States of Australia

Former Canberra Flag

Adopted 25 Mar 1993

 1 Jan 1911                Federal Capital Territory separated from New South Wales.
12 Mar 1913                City of Canberra named.
29 Jul 1938                Renamed Australian Capital Territory.
11 May 1989                Self-government granted.

Chief ministers
11 May 1989 -  5 Dec 1989  Rosemary Follett (f) (1st time)    (b. 1948)            ALP
 5 Dec 1989 -  6 Jun 1991  Trevor Kaine                       (b. 1928 - d. 2008)  LP
 6 Jun 1991 -  9 Mar 1995  Rosemary Follett (f) (2nd time)    (s.a.)               ALP
 9 Mar 1995 - 19 Oct 2000  Katherine "Kate" Carnell  (f)      (b. 1955)            LP
19 Oct 2000 - 12 Nov 2001  Gary John Joseph Humphries         (b. 1958)            LP
12 Nov 2001 -              Jon Stanhope                       (b. 1951)            ALP

                   Adopted 12 Jul 1915
 

Map of Jervis Bay

Population: 611 (2001)

12 Jul 1915                Jervis Bay, south of Sydney, transferred from 
                             New South Wales as part of Capital Territory.
May 1975                   First resident director appointed.
11 May 1989                Australian Capital Territory granted self-government;
                             Jervis Bay Territory remains under Commonwealth control
                             but subject to (applicable) ACT legislation.

Regional Directors
May 1975 - Oct 1991        Ian Collins 
Oct 1991 - Dec 1993        Mike Patrick 
Dec 1993 - Oct 1994        Linda Hodges (f)
Dec 1994 - Oct 1996        Peter Lawler
Oct 1996 - Nov 1996        Don Morris 
Dec 1996 - Mar 1997        John O'Hara
Mar 1997 - Apr 1997        Martin Fortescue
Apr 1997 - Sep 2000        Jarl Andersson
Sep 2000 - Feb 2001        Wayne Jeffs 
Feb 2001 - Feb 2002        Nerida Taylor
Feb 2002 -                 Geoff Tindal

26 Jan 1788                British colony (New South Wales).
 7 Feb 1788                Government inaugurated.
 3 May 1841                New Zealand a separate colony.
 6 Jul 1825 - 6 Jul 1863   Northern Territory administered by New South Wales.
 3 Dec 1825                Tasmania (Van Dieman's Land) a separate colony.
28 Dec 1836                South Australia a separate colony.
15 Jul 1851                Victoria a separate colony.
 6 Jun 1856                Responsible government granted.
10 Dec 1859                Queensland a separate colony.
 1 Jan 1901                State in the Australian Commonwealth.
 1 Jan 1911                Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) detached.
12 Jul 1915                Jervis Bay, south of Sydney, a separate territory.

Governors
26 Jan 1788 - 11 Dec 1792  Arthur Phillip                     (b. 1738 - d. 1814)
11 Dec 1792 - 12 Dec 1794  Francis Grose (acting)             (b. c.1758 - d. 1814)
12 Dec 1794 - 11 Sep 1795  William Paterson (1st time)        (b. 1755 - d. 1825)
                             (acting)
11 Sep 1795 - 28 Sep 1800  John Hunter                        (b. 1737 - d. 1821)
28 Sep 1800 - 12 Aug 1806  Philip Gidley King                 (b. 1758 - d. 1808)
13 Aug 1806 - 26 Jan 1808  William Bligh                      (b. 1754 - d. 1817)
26 Jan 1808 - 28 Jul 1808  George Johnston (acting)           (b. 1764 - d. 1823)
28 Jul 1808 -  9 Jan 1809  Joseph Foveaux (acting)            (b. 1765 - d. 1846)
 9 Jan 1809 -  1 Jan 1810  William Paterson (2nd time)        (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
 1 Jan 1810 -  1 Dec 1821  Lachlan Macquarie                  (b. 1762 - d. 1824)
 1 Dec 1821 -  1 Dec 1825  Sir Thomas Macdougall Brisbane     (b. 1773 - d. 1880)
 1 Dec 1825 - 19 Dec 1825  William Stewart (acting)           (b. 1769 - d. 1854)
19 Dec 1825 - 22 Oct 1831  Ralph Darling                      (b. 1775 - d. 1858)
22 Oct 1831 -  2 Dec 1831  Patrick Lindesay (acting)          (b. 1778 - d. 1839)
 3 Dec 1831 -  6 Dec 1837  Sir Richard Bourke                 (b. 1777 - d. 1855)
 6 Dec 1837 - 24 Feb 1838  Kenneth Snodgrass (acting)         (b. 1784 - d. 1853)
24 Feb 1838 - 12 Jul 1846  Sir George Gipps                   (b. 1791 - d. 1847)
12 Jul 1846 -  3 Aug 1846  Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell      (b. 1768 - d. 1848)
                             (acting)
 3 Aug 1846 - 20 Jan 1855  Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy       (b. 1796 - d. 1858)
20 Jan 1855 - 22 Jan 1861  Sir William Thomas Denison         (b. 1804 - d. 1871)
22 Jan 1861 - 22 Mar 1861  John Francis Kempt (acting)        (b. 1805 - d. 1865)
22 Mar 1861 - 25 Dec 1867  Sir John Young                     (b. 1807 - d. 1876)
                             (acting to 16 May 1861) 
25 Dec 1867 -  8 Jan 1868  Sir Trevor Chute (acting)          (b. 1816 - d. 1886)
 8 Jan 1868 - 23 Feb 1872  Sir Somerset Richard Lowry-Corry,  (b. 1835 - d. 1913)
                             Earl of Belmore 
23 Feb 1872 -  3 Jun 1872  Sir Alfred Stephen (1st time)      (b. 1802 - d. 1894)
                             (acting)
 3 Jun 1872 - 20 Mar 1879  Sir Hercules George Robert         (b. 1824 - d. 1897)
                             Robinson 
20 Mar 1879 -  4 Aug 1879  Sir Alfred Stephen (2nd time)      (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 4 Aug 1879 - 10 Nov 1885  Sir Augustus William Frederick     (b. 1817 - d. 1909)
                             Spencer Loftus 
10 Nov 1885 - 12 Dec 1885  Sir Alfred Stephen (3rd time)      (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
12 Dec 1885 -  3 Nov 1890  Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington,    (b. 1843 - d. 1928)
                             Baron Carrington 
 3 Nov 1890 - 15 Jan 1891  Sir Alfred Stephen (4th time)      (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
15 Jan 1891 -  3 Mar 1893  Victor Albert George Child         (b. 1845 - d. 1915)
                             Villiers, Earl of Jersey 
 3 Mar 1893 - 29 May 1893  Sir Frederick Matthew Darley       (b. 1830 - d. 1910)
                             (1st time) (acting) 
29 May 1893 - 16 Mar 1895  Sir Robert William Duff            (b. 1835 - d. 1895)
16 Mar 1895 - 22 Nov 1895  Sir Frederick Matthew Darley       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting) 
22 Nov 1895 -  5 Mar 1899  Henry Robert Brand,                (b. 1841 - d. 1906)
                             Viscount Hampden
 5 Mar 1899 - 18 May 1899  Sir Frederick Matthew Darley       (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)(acting)
18 May 1899 - 30 Apr 1901  William Lygon, Earl Beauchamp      (b. 1872 - d. 1938)
 1 Nov 1901 - 27 May 1902  Sir Frederick Matthew Darley       (s.a.)
                             (4th time)
27 May 1902 - 24 Mar 1909  Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson        (b. 1843 - d. 1910)
24 Mar 1909 - 27 May 1909  George Bowen Simpson (acting)      (b. 1838 - d. 1915)
28 May 1909 - 11 Mar 1913  Frederick John Napier Thesiger,    (b. 1868 - d. 1933)
                             Baron Chelmsford 
11 Mar 1913 - 14 Mar 1913  Sir William Portus Cullen          (b. 1855 - d. 1935)
                             (1st time (acting)
14 Mar 1913 - 28 Oct 1917  Sir Gerald Strickland              (b. 1861 - d. 1940)
28 Oct 1917 - 18 Feb 1918  Sir William Portus Cullen          (s.a.)
                             (2nd time (acting)
18 Feb 1918 - 16 Sep 1923  Sir Walter Edward Davidson         (b. 1859 - d. 1923)
16 Sep 1923 - 28 Feb 1924  Sir William Portus Cullen          (s.a.)
                             (3rd time) (acting)
28 Feb 1924 -  9 Apr 1930  Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford        (b. 1864 - d. 1958)
                             De Chair
 9 Apr 1930 - 28 May 1930  Sir William Portus Cullen          (s.a.)
                             (4th time)(acting)
29 May 1930 - 15 Jan 1935  Sir Philip Woolcott Game           (b. 1876 - d. 1961)
15 Jan 1935 - 20 Feb 1935  Sir Philip Whistler Street         (b. 1863 - d. 1938)
                             (1st time) (acting) 
21 Feb 1935 - 22 Jan 1936  Alexander Gore Arkwright           (b. 1872 - d. 1955)
                             Hore-Ruthven, Baron Gowrie 
22 Jan 1936 -  6 Aug 1936  Sir Philip Whistler Street         (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) (acting)
 6 Aug 1936 - 29 Oct 1936  Sir David Murray Anderson          (b. 1874 - d. 1936)
29 Oct 1936 -  8 Apr 1937  Sir Philip Whistler Street         (s.a.)
                             (3rd time) (acting)
 8 Apr 1937 -  6 Jun 1945  John de Vere Loder,                (b. 1895 - d. 1970)
                             Baron Wakehurst 
 6 Jun 1945 -  1 Aug 1946  Sir Frederick Richard Jordan       (b. 1881 - d. 1949) 
                             (acting)
 1 Aug 1946 -  1 Aug 1957  Sir John Northcott                 (b. 1890 - d. 1966)
 1 Aug 1957 -  1 Aug 1965  Sir Eric Winslow Woodward          (b. 1899 - d. 1967)
 1 Aug 1965 - 20 Jan 1966  Sir Kenneth Whistler Street        (b. 1890 - d. 1972)
                             (acting)
20 Jan 1966 - 20 Jan 1981  Sir Arthur Roden Cutler            (b. 1916 - d. 2002)
20 Jan 1981 - 20 Jan 1989  Sir James Anthony Rowland          (b. 1922 - d. 1999)
20 Jan 1989 -  7 Aug 1990  David James Martin                 (b. 1933 - d. 1990)
 8 Aug 1990 -  1 Mar 1996  Peter Ross Sinclair                (b. 1934)
 1 Mar 1996 -  1 Mar 2001  Gordon Jacob Samuels               (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
 1 Mar 2001 -              Marie Roslyn Bashir (f)            (b. 1930)

Premiers
 6 Jun 1856 - 26 Aug 1856  Stuart Alexander Donaldson         (b. 1812 - d. 1867)
26 Aug 1856 -  3 Oct 1856  Charles Cowper (1st time)          (b. 1807 - d. 1875)
 3 Oct 1856 -  7 Sep 1857  Henry Watson Parker                (b. 1808 - d. 1881)
 7 Sep 1857 - 27 Oct 1859  Charles Cowper (2nd time)          (s.a.)
27 Oct 1859 -  9 Mar 1860  William Forster                    (b. 1818 - d. 1882)
 9 Mar 1860 - 10 Jan 1861  John Robertson (1st time)          (b. 1816 - d. 1891)
10 Jan 1861 - 16 Oct 1863  Charles Cowper (3rd time)          (s.a.)
16 Oct 1863 -  3 Feb 1865  James Martin (1st time)            (b. 1820 - d. 1886)
 3 Feb 1865 - 22 Jan 1866  Charles Cowper (4th time)          (s.a.)
22 Jan 1866 - 27 Oct 1868  James Martin (2nd time)            (s.a.)
27 Oct 1868 - 13 Jan 1870  John Robertson (2nd time)          (s.a.)
13 Jan 1870 - 16 Dec 1870  Charles Cowper (5th time)          (s.a.)
16 Dec 1870 - 14 May 1872  Sir James Martin (3rd time)        (s.a.)
14 May 1872 -  9 Feb 1875  Henry Parkes (1st time)            (b. 1815 - d. 1896)
 9 Feb 1875 - 22 Mar 1877  John Robertson (3rd time)          (s.a.)
22 Mar 1877 - 17 Aug 1877  Henry Parkes (2nd time)            (s.a.)
17 Aug 1877 - 18 Dec 1877  Sir John Robertson (4th time)      (s.a.)
18 Dec 1877 - 21 Dec 1878  Jan James Squires Farnell          (b. 1825 - d. 1888)
21 Dec 1878 -  5 Jan 1883  Sir Henry Parkes (3rd time)        (s.a.)
 5 Jan 1883 -  7 Oct 1885  Alexander Stuart                   (b. 1824 - d. 1886)
 7 Oct 1885 - 22 Dec 1885  George Richard Dibbs (1st time)    (b. 1834 - d. 1904)
22 Dec 1885 - 26 Feb 1886  Sir John Robertson (5th time)      (s.a.)
26 Feb 1886 - 20 Jan 1887  Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings        (b. 1831 - d. 1897)
20 Jan 1887 - 17 Jan 1889  Sir Henry Parkes (4th time)        (s.a.)
17 Jan 1889 -  8 Mar 1889  George Richard Dibbs (2nd time)    (s.a.)
 8 Mar 1889 - 23 Oct 1891  Sir Henry Parkes (5th time)        (s.a.)               FT
23 Oct 1891 -  3 Aug 1894  George Richard Dibbs (3rd time)    (s.a.)               PP
 3 Aug 1894 - 14 Sep 1899  George Houston Reid                (b. 1845 - d. 1918)  FT
14 Sep 1899 - 28 Mar 1901  William John Lyne                  (b. 1844 - d. 1913)  PP
28 Mar 1901 - 15 Jun 1904  John See                           (b. 1844 - d. 1907)  PP
15 Jun 1904 - 29 Aug 1904  Thomas Waddell                     (b. 1854 - d. 1940)  PP
29 Aug 1904 -  2 Oct 1907  Joseph Hector McNeil Carruthers    (b. 1857 - d. 1932)  L-R
 2 Oct 1907 - 21 Oct 1910  Charles Gregory Wade               (b. 1863 - d. 1922)  LP
21 Oct 1910 - 30 Jun 1913  James Sinclair Taylor McGowen      (b. 1855 - d. 1922)  ALP
30 Jun 1913 - 12 Apr 1920  William Arthur Holman              (b. 1871 - d. 1934)  ALP;
                                                                       15 Nov 1916 Nat
12 Apr 1920 -  5 Oct 1921  John Storey                        (b. 1869 - d. 1921)  ALP
 5 Oct 1921 - 20 Dec 1921  James Thomas Dooley (1st time)     (b. 1877 - d. 1950)  ALP
20 Dec 1921                Sir George Warburton Fuller        (b. 1861 - d. 1940)  NP
                             (1st time)
20 Dec 1921 - 13 Apr 1922  James Thomas Dooley (2nd time)     (s.a.)               ALP
13 Apr 1922 - 17 Jun 1925  Sir George Warburton Fuller        (s.a.)               NP
                             (2nd time) 
17 Jun 1925 - 18 Oct 1927  John Thomas Lang (1st time)        (b. 1876 - d. 1975)  ALP
18 Oct 1927 -  4 Nov 1930  Thomas Rainsford Bavin             (b. 1874 - d. 1941)  NP
 4 Nov 1930 - 16 May 1932  John Thomas Lang (2nd time)        (s.a.)               ALP
16 May 1932 -  5 Aug 1939  Bertram Sydney Barnsdale Stevens   (b. 1889 - d. 1973)  UAP
 5 Aug 1939 - 16 May 1941  Alexander Mair                     (b. 1889 - d. 1961)  UAP
16 May 1941 -  6 Feb 1947  William John McKell                (b. 1891 - d. 1985)  ALP
 6 Feb 1947 -  3 Apr 1952  James McGirr                       (b. 1890 - d. 1957)  ALP
 3 Apr 1952 - 22 Oct 1959  John Joseph Cahill                 (b. 1891 - d. 1959)  ALP
28 Oct 1959 - 30 Apr 1964  Robert James Heffron               (b. 1890 - d. 1978)  ALP
30 Apr 1964 - 13 May 1965  John Brophy Renshaw                (b. 1909 - d. 1987)  ALP
13 May 1965 -  3 Jan 1975  Robin William Askin                (b. 1907 - d. 1981)  LP
                            (from 14 Dec 1971, Robert William
                             Askin; from 1 Jan 1972, Sir Robert
                             William Askin) 
 3 Jan 1975 - 23 Jan 1976  Thomas Lancelot Lewis              (b. 1922)            LP
23 Jan 1976 - 14 May 1976  Sir Eric Archibald Willis          (b. 1922 - d. 1999)  LP
14 May 1976 -  4 Jul 1986  Neville Kenneth Wran               (b. 1926)            ALP
16 May 1983 - 29 Jul 1983  Laurie John Ferguson               (b. 1925 - d. 2002)  ALP
                             (acting for Wran)
 4 Jul 1986 - 21 Mar 1988  Barrie John Unsworth               (b. 1934)            ALP
21 Mar 1988 - 24 Jun 1992  Nicholas "Nick" Frank Greiner      (b. 1947)            LP
24 Jun 1992 -  4 Apr 1995  John Joseph Fahey                  (b. 1945)            LP
 4 Apr 1995 -  3 Aug 2005  Robert "Bob" John Carr             (b. 1947)            ALP
 3 Aug 2005 -              Morris Iemma                       (b. 1961)            ALP

Oct 1824 - Dec 1849        Attempted settlement: Melville I., Raffles Bay and Fort Essington.
 6 Jul 1825                Part of New South Wales (eastern part already since 1788)
 6 Jul 1863                Part of South Australia colony.
 1 Jan 1911                Northern Territory a separate territory under federal government.
 1 Mar 1927 - 12 Jun 1931  Divided into Northern Australia and Central Australia.
1942 - 1945                Northern part of Northern Territory under military rule, civilian
                             authorities transferred to Alice Springs in central Australia.
 1 Jul 1978                Self-government granted.

Commandants
- at Melville Island (Fort Dundas) -
Oct 1824 - 1826            Maurice Barlow
1826 - 1828                John Campbell
1828 - Jan 1829            Humphrey Robert Hartley
- at Raffles Bay (Fort Wellington) -
17 Jun 1827 - 1827         James Stirling
1827 - 1828                Henry Smyth
1828                       George Sleeman
1828 - Aug 1829            Collet Barker
- at Fort Essington -
26 Oct 1838 - 1839         James John Gordon Bremer            (b. 1786 - d. 1850)
1839 - Dec 1849            John McArthur                       (b. 1790 - d. 1862)
Government Residents
 3 Mar 1864 - 27 Apr 1870  Boyle Travers Finniss               (b. 1807 - d. 1893)
 4 Nov 1865 - Nov 1868     J.T. Manton (acting for Finnis)
 4 Nov 1868 - Dec 1869     George Goyder (acting for Finnis)   (b. 1826 - d. 1898)
Dec 1869 - 27 Apr 1870     James Stokes Millner (1st time)     (b. 1830 - d. 1870)
                             (acting)
27 Apr 1870 -  6 Oct 1873  William Bloomfield Douglas          (b. 1822 - d. 1906)
10 Jun 1873 - 17 Sep 1873  James Stokes Millner (2nd time)     (s.a.)
                             (acting)
17 Sep 1873 -  1 Jul 1876  George Byng Scott                   (b. 1824 - d. 1886)
 1 Jul 1876 -  8 Mar 1884  Edward William Price
 8 Mar 1883 - 19 Mar 1884  Gilbert Rotherdale McMinn (acting)  (b. 1841 - d. 1924)
19 May 1884 - 16 Jul 1890  John Langdon Parsons                (b. 1837 - d. 1903)
16 Jul 1890 - 10 Jan 1892  John George Knight                  (b. 1826 - d. 1892)
24 Feb 1892 -  1 Feb 1906  Charles James Dashwood              (b. 1843 - d. 1919)
 1 Feb 1906 -  1 Apr 1910  Charles Edward Herbert              (b. 1860 - d. 1929)
 1 Apr 1910 -  1 Jan 1911  Samuel James Mitchell               (b. 1852 - d. 1926)
Administrators
 1 Jan 1911 - 17 Jan 1912  Samuel James Mitchell (acting)      (s.a.)
17 Jan 1912 -  1 Aug 1919  John Anderson Gilruth               (b. 1871 - d. 1937)
 1 Aug 1919 -  1 Dec 1919  Henry Ernest Carey (director)
 1 Dec 1919 - 17 Jan 1921  Miles Staniforth Cater Smith        (b. 1869 - d. 1934)
                             (acting)
17 Jan 1921 -  1 Mar 1927  Frederic Charles Urquhart           (b. 1858 - d. 1935)
17 Jan 1927 -  1 Feb 1927  Edward Copley Playford (acting)     (b. 1864 - d. 1950)
Government Resident for North Australia
 1 Mar 1927 - 12 Jun 1931  Robert Hunter Weddell               (b. 1882 - d. 19..)
Government Residents for Central Australia
 1 Mar 1927 - 11 Dec 1929  John Charles Cawood
11 Dec 1929 - 12 Jun 1931  Victor George Carrington            (b. 1900)
Administrators
12 Jun 1931 - 15 Mar 1934  Robert Hunter Weddell (1st time)    (s.a.)
15 Mar 1934 - 29 Mar 1934  Joseph Aloysius Carrodus (acting)   (b. 1885 - d. 1961)
29 Mar 1934 - 29 Mar 1937  Robert Hunter Weddell (2nd time)    (s.a.)
29 Mar 1937 - 29 May 1946  Charles Lydiard Aubrey Abbott       (b. 1886 - d. 1975)
                             (relocated to Alice Springs 1942-45)
24 Mar 1942 - Aug 1942     Edmund "Ned" Francis Herring        (b. 1892 - d. 1982) 
                             (military governor in Darwin)
Aug 1942 - Apr 1943        Jack Edwin Stawell Stevens          (b. 1896 - d. 1969)
                             (military governor in Darwin)      
1943 - 1944                Arthur Samuel "Tubby" Allen         (b. 1894 - d. 1959)
                             (military governor in Darwin)
1944                       Warren Melville Anderson            (b. 1894 - d. 1973)
                             (acting military governor in Darwin)
1945 - 1946                John Joseph Murray                  (b. 1892 - d. 1951)
                             (military governor in Darwin)
29 May 1946 -  1 Jul 1946  L.H.A. Giles (acting)
 1 Jul 1946 -  1 Jul 1951  Arthur Robert Driver                (b. 1909)
 1 Jul 1951 -  1 Jul 1956  Frank Joseph Scott Wise             (b. 1897 - d. 1986)
 1 Jul 1956 -  1 Apr 1961  James Clarence Archer               (b. 1900 - d. 1980)
 1 Apr 1961 - 20 Aug 1964  Roger Bede Nott                     (b. 1907 - d. 2000)
 1 Oct 1964 -  4 Mar 1970  Roger Levinge Dean                  (b. 1913 - d. 1998)
 4 Mar 1970 -  1 Aug 1973  Frederick Charles Chaney            (b. 1914 - d. 2001)
 1 Aug 1973 - 10 Dec 1973  T.A. O'Brien (acting)
10 Dec 1973 - 27 Nov 1975  John Norman Nelson                  (b. 1908 - d. 1991)
27 Nov 1975 -  1 Jun 1976  E.F. Dwyer (acting) 
 1 Jun 1976 -  1 Jan 1981  John Armstrong England              (b. 1911 - d. 1985)
 1 Jan 1981 -  1 Jul 1989  Eric Eugene Johnston                (b. 1933 - d. 1997)
 1 Jul 1989 -  1 Mar 1993  James Henry Muirhead                (b. 1925 - d. 1999)
 1 Mar 1993 - 17 Feb 1997  Austin Austin Asche                 (b. 1925)
17 Feb 1997 - 28 Nov 2000  Neil Raymond Conn                   (b. 1936)
28 Nov 2000 - 30 Oct 2003  John Christopher Anictomatis        (b. 1945)
31 Oct 2003 - 18 Nov 2003  Pat Miller (f) (1st time)(acting)
18 Nov 2003 - 30 Oct 2007  Edward "Ted" Joseph Egan            (b. 1932)
30 Oct 2007 -  9 Nov 2007  Pat Miller (f) (2nd time)(acting)
 9 Nov 2007 -              Tom Pauling                         (b. 1946)

Chief ministers
 1 Jul 1978 - 17 Oct 1984  Paul Anthony Edward Everingham      (b. 1943)           CLP
17 Oct 1984 - 15 May 1986  Ian Lindsay Tuxworth                (b. 1942)           CLP
15 May 1986 - 13 Jul 1988  Steve Hatton                        (b. 1948)           CLP
13 Jul 1988 - 26 May 1995  Marshall Perron                     (b. 1942)           CLP
26 May 1995 -  8 Feb 1999  Shane Stone                         (b. 1950)           CLP
 8 Feb 1999 - 27 Aug 2001  Denis Burke                         (b. 1948)           CLP
27 Aug 2001 - 26 Nov 2007  Clare Martin (f)                    (b. 1952)           ALP
26 Nov 2007 -              Paul Henderson                      (b. 1962)           ALP

 3 Sep 1824                Part of New South Wales.
10 Dec 1859                British colony (Queensland), separated from New South Wales.
26 Jun 1879                Torres Strait and Barrier Reef islands part of Queensland.
 1 Jan 1901                State in the Australian Commonwealth.
29 May 1992                Autonomy granted to Torres Strait Islands.

Commandants at Moreton Bay (Brisbane)
 3 Sep 1824 - Aug 1825     Henry Miller                        (b. 1785 - d. 1866)
Aug 1825 - Mar 1826        Peter Bishop                        (d. 1846?)
Mar 1826 - Oct 1830        Patrick Logan                       (b. 1791? - d. 1830)
Oct 1830 - Nov 1835        James Clunie                        (b. 1795 - d. 1851)
Nov 1835 - Jul 1837        Foster Fyans                        (b. 1790 - d. 1870)
Jul 1837 - May 1839        Sydney Cotton                       (b. 1792 - d. 1874)
May 1839 - Jul 1839        George Gravatt                      (b. 1815 - d. 1843)
Jul 1839 - May 1842        Owen Gorman                         (b. 1799 - d. 18..)
May 1842 - 10 Dec 1859     Vacant
Governors
10 Dec 1859 -  4 Jan 1868  Sir George Ferguson Bowen           (b. 1821 - d. 1899)
 4 Jan 1868 - 14 Aug 1868  Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell       (b. 1812 - d. 1879)
                             (1st time) (acting) 
14 Aug 1868 -  2 Jan 1871  Samuel Wensley Blackall             (b. 1809 - d. 1871)
 2 Jan 1871 - 12 Aug 1871  Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) (acting)
12 Aug 1871 - 12 Nov 1874  George Augustus Constantine Phipps, (b. 1819 - d. 1890)
                             Marquess of Normanby
12 Nov 1874 - 23 Jan 1875  Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell       (s.a.)
                             (3rd time) (acting) 
23 Jan 1875 - 14 Mar 1877  William Wellington Cairns           (b. 1828 - d. 1888)
14 Mar 1877 - 11 Apr 1877  Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell       (s.a.)
                             (4th time) (acting)
11 Apr 1877 -  2 May 1883  Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy           (b. 1810 - d. 1883)
                             (acting to 20 Jul 1877)
 2 May 1883 -  6 Nov 1883  Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer (1st time) (b. 1819 - d. 1898)
                             (acting)
 6 Nov 1883 -  9 Oct 1888  Sir Anthony Musgrave                (b. 1828 - d. 1888)
 9 Oct 1888 -  1 May 1889  Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer (2nd time) (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 1 May 1889 - 15 Nov 1895  Sir Henry Wylie Norman              (b. 1826 - d. 1904)
15 Nov 1895 -  9 Apr 1896  Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer (3rd time) (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 9 Apr 1896 - 19 Dec 1901  Charles Wallace Alexander Napier    (b. 1860 - d. 1940)
                             Cochrane Baillie, Baron Lamington 
21 Dec 1901 - 24 Mar 1902  Sir Samuel Walker Griffith          (b. 1845 - d. 1920) 
                             (acting)
24 Mar 1902 - 10 Oct 1904  Sir Herbert Charles Chermside       (b. 1850 - d. 1929)
10 Oct 1904 - 30 Nov 1905  Sir Hugh Muir Nelson (acting)       (b. 1835 - d. 1906)
30 Nov 1905 - 26 May 1909  Frederic John Napier Thesiger,      (b. 1868 - d. 1933)
                             Baron Chelmsford
27 May 1909 -  2 Dec 1909  Sir Arthur Morgan (1st time)(acting)(b. 1856 - d. 1916)
 2 Dec 1909 - 16 Jul 1914  Sir William MacGregor               (b. 1846 - d. 1919)
16 Jul 1914 - 15 Mar 1915  Sir Arthur Morgan (2nd time)        (s.a.)
                             (acting)
15 Mar 1915 -  3 Feb 1920  Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams       (b. 1858 - d. 1920)
 3 Feb 1920 -  3 Dec 1920  William Lennon (1st time) (acting)  (b. 1849 - d. 1938)
 3 Dec 1920 - 17 Sep 1925  Sir Matthew Nathan                  (b. 1862 - d. 1939)
17 Sep 1925 - 13 Jun 1927  William Lennon (2nd time) (acting)  (s.a.)
13 Jun 1927 -  7 Apr 1932  Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman     (b. 1871 - d. 1960)
                             Goodwin 
 7 Apr 1932 - 13 Jun 1932  Sir James William Blair (1st time)  (b. 1871 - d. 1944)
                             (acting)
13 Jun 1932 - 23 Apr 1946  Sir Leslie Orme Wilson              (b. 1876 - d. 1955)
24 Apr 1946 - 30 Sep 1946  Frank George Cooper (acting)        (b. 1872 - d. 1949)
 1 Oct 1946 -  4 Dec 1957  Sir John Dudley Lavarack            (b. 1885 - d. 1957)
 4 Dec 1957 - 18 Mar 1958  Sir Alan Mansfield (1st time)       (b. 1902 - d. 1980)
                             (acting)
18 Mar 1958 - 18 Mar 1966  Sir Henry Abel Smith                (b. 1900 - d. 1993)
18 Mar 1966 - 21 Mar 1966  William George Mack (acting)        (b. 1904 - d. 1979)
21 Mar 1966 - 21 Mar 1972  Sir Alan Mansfield (2nd time)       (s.a.)
21 Mar 1972 - 20 Mar 1977  Sir Colin Thomas Hannah             (b. 1914 - d. 1978)
20 Mar 1977 - 21 Apr 1977  Sir Mostyn Hanger (acting)          (b. 1937 - d. 1980)
22 Apr 1977 - 21 Jul 1985  Sir James Maxwell Ramsay            (b. 1916 - d. 1986)
22 Jul 1985 - 28 Jul 1992  Sir Walter Benjamin Campbell        (b. 1921 - d. 2004)
29 Jul 1992 - 29 Jul 1997  Marguerite Leneen Forde (f)         (b. 1935)
29 Jul 1997 - 29 Jul 2003  Peter Maurice Arnison               (b. 1940)
29 Jul 2003 - 29 Jul 2008  Quentin Alice Louise Bryce (f)      (b. 1942)
29 Jul 2008 -              Penelope "Penny" Anne Wensley (f)   (b. 1946)

Premiers
10 Dec 1859 -  1 Feb 1866  Robert George Wyndham Herbert       (b. 1831 - d. 1905)
                             (1st time)
 1 Feb 1866 - 20 Jul 1866  Arthur Macalister (1st time)        (b. 1818 - d. 1883)
20 Jul 1866 -  7 Aug 1866  Robert George Wyndham Herbert       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
 7 Aug 1866 - 15 Aug 1867  Arthur Macalister (2nd time)        (s.a.)
15 Aug 1867 - 25 Nov 1868  Robert Ramsay Mackenzie             (b. 1811 - d. 1873)
25 Nov 1868 -  3 May 1870  Charles Lilley                      (b. 1827 - d. 1897)
 3 May 1870 -  8 Jan 1874  Arthur Hunter Palmer                (s.a.)
 8 Jan 1874 -  5 Jun 1876  Arthur Macalister (3rd time)        (s.a.)
 5 Jun 1876 -  8 Mar 1877  George Henry Thorn                  (b. 1840 - d. 1905)
 8 Mar 1877 - 21 Jan 1879  John Douglas                        (b. 1828 - d. 1904)
21 Jan 1879 - 13 Nov 1883  Thomas McIlwraith (1st time)        (b. 1835 - d. 1900)  Min
13 Nov 1883 - 13 Jun 1888  Samuel Walker Griffith (1st time)   (s.a.)               Min
13 Jun 1888 - 30 Nov 1888  Sir Thomas McIlwraith (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Min
30 Nov 1888 - 12 Aug 1890  Boyd Dunlop Morehead                (b. 1843 - d. 1905)  Min
12 Aug 1890 - 27 Mar 1893  Sir Samuel Walker Griffith          (s.a.)               Min
                             (2nd time)
27 Mar 1893 - 27 Oct 1893  Sir Thomas McIlwraith (3rd time)    (s.a.)               Min
27 Oct 1893 -  3 Apr 1898  Hugh Muir Nelson                    (s.a.)               Min
 3 Apr 1898 - 27 Sep 1898  Thomas Joseph Byrnes                (b. 1860 - d. 1898)  Min
 1 Oct 1898 -  1 Dec 1899  James Robert Dickson                (b. 1832 - d. 1901)  Min
 1 Dec 1899  - 7 Dec 1899  Andrew Anderson Dawson              (b. 1863 - d. 1910)  ALP
 7 Dec 1899 - 17 Sep 1903  Robert Philp (1st time)             (b. 1854 - d. 1922)  Min
17 Sep 1903 - 19 Jan 1906  Arthur Morgan                       (s.a.)               LP
19 Jan 1906 - 19 Nov 1907  William Kidston (1st time)          (b. 1849 - d. 1919)  ALP
19 Nov 1907 - 18 Feb 1908  Robert Philp (2nd time)             (s.a.)               LP
18 Feb 1908 -  7 Feb 1911  William Kidston (2nd time)          (s.a.)               ALP
 7 Feb 1911 -  1 Jun 1915  Digby Francis Denhman               (b. 1859 - d. 1947)  LP
 1 Jun 1915 - 22 Oct 1919  Thomas Joseph Ryan                  (b. 1876 - d. 1921)  ALP
22 Oct 1919 - 26 Feb 1925  Edward Granville Theodore           (b. 1884 - d. 1950)  ALP
26 Feb 1925 - 22 Oct 1925  William Neal Gillies                (b. 1868 - d. 1928)  ALP
22 Oct 1925 - 21 May 1929  William McCormack                   (b. 1879 - d. 1947)  ALP
21 May 1929 - 17 Jun 1932  Arthur Edward Moore                 (b. 1876 - d. 1963)  ACP
17 Jun 1932 - 16 Sep 1942  William Forgan Smith                (b. 1887 - d. 1953)  ALP
16 Sep 1942 -  7 Mar 1946  Frank Arthur Cooper                 (b. 1872 - d. 1949)  ALP
 7 Mar 1946 - 15 Jan 1952  Edward Michael Hanlon               (b. 1887 - d. 1952)  ALP
17 Jan 1952 - 12 Aug 1957  Vincent Clair Gair                  (b. 1902 - d. 1980)  ALP
12 Aug 1957 - 17 Jan 1968  George Francis Reuben Nicklin       (b. 1895 - d. 1978)  ACP
17 Jan 1968 -  1 Aug 1968  Jack Charles Allen Pizzey           (b. 1911 - d. 1968)  ACP
 1 Aug 1968 -  8 Aug 1968  Gordon William Wesley Chalk         (b. 1913 - d. 1991)  ACP
                             (acting)
 8 Aug 1968 -  1 Dec 1987  Johannes Bjelke-Petersen            (b. 1911 - d. 2005)  ACP/NP
                             (from 1984, Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen)
 1 Dec 1987 - 22 Sep 1989  Michael John Ahern                  (b. 1942)            NP
22 Sep 1989 -  2 Dec 1989  Theo Russell Cooper                 (b. 1941)            NP
 2 Dec 1989 - 20 Feb 1996  Wayne Keith Goss                    (b. 1951)            ALP
20 Feb 1996 - 26 Jun 1998  Robert "Rob" Edward Borbidge        (b. 1954)            NP
26 Jun 1998 - 13 Sep 2007  Peter Douglas Beattie               (b. 1952)            ALP
13 Sep 2007 -              Anna Maria Bligh (f)                (b. 1960)            ALP

26 Jun 1879                Torres Strait Islands part of Queensland.
29 May 1992                Native land claim to Murray Island recognized by 
                             Australian government.
 1 Jul 1994                Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) created.

Chairmen of the Torres Strait Islands Regional Authority
 1 Jul 1994 - Mar 1997     Getano Lui, Jr.                    (b. 1952)
Mar 1997 - 19 Apr 2000     John Abednego
19 Apr 2000 - May 2004     Terry Waia
May 2004 -                 John Toshie Kris

28 Dec 1836                British colony (South Australia)
                             (separated from New South Wales).
24 Oct 1856                Responsible government granted.
 6 Jul 1863 -  1 Jan 1911  Northern Territory under South Australia.
 1 Jan 1901                State in the Australian Commonwealth.

Governors
28 Dec 1836 - 16 Jul 1838  John Hindmarsh                     (b. 1775 - d. 1860)
16 Jul 1838 - 17 Oct 1838  George Milner Stephen (acting)     (b. 1811 - d. 1894)
17 Oct 1838 - 15 May 1841  George Gawler -Commissioner        (b. 1795 - d. 1869)
15 May 1841 - 25 Oct 1845  George Grey                        (b. 1812 - d. 1898)
25 Oct 1845 -  2 Aug 1848  Frederick Holt Robe                (b. 1800 - d. 1871)
                             (lieutenant governor) 
 2 Aug 1848 - 20 Dec 1854  Sir Henry Edward Fox Young         (b. 1803 - d. 1870)
20 Dec 1854 -  8 Jun 1855  Boyle Travers Finniss (acting)     (b. 1807 - d. 1893)
 8 Jun 1855 -  4 Mar 1862  Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell      (b. 1814 - d. 1881)
 4 Mar 1862 - 19 Feb 1868  Sir Dominick Daly                  (b. 1798 - d. 1868)
20 Feb 1868 - 16 Feb 1869  Francis Gilbert Hamley (acting)    (b. 1815 - d. 1876)
16 Feb 1869 -  7 Dec 1872  Sir James Fergusson                (b. 1832 - d. 1907)
 7 Dec 1872 -  9 Jun 1873  Sir Richard Davis Hanson (acting)  (b. 1805 - d. 1876)
 9 Jun 1873 -  9 Jan 1877  Sir Anthony Musgrave               (b. 1828 - d. 1888)
 9 Jan 1877 - 24 Mar 1877  Samuel James Way (1st time)        (b. 1836 - d. 1916)
                             (acting)
24 Mar 1877 - 17 May 1877  Sir William Wellington Cairns      (b. 1828 - d. 1888)
                             (acting)
17 May 1877 -  2 Oct 1877  Samuel James Way (2nd time)        (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 2 Oct 1877 -  9 Jan 1883  Sir William Francis Drummond       (b. 1821 - d. 1897)
                             Jervois
 9 Jan 1883 - 19 Feb 1883  Samuel James Way (3rd time)        (s.a.)
                             (acting)
19 Feb 1883 -  6 Mar 1889  Sir William Cleaver Francis        (b. 1834 - d. 1897)
                             Robinson
 6 Mar 1889 - 11 Apr 1889  Samuel James Way (4th time)        (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
11 Apr 1889 - 17 Jan 1895  Algernon Hawkins Thomond           (b. 1852 - d. 1930)
                             Keith-Falconer, Earl of Kintore
17 Jan 1895 - 29 Oct 1895  Samuel James Way (5th time)        (s.a.)
                             (acting)
29 Oct 1895 - 30 Sep 1898  Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton           (b. 1837 - d. 1915)
30 Sep 1898 - 10 Apr 1899  Samuel James Way (6th time)        (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
10 Apr 1899 - 17 Feb 1902  Hallam Tennyson, Baron Tennyson    (b. 1852 - d. 1928)
17 Feb 1902 -  1 Jul 1903  Samuel James Way (7th time)        (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 1 Jul 1903 -  2 Jan 1909  Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte        (b. 1852 - d. 1925)
 2 Jan 1909 - 29 Mar 1909  Sir Samuel James Way (8th time)    (s.a.)
                             (acting)
29 Mar 1909 -  2 Feb 1914  Sir Day Hort Bosanquet             (b. 1843 - d. 1923)
 2 Feb 1914 - 18 Apr 1914  Sir Samuel James Way (9th time)    (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
18 Apr 1914 - 10 Feb 1920  Sir Henry Lionel Galway            (b. 1859 - d. 1949)
10 Feb 1920 -  9 Jun 1920  Sir George John Murray (1st time)  (b. 1863 - d. 1942) 
                             (acting)
 9 Jun 1920 - 24 Apr 1922  Sir William Ernest George          (b. 1874 - d. 1952)
                             Archibald Weigall
24 Apr 1922 -  4 Dec 1922  Sir George John Murray (2nd time)  (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
 4 Dec 1922 -  6 Dec 1927  Sir George Tom Molesworth Bridges  (b. 1871 - d. 1939)
 6 Dec 1927 - 14 May 1928  Sir George John Murray (3rd time)  (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
14 May 1928 - 27 Apr 1934  Sir Alexander Gore Arkwright       (b. 1872 - d. 1955)
                             Hore-Ruthven 
27 Apr 1934 - 27 Jul 1934  Sir George John Murray (4th time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting)
28 Jul 1934 - 24 Feb 1939  Sir Winston Joseph Dugan           (b. 1877 - d. 1951)
24 Feb 1939 - 11 Aug 1939  Sir George John Murray (5th time)  (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
12 Aug 1939 - 26 Apr 1944  Sir Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (b. 1890 - d. 1969)
26 Apr 1944 - 18 Dec 1944  Sir John Mellis Napier (1st time)  (b. 1882 - d. 1976)
                             (acting)
19 Dec 1944 - 19 Jun 1952  Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie (b. 1893 - d. 1977)
19 Jun 1952 - 23 Feb 1953  Sir John Mellis Napier (2nd time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting)
23 Feb 1953 -  7 Mar 1960  Sir Robert Allingham George        (b. 1896 - d. 1967)
 7 Mar 1960 -  4 Apr 1961  Sir John Mellis Napier (3rd time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting) 
 4 Apr 1961 -  1 Jun 1968  Edric Montague Bastyan             (b. 1903 - d. 1980)
                             (from 1962, Sir Edric Montague Bastyan) 
 1 Jun 1968 -  4 Dec 1968  Sir John Mellis Napier (4th time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 4 Dec 1968 - 15 Sep 1971  Sir James William Harrison         (b. 1912 - d. 1971)
15 Sep 1971 -  1 Dec 1971  Sir John Mellis Napier (5th time)  (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
 1 Dec 1971 -  1 Dec 1976  Sir Mark Lawrence Elwin Oliphant   (b. 1901 - d. 2000)
 1 Dec 1976 - 30 Apr 1977  Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls         (b. 1906 - d. 1988)
 1 May 1977 -  1 Sep 1977  Walter Russell Crocker (1st time)  (b. 1902 - d. 2002)
                             (acting)
 1 Sep 1977 - 28 Mar 1982  Sir Keith Douglas Seaman           (b. 1920)
28 Mar 1982 - 23 Apr 1982  Walter Russell Crocker (2nd time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting)
23 Apr 1982 -  5 Feb 1991  Sir Donald Beaumont Dunstan        (b. 1923)
 6 Feb 1991 - 19 Jul 1996  Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell (f)    (b. 1913 - d. 2000)
22 Jul 1996 -  3 Nov 2001  Sir Eric James Neal                (b. 1924)
 3 Nov 2001 -  8 Aug 2007  Marjorie Jackson-Nelson (f)        (b. 1931)
 8 Aug 2007 -              Kevin Scarce                       (b. 1952)

Premiers
24 Oct 1856 - 21 Aug 1857  Boyle Travers Finniss              (s.a.)
21 Aug 1857 -  1 Sep 1857  John Baker                         (b. 1813 - d. 1872)
 1 Sep 1857 - 30 Sep 1857  Robert Richard Torrens             (b. 1814 - d. 1884)
30 Sep 1857 -  9 May 1860  Richard Davis Hanson               (s.a.)
 9 May 1860 -  8 Oct 1861  Thomas Reynolds                    (b. 1818 - d. 1875)
 8 Oct 1861 -  4 Jul 1863  George Marsden Waterhouse          (b. 1824 - d. 1906)
 4 Jul 1863 - 15 Jul 1863  Francis Stacker Dutton (1st time)  (b. 1816 - d. 1877)
15 Jul 1863 -  4 Aug 1864  Henry Ayers (1st time)             (b. 1821 - d. 1897)
 4 Aug 1864 - 22 Mar 1865  Arthur Blyth (1st time)            (b. 1823 - d. 1891)
22 Mar 1865 - 20 Sep 1865  Francis Stacker Dutton (2nd time)  (s.a.)
20 Sep 1865 - 23 Oct 1865  Henry Ayers (2nd time)             (s.a.)
23 Oct 1865 - 28 Mar 1866  John Hart (1st time)               (b. 1809 - d. 1873)
28 Mar 1866 -  3 May 1867  James Penn Boucaut (1st time)      (b. 1831 - d. 1916)
 3 May 1867 - 24 Sep 1868  Henry Ayers (3rd time)             (s.a.)
24 Sep 1868 - 13 Oct 1868  John Hart (2nd time)               (s.a.)
13 Oct 1868 -  3 Nov 1868  Henry Ayers (4th time)             (s.a.)
 3 Nov 1868 - 30 May 1870  Henry Bull Templar Strangways      (b. 1832 - d. 1920)
30 May 1870 - 10 Nov 1871  John Hart (3rd time)               (s.a.)
10 Nov 1871 - 22 Jan 1872  Arthur Blyth (2nd time)            (s.a.)
22 Jan 1872 - 22 Jul 1873  Sir Henry Ayers (5th time)         (s.a.)
22 Jul 1873 -  3 Jun 1875  Arthur Blyth (3rd time)            (s.a.)
 3 Jun 1875 -  6 Jun 1876  James Penn Boucaut (2nd time)      (s.a.)
 6 Jun 1876 - 26 Oct 1877  John Colton (1st time)             (b. 1823 - d. 1902)
26 Oct 1877 - 27 Sep 1878  James Penn Boucaut (3rd time)      (s.a.)
27 Sep 1878 - 24 Jun 1881  William Morgan                     (b. 1828 - d. 1883)
24 Jun 1881 - 16 Jun 1884  John Cox Bray                      (b. 1842 - d. 1894)
16 Jun 1884 - 16 Jun 1885  John Colton (2nd time)             (s.a.)
16 Jun 1885 - 11 Jun 1887  John William Downer (1st time)     (b. 1844 - d. 1915)
11 Jun 1887 - 27 Jun 1889  Thomas Playford (1st time)         (b. 1837 - d. 1915)
27 Jun 1889 - 19 Aug 1890  John Alexander Cockburn            (b. 1850 - d. 1929)
19 Aug 1890 - 21 Jun 1892  Thomas Playford (2nd time)         (s.a.)
21 Jun 1892 - 15 Oct 1892  Frederick William Holder (1st time)(b. 1850 - d. 1909)
15 Oct 1892 - 16 Jun 1893  Sir John William Downer (2nd time) (s.a.)
16 Jun 1893 -  1 Dec 1899  Charles Cameron Kingston           (b. 1850 - d. 1908)  LP
 1 Dec 1899 -  8 Dec 1899  Vaiben Louis Solomon               (b. 1853 - d. 1908)  CP
 8 Dec 1899 - 15 May 1901  Frederick William Holder (2nd time)(b. 1850 - d. 1909)  LP
15 May 1901 -  1 Mar 1905  John Greeley Jenkins               (b. 1851 - d. 1923)  LP
 1 Mar 1905 - 26 Jul 1905  Richard Butler                     (b. 1850 - d. 1925)  CP
26 Jul 1905 -  5 Jun 1909  Thomas Price                       (b. 1852 - d. 1909)  ALP
 5 Jun 1909 -  3 Jun 1910  Archibald Henry Peake (1st time)   (b. 1859 - d. 1920)  LP
 3 Jun 1910 - 17 Feb 1912  John Verran                        (b. 1856 - d. 1932)  ALP
17 Feb 1912 -  3 Apr 1915  Archibald Henry Peake (2nd time)   (s.a.)               LP
 3 Apr 1915 - 14 Jul 1917  Crawford Vaughan                   (b. 1874 - d. 1947)  ALP
14 Jul 1917 -  8 Apr 1920  Archibald Henry Peake (3rd time)   (s.a.)               LP
 8 Apr 1920 - 16 Apr 1924  Henry Newman Barwell               (b. 1877 - d. 1959)  LP
16 Apr 1924 - 28 Aug 1926  John Gunn                          (b. 1885 - d. 1959)  ALP
28 Aug 1926 -  8 Apr 1927  Lionel Laughton Hill (1st time)    (b. 1881 - d. 1963)  ALP
 8 Apr 1927 - 17 Apr 1930  Richard Layton Butler (1st time)   (b. 1885 - d. 1966)  LP
17 Apr 1930 - 13 Feb 1933  Lionel Laughton Hill (2nd time)    (s.a.)               ALP
13 Feb 1933 - 18 Apr 1933  Robert Stanley Richards            (b. 1885 - d. 1967)  ALP
18 Apr 1933 -  5 Nov 1938  Richard Layton Butler (2nd time)   (s.a.)               LCL
 5 Nov 1938 - 10 Mar 1965  Thomas Playford                    (b. 1896 - d. 1981)  LCL
                             (from 1957, Sir Thomas Playford)
10 Mar 1965 -  1 Jun 1967  Francis Henry Walsh                (b. 1899 - d. 1968)  ALP
 1 Jun 1967 - 17 Apr 1968  Donald Allan Dunstan (1st time)    (b. 1926 - d. 1999)  ALP
17 Apr 1968 -  2 Jun 1970  Raymond Steele Hall                (b. 1928)            LCL
 2 Jun 1970 - 15 Feb 1979  Donald Allan Dunstan (2nd time)    (s.a.)               ALP
15 Feb 1979 - 18 Sep 1979  James Desmond Corcoran             (b. 1928 - d. 2004)  ALP
18 Sep 1979 - 10 Nov 1982  David Olivier Tonkin               (b. 1929 - d. 2000)  LP
10 Nov 1982 -  4 Sep 1992  John Charles Bannon                (b. 1943)            ALP
 4 Sep 1992 - 14 Dec 1993  Lynn Maurice Arnold                (b. 1949)            ALP
14 Dec 1993 - 28 Nov 1996  Dean Craig Brown                   (b. 1943)            LP
28 Nov 1996 - 22 Oct 2001  John Wayne Olsen                   (b. 1945)            LP
22 Oct 2001 -  5 Mar 2002  Robert "Rob" Gerard Kerin          (b. 1954)            LP
 5 Mar 2002 -              Michael "Mike" David Rann          (b. 1953)            ALP

1869 - 1875

1875 - 9 Nov 1875

Adopted 9 Nov 1875

24 Nov 1642                Discovered by Dutch Capt. Abel Tasman,
                             named Van Dieman's Land.
11 Sep 1803                Van Diemen's Land (under New South Wales).
Oct 1804 -  1 Jul 1812     Separate administration in the north of the island.
 3 Dec 1825                Island becomes a separate colony.
 1 Nov 1856                Renamed Tasmania; responsible government granted.
 1 Jan 1901                State in the Australian Commonwealth.

Commandant
11 Sep 1803 - 1804         John Bowen                         (b. 1780 - d. 1827)
Lieutenant governor
16 Feb 1804 - 24 Mar 1810  David Collins                      (b. 1756 - d. 1810)
Commandants
24 Mar 1810 -  8 Jul 1810  Edward Lord                        (b. 1781 - d. 1859)
 8 Jul 1810 - 20 Feb 1812  John Murray                        (b. 1768 - d. 1827)
- In the north -
Oct 1804 - Nov 1808        William Paterson                   (b. 1755 - d. 1810)
Nov 1808 - Jan 1810        John Brabyn