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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
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