Australian Timeline

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1972


Incumbents

  • Queen of Australia  Elizabeth II
  • Governor General  Sir Paul Hasluck
  • Prime Minister  William McMahon, then Gough Whitlam
  • Chief Justice  Sir Garfield Barwick

State premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales  Sir Robert Askin
  • Premier of South Australia  Don Dunstan
  • Premier of Queensland  Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
  • Premier of Tasmania  Angus Bethune, then Eric Reece
  • Premier of Western Australia  John Tonkin
  • Premier of Victoria  Sir Henry Bolte, then Rupert Hamer
  • Chief Minister of the Northern Territory  Marshall Perron

State governors

  • Governor of New South Wales  Sir Roden Cutler
  • Governor of Queensland  Sir Alan Mansfield (until 21 March) then Sir Colin Hannah
  • Governor of South Australia – Sir Mark Oliphant
  • 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