Australian Timeline

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1942


Incumbents

  • Monarch  King George VI
  • Governor-General  Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie
  • Prime Minister  John Curtin
  • Chief Justice  Sir John Latham

State Premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales  William McKell
  • Premier of Queensland  William Forgan Smith (until 16 September), then Frank Cooper
  • Premier of South Australia  Thomas Playford
  • Premier of Tasmania  Robert Cosgrove
  • Premier of Victoria  Albert Dunstan
  • Premier of Western Australia  John Willcock

State Governors

  • Governor of New South Wales  John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst
  • Governor of Queensland  Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
  • Governor of South Australia  Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey
  • Governor of Tasmania  Sir Ernest Clark
  • Governor of Victoria  Sir Winston Dugan
  • Governor of Western Australia  none appointed