Australian Timeline

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1929


Incumbents

  • Monarch  King George V
  • Governor-General  John Baird, Baronet of Stonehaven
  • Prime Minister  Stanley Bruce (until 12 October), then James Scullin
  • Chief Justice  Adrian Knox

State premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales  Thomas Bavin
  • Premier of Queensland  William McCormack (until 21 May), then Arthur Edward Moore
  • Premier of South Australia  Richard Layton Butler
  • Premier of Tasmania  John McPhee
  • Premier of Victoria  William Murray McPherson (until 12 December), 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
  • Governor of South Australia  Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven
  • Governor of Tasmania  Sir James O'Grady
  • Governor of Victoria  Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers
  • Governor of Western Australia  Sir William Campion