Australian Timeline

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1969


  • Monarch  Elizabeth II
  • Governor General  Lord Casey (until 30 April), then Sir Paul Hasluck
  • Prime Minister  John Gorton

State premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales  Robert Askin
  • Premier of Queensland  Joh Bjelke-Petersen
  • Premier of South Australia  Steele Hall
  • Premier of Tasmania  Eric Reece (until 26 May), then Angus Bethune
  • Premier of Victoria  Henry Bolte
  • Premier of Western Australia  David Brand

State governors

  • Governor of New South Wales  Sir Roden Cutler
  • Governor of Queensland  Sir Alan Mansfield
  • Governor of South Australia  Major-General Sir James William Harrison
  • Governor of Tasmania  Lieutenant General Sir Edric Bastyan
  • Governor of Victoria  Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe
  • Governor of Western Australia  Major General Sir Douglas Kendrew