Australian Timeline

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1934


Incumbents

  • Monarch  King George V
  • Governor-General  Sir Isaac Isaacs
  • Prime Minister  Joseph Lyons

State Premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales  Bertram Stevens
  • Premier of Queensland  William Forgan Smith
  • Premier of South Australia  Richard L. Butler
  • Premier of Tasmania  John McPhee (until 15 March), then Walter Lee (until 22 June), then Albert Ogilvie
  • Premier of Victoria  Sir Stanley Argyle
  • Premier of Western Australia  Philip Collier

State Governors

  • Governor of New South Wales  Sir Philip Game
  • Governor of Queensland  Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
  • Governor of South Australia  Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven (until 26 April), then Sir Winston Dugan (from 20 July)
  • Governor of Tasmania  Sir Ernest Clark
  • Governor of Victoria  William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield (from 14 May)
  • Governor of Western Australia  none appointed