in Ireland * ''Curtin ''(2007 film), about Australian Prime Minister John Curtin * Curtin FM, a radio station based in Perth, Western Australia *Curtin University Curtin University (previously Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public university, public research university based in Bentley, Western Australia, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. ..., in Western Australia ** Curtin College See also * Curtain (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin University
Curtin University (previously Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public university, public research university based in Bentley, Western Australia, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945, and is Western Australia's largest university, with students in . WAIT was established in 1966. Curtin was conferred university status after the Parliament of Western Australia passed legislation in 1986. Since then, the university has expanded its presence and has campuses in Curtin Singapore, Singapore, Curtin University Malaysia, Malaysia, Dubai and Curtin Mauritius, Mauritius, and has ties with 90 exchange universities in 20 countries. The university comprises five main faculties with over 95 specialists centres. It had a campus in Sydney from 2005 to 2016. Curtin University is a member of the Australian Technology Network. Curtin is active in research in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin (surname)
Curtin is a surname which is most common in the Munster, Province of Munster in Ireland. It takes several variant forms transliterated from the Irish language, such as: ''Mac Cruitín'', ''Mac Curtain'' or ''Ó Cruitin'', most of which are anglicised as ''Curtin''. The literal translated meaning of the Irish elements of the name are ''Mac'' (Son of) + ''Cruit'' (Crooked, and by extension hunchback, or an old name of the harp, by inference to the shape of the Celtic harp, Irish harp) + ''-ín'' (signifying diminution), hence Little Hunchback, or Little Crooked One, but also Son of the Harp, or One associated with the art of the Irish Harp, which ties in with a traditional role in Gaelic culture. It is believed there are multiple Curtin families with different origins, the most famous of which is the bardic family which stems from County Clare, Co. Clare. In the Pender's Census of Ireland, census of 1659 in Counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick similar sounding names such as Mac Curatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin College
Curtin College is a college located on the main campus of Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. It is an Australian tertiary education provider and an integrated pathway provider to Curtin University. The college is a registered training organization, authorized to offer the college's Certificate IV in Foundation Studies, as well as being registered under the Department of Education Services WA (DESWA) to run diploma programs. Recently, Curtin College began offering pathway programs taught at the Curtin Singapore, the Curtin University Campus in Singapore. History The college started operating under its current name 'Curtin College' from August 2010 and was previously known as Curtin International College since it began in 2000. The change coincided with the college's ongoing 10-year anniversary celebrations and the change of name of its partner university from 'Curtin University of Technology' to 'Curtin University'. Location and facilities Curtin College is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAAF Base Curtin
RAAF Base Curtin, also sometimes RAAF Curtin is a joint use Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base and civil airport located southeast of the town of Derby, Western Australia. As it is one of the RAAF's three bare bases, no RAAF units are permanently based at Curtin and it is maintained by a small caretaker staff during peacetime. The base is named in honour of former Prime Minister John Curtin. History RAAF Curtin was the first new major military airfield to be built in Australia since World War II. Construction on the base began in 1983 and it was opened on 11 June 1988 by Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The base was activated twice by the RAAF between 1988 and 2013. It was activated again in 2016 as part of Exercise Northern Shield. From the late 1990s the base operated as Curtin Immigration Reception and Processing Centre, an Australian Government immigration detention centre, which closed in September 2002. However the centre was reopened in April 2010 to ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin, Australian Capital Territory
Curtin () is a suburb in Canberra, Australia, part of the Woden Valley (district), Woden Valley district; its postcode is 2605. Curtin is named after John Curtin, Australian Prime Minister between 1941 and 1945. Its streets are named after state premiers. It is next to the suburbs of Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Yarralumla, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, Deakin, Hughes, Australian Capital Territory, Hughes, Lyons, Australian Capital Territory, Lyons and Weston, Australian Capital Territory, Weston. It is bounded by the Cotter Road, Tuggeranong Parkway, Yarra Glen (Canberra), Yarra Glen and a green strip between it and Lyons to the south. Curtin shopping centre offers the following services: Coles supermarket, post office, newsagent, bank, real estate agent, chemist, hairdresser, barber, travel agent, optometrist, florist, bakery, greengrocer, and coffee shops. Of note is the Curtin Milk Bar which was the longest running cafe in the area. Its style and operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Curtin
The Division of Curtin is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in Western Australia. History The division was created in 1949 and is named for John Curtin, who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945. Prior to its creation, much of this area was part of the Division of Fremantle, which Curtin represented for most of the time from 1928 Australian federal election, 1928 to 1945 Fremantle by-election, 1945. It is located in the wealthy beachside suburbs of Perth, including Claremont, Western Australia, Claremont, Cottesloe, Western Australia, Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Western Australia, Mosman Park, Nedlands, Western Australia, Nedlands, Subiaco, Western Australia, Subiaco and Swanbourne, Western Australia, Swanbourne. It was created as a notional Australian Labor Party, Labor seat. However, this area was located in naturally Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal territory, and the Liberals won it resoundingly as part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin FM
Curtin Radio is a radio station based in Perth. The station broadcasts from studios at the Bentley campus at Curtin University. As well as broadcasting on radio, the station also broadcasts digitally on CurtinDG as well as live-streaming via their website. History The station was formerly known as ''Curtin Radio 927'', and became the state's first community broadcaster on . The station held one of only five special licences granted by the then Minister for the Media, Moss Cass, after he "discovered" community radio in the United States. Curtin Radio is still officially known as ''6NR'' (''6 New Radio''), and the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), now Curtin University, continues to hold the licence. After 26 years of AM broadcasting, the station converted to the FM Band in 2002. The radio station is available on the DAB+ format (digital radio) as CURTINDG and is also available on the World Wide Web, and streaming services such as iHeartRadio iHeartRadio ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin, Oregon
Curtin is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is on Interstate 5 and the former Southern Pacific railroad line (now Union Pacific) about northeast of Drain along Pass Creek. The community was named for Daniel Curtin, who was a local sawmill owner in the 1890s. Curtin post office was established in May 1908. Its ZIP Code was 97428, but as of 2008, Curtin post office had closed out to Cottage Grove. Climate This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Curtin has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ..., abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. References External links * Unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin (2007 Film)
''Curtin'' is a 2007 television film about John Curtin, the Prime Minister of Australia during the Second World War. The film won the Australian Screen Sound Guild Award in 2007 for its sound team. Plot The film covers the period from just before Curtin becoming Prime Minister in October 1941 until the return of the 6th and 7th Divisions to Australia (''Operation Stepsister'') at the start of the Pacific war in March 1942. The film concludes with a montage of footage of Curtin's funeral in 1945. Cast * William McInnes as John Curtin *Noni Hazlehurst as Elsie Curtin * Asher Keddie as Elsie Jnr * Ben Esler as John Jnr * Geoff Morrell as Ben Chifley * Bille Brown as Robert Menzies *Paul English as H. V. Evatt *Frank Gallacher as Jack Beasley * William Zappa as General Vernon Sturdee * Shingo Usami as Tatsuo Kawai *Robert Grubb as Percy Spender * Tony Rickards as Eddie Ward * Drew Lindo as Arthur Fadden * Alethea McGrath as Mrs. Needham * Dan Wyllie as Don Rodgers *Brian Meegan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin, Nicholas County, West Virginia
Curtin is a nearly abandoned unincorporated community in eastern Nicholas County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ..., United States. The area is situated at the bottomland surrounding the mouth of the Cherry River at its confluence with the Gauley River. Curtin is also the location where state routes 20 and 55 cross the Gauley. History Curtin was founded by General G. W. Curtin, and most likely was named for him or his family. References Unincorporated communities in Nicholas County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{NicholasCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Curtin Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 500 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. Curtin Township is bordered by Clinton County to the north and east, Liberty Township to the east, Howard Township to the south and Boggs, Show Shoe and Burnside townships to the west. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 551 people, 207 households, and 162 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.5 people per square mile (4.8/km2). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 7.7/sq mi (3.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.27% White, 0.18% Native American, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population. There were 207 households, out of which 30.9% had children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin, Webster County, West Virginia
Curtin is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ..., United States. Curtin is located along the Elk River, east of Webster Springs. References Unincorporated communities in Webster County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Populated places on the Elk River (West Virginia) {{WebsterCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
