Australian Timeline

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1927


Incumbents

  • Monarch  King George V
  • Governor-General  John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven
  • Prime Minister  Stanley Bruce
  • Chief Justice  Adrian Knox

State premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales  Jack Lang (until 18 October) then Thomas Bavin
  • Premier of Queensland  William McCormack
  • Premier of South Australia  Lionel Hill (until 8 April) then Richard Layton Butler
  • Premier of Tasmania  Joseph Lyons
  • Premier of Victoria  John Allan (until 20 May) then Edmond Hogan
  • Premier of Western Australia  Philip Collier

State governors

  • Governor of New South Wales  Sir Dudley de Chair
  • Governor of Queensland  Sir John Goodwin (from 13 July)
  • Governor of South Australia  Sir Tom Bridges (until 4 December)
  • Governor of Tasmania  Sir James O'Grady
  • Governor of Victoria  Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers
  • Governor of Western Australia  Sir William Campion