Australian Timeline

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1913


Incumbents

  • Monarch  George V
  • Governor-General  Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
  • Prime Minister  Andrew Fisher (until 24 June), then Joseph Cook

State premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales  James McGowen (until 29 June), then William Holman
  • Premier of Queensland  Digby Denham
  • Premier of South Australia  Archibald Peake
  • Premier of Tasmania  Albert Solomon
  • Premier of Victoria  William Watt (until 9 December), then George Elmslie
  • Premier of Western Australia  John Scaddan

State governors

  • Governor of New South Wales  Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (until 11 March), then Gerald Strickland (from 14 March)
  • Governor of Queensland  William MacGregor
  • Governor of South Australia  Day Bosanquet
  • Governor of Tasmania  Harry Barron (until 10 March), then William Ellison-Macartney (from 4 June)
  • Governor of Victoria  John Fuller
  • Governor of Western Australia – Gerald Strickland (until 4 March), then Harry Barron (from 17 March)