In accepting the degree, he recapitulated his own career, and spoke about the need to make it easier for research to be conducted in Australia. Florey met with Blamey; the two men got along well and chatted for several hours. It ended with Blamey convinced that Florey was the man to head a project Blamey had in mind: a medical research institute in Canberra, the national capital. Blamey put his proposal to Curtin on 24 October. It was quickly approved, but Curtin became ill, and he died in July 1945.
In accepting the degree, he recapitulated his own career, and spoke about the need to make it easier for research to be conducted in Australia Florey met with Blame.y; the two men got along well and chatted for several hours. It ended with Blamey convinced that Florey was the man to head a project Blamey had in mind: a medical research institute in Canberra the national capital. Blamey put his proposal to Curtin on 24 October. It was qu,ickly approved, but Curtin became ill, and he died in July 1945.