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Incumbents
- Monarch – King George VI
- Governor-General – Prince
Henry, Duke of Gloucester (until
11 March), then William
McKell
- Prime Minister – Ben
Chifley
- Chief Justice – Sir John Latham
State
Premier
- Premier of New South Wales – William
McKell (until 6
February), then James
McGirr
- Premier of Queensland – Ned
Hanlon
- Premier of South Australia – Thomas
Playford IV
- Premier of Tasmania – Robert
Cosgrove (until 18
December), then Edward Brooker
- Premier of Victoria – John
Cain (until 20
November), then Thomas
Hollway
- Premier of Western Australia – Frank
Wise (until 1 April),
then Ross
McLarty
State
Governors
- Governor
of New South Wales – Sir
John Northcott
- Governor of Queensland – Sir
John Lavarack
- Governor of South Australia – Sir Charles Norrie
- Governor of Tasmania – Sir
Hugh Binney
- Governor of Victoria – Sir Winston Dugan
- Governor of Western Australia – none
appointed
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