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1952


Incumbents

  • Monarch  George VI (until 6 February), then Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General  Sir William McKell
  • Prime Minister  Robert Menzies
  • Chief Justice  Sir John Latham (until 7 April) then Sir Owen Dixon

State Premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales  James McGirr (until 2 April), then Joseph Cahill
  • Premier of Queensland  Ned Hanlon (until 17 January), then Vince Gair
  • Premier of South Australia  Thomas Playford IV
  • Premier of Tasmania  Robert Cosgrove
  • Premier of Victoria  John McDonald (until 28 October), then Thomas Hollway (until 31 October), then John McDonald (until 17 December), then John Cain I
  • Premier of Western Australia  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 (until 19 June)
  • Governor of Tasmania  Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet
  • Governor of Victoria  Sir Dallas Brooks
  • Governor of Western Australia  Sir Charles Gairdner