Australian States

States of Australia

States: New South Wales - Queensland - South Australia - Tasmania - Victoria - Western Australia - Territories: Australian Capital Territory - Jervis Bay Territory - Northern Territory - other areas: Lord Howe Island - Macquarie Island - Torres Strait Islands -

Party abbreviations: ALP= Australian Labor Party (social-democratic, est.1901, pre-Commonwealth predecessors from 1891);CLP= Country Liberal Party (Northern Territory Country Liberal Party, center-right, est.1974); LNP = Liberal National Party (center-right, in Queensland merger of LP and NPA, est.2008);LP = Liberal Party(center-right, UAP successor, est.1945, as Commonwealth Liberal Party 1909-1916);NPA= National Party of Australia (center-right,agrarian, former ACP, est.1982); - Former Parties: ACP= Australian Country Party (conservative, agrarian,in 1972 renamed National Country Party,1920-1982, renamed NPA);CP = Conservative Party;ERP= Electoral Reform Party (reformist, split from ACP, in Victoria, 1952-1954);FT = Free Trade Party (conservative,pro-free trade, from 1906 renamed Anti-Socialist Party,1889-1909);L-D = Liberal-Democratic (liberal, in Tasmania, 1899-1909);L-R= Liberal-Reform Party (center-right, 1901-1917); LCL= Liberal County League (liberal, South Australia, 1932-1973); Lib = Liberal; Min= Ministerialist (conservative, pro-business, in Queensland, 1890-1915);NP= Nationalist Party (conservative, nationalist,1917-1931, replaced by UAP); NLP= National Labor Party (center-left, Billy Hughes personalist, split from ALP, merged into NP, 17 Nov 1916-17 Feb 1917); PP = Protectionist Party (conservative, protectionist,1889-1909); RP= Reform Party (in Victoria, 1902-1909); UAP= United Australia Party (center-right, NP successor, 1931-1945, replaced by LP)

Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)

[former Canberra city flag; unofficial
Capital Territory flag 1928-1993 (Australia)]

1928 - 31 Mar 1993 Unofficial

Adopted 31 Mar 1993

Capital: Canberra

Population: 409,100 (2017)

8 Oct 1908 Yass-Canberra, New South Wales selected for the national capital.13 Dec 1909 Canberra ceded to the federal government byNew South Wales. 1 Jan 1911 Federal Capital Territory established. 12 Mar 1913 City of Canberra named.12 Jul 1915 - 11 May 1989 Jervis Bay part of the Capital Territory. 1 Jan 1925 - 1 May 1930 Federal Capital Commissionformed to construct and administer the capital. 9 May 1927 Australian Parliament moved to Canberra. 1 Jan 1932 - 2 Jul 1951 Administered by the Civic Administration Branch of the Department of the Interior. 29 Jul 1938 Renamed Australian Capital Territory.10 Oct 1957- 31 Jan 1989 National Capital Development Commissioncreated to complete the establishment of the capital.19 Dec 1972 - 11 Mar 1983 Separate government post of Minister for the Capital Territory. 25 Nov 1978 Referendum rejects self-government 63.7%. 11 May 1989 Self-government granted.

Ministers for the Capital Territory 19 Dec 1972 - 9 Oct 1973 Keppel"Kep" Earl Enderby (b. 1926 - d. 2015) ALP 9 Oct 1973 - 11 Nov 1975 Gordon Munro Bryant (b. 1914 - d. 1991) ALP 11 Nov 1975 - 22 Dec 1975 Reginald "Reg" Greive Withers (b. 1924 - d. 2014) LP 22 Dec 1975 - 16 Feb 1976 Eric Laidlaw Robinson (b. 1929 - d. 1981) LP 16 Feb 1976 - 20 Dec 1977 Tony Allan Staley (b. 1939 - d. 2023) LP 20 Dec 1977 - 3 Nov 1980 Robert "Bob" James Ellicott (b. 1927 - d. 2022) LP 3 Nov 1980 - 11 Mar 1983 William Michael Hodgman (b. 1938 - d. 2013) LPAdministrator of the Federal Capital TerritoryAug 1912 - 31 Aug 1917 David Miller (b. 1857 – d. 1934)Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction18 Oct 1913 - 31 Dec 1920 Walter Burley Griffin (b. 1876 - d. 1934)Chairman of the Federal Capital Advisory CommitteeJan 1921 - Dec 1924 Sir John Sulman (b. 1849 - d. 1934)Chief Commissioners of the Federal Capital Commission 1 Jan 1925 - 1929 John Henry Butters (b. 1885 - d. 1969) (from 8 Jul 1927, Sir John Henry Butters)1929 - May 1930 Archibald John Christie (acting) (b. 1851 - d. 1933) (civic administrator, Federal Capital Commission)Chairmen of the Canberra Advisory Council 29 May 1930 - 28 Jul 1930 Archibald John Christie (s.a.) 28 Jul 1930 - 31 Dec 1932 Charles Studdy Daley (b. 1887 – d. 1966) Civic Administrator Federal Capital Territory Branch Department of Home Affairs,and Chairman of the Canberra Advisory Council25 Aug 1930 - May 1932 Charles Studdy Daley (s.a.) (continues administration to Jul 1952 as assistant secretary, Department of the Interior; chairman Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council 1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1952)Commissioners of the National Capital Development Commission and Chairmen of the National Capital Planning Committee 1 Mar 1958 - Nov 1972 Sir John Wallace Overall (b. 1913 - d. 2001)Nov 1972 - Feb 1974 William Charles Andrews (b. 1908 - d. 1988)20 Feb 1974 - 1985 Anthony "Tony" John Walker Powell (b. 1934 - d. 2021)1985 - 31 Jan 1989 Malcolm MacGregor Baxter Latham (b. 1936) Chief ministers 11 May 1989 - 5 Dec 1989 Rosemary Follett (f) (1st time) (b. 1948) ALP 5 Dec 1989 - 6 Jun 1991 Trevor "Thomas" 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 Anne Katherine "Kate" Carnell (f) (b. 1955) LP 19 Oct 2000 - 12 Nov 2001 Gary John Joseph Humphries (b. 1958) LP 12 Nov 2001 - 12 May 2011 Jonathan "Jon" Donald Stanhope (b. 1951) ALP 12 May 2011 - 11 Dec 2014 Katherine "Katy" Ruth Gallagher (f)(b. 1970) ALP (acting to 16 May 2011)11 Dec 2014 - Andrew James Barr (b. 1973) ALP

Jervis Bay

[Australian flag]
Adopted 12 Jul 1915

Map of Jervis Bay

Capital: Jervis Bay Village

Population: 313 (2022)

25 Aug 1791 The bay was named "Jervis Bay" by Lt. Richard Bowen (b. 1761 - d. 1797), aboard the convict transport ship theAtlantic, for Admiral Sir John Jervis.12 Jul 1915 Jervis Bay, south of Sydney, transferred from thestate of New South Walesto theCommonwealth to be a part of the Capital Territory. May 1975 First resident regional director appointed. 11 May 1989 Australian Capital Territory is granted self-government;but the Jervis Bay Territory remains under Commonwealth control, and remains subject to (applicable) ACT laws. 4 Mar 1992 Jervis Bay National Park (formerJervis Bay Nature Reserve formed in 1971;renamed Booderee National Park in 1997) created.

Regional Directors, Jervis Bay Territory Administration 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 (1st time) Feb 2001 - Feb 2002 Nerida Taylor Feb 2002 - Jan 2004 Geoff Tindal Mar 2004 -2007 Wayne Jeffs (2nd time) Sep 2007 - Oct 2009 Sean Hambrook 2009 - 2017 Sheryl Klaffer (f) 2017 - 2018 Chris Baseler (acting) Jan 2018 - Apr 2021 Luke Slattery 2021 - ....

New South Wales

1831 - 1867 Merchant Ensign (unofficial)	1867 - 20 Apr 1870 Ensign (unofficial)	20 Apr 1870 - 11 Jul 1876
Adopted 11 Jul 1876

Capital: Sydney

Population: 7,837,700 (2017)

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. 1 Aug 1840 Order-in-Council of 22 May 1840 prohibiting transportation to the east coast of Australia becomes effective. 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 detached.12 Jul 1915 Jervis Baydetached.

Governors 26 Jan 1788 - 11 Dec 1792 Arthur Phillip (b. 1738 - d. 1814) 11 Dec 1792 - 12 Dec 1794 Francis Grose (acting) (b. 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) 4 Mar 1804 - 5 Mar 1804 Phillip Cunningham (in rebellion) (b. 17.. - d. 1804) 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 Richard Bourke (b. 1777 - d. 1855) (from 26 Jan 1835, Sir Richard Bourke) 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 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, Viscount (b. 1841 - d. 1906) 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, Baron (b. 1895 - d. 1970) 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 Sir 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 - 2 Oct 2014 Marie Roslyn Bashir (f) (b. 1930) (from 9 Jun 2014, Dame MarieRoslyn Bashir) 2 Oct 2014 - 2 May 2019 David John Hurley (b. 1953) 2 May 2019 - Margaret Joan Beazley (f) (b. 1951)

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.) (from 30 May 1877, Sir Henry Parkes) 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 (from 23 May 1900, Sir William John Lyne) 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 Nov1916 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 - d. 2016) 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 - d. 2014) 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 - d. 2020) LP 4 Apr 1995 - 3 Aug 2005 Robert "Bob" John Carr (b. 1947) ALP 3 Aug 2005 - 5 Sep 2008 Morris Iemma (b. 1961) ALP 5 Sep 2008 - 4 Dec 2009 Nathan Rees (b. 1968) ALP 4 Dec 2009 - 28 Mar 2011 Kristina Marie Kerscher Keneally(f)(b. 1968) ALP 28 Mar 2011 - 17 Apr 2014 Barry Robert O'Farrell (b. 1959) LP
17 Apr 2014 - 23 Jan 2017 Michael "Mike" Bruce Baird (b. 1969) LP 23 Jan 2017 - 5 Oct 2021 Gladys Berejiklian (f) (b. 1970) LP 5 Oct 2021 - 28 Mar 2023 Dominic Francis Perrottet (b. 1982) LP 28 Mar 2023 - Christopher "Chris" John Minns (b. 1979) ALP

Lord Howe Island

[Lord Howe Island (New
South Wales, Australia)]
Adopted 30 Jul 1981

Map of Lord Howe Island

Lord Howe Island Act
(16 Dec 1953)

Population: 382 (2016)

13 Mar 1788 Sighted (17 Feb 1788) and claimed for Britain by Lt. Henry Lidgbird Ball (b. 1756 - d. 1818), on H.M.S. Supply, who names it Lord Howe's Island after Richard Howe, Earl Howe (b. 1726 - d. 1799), then First Lord of the Admiralty. Jun 1834 Permanent settlement begins at Hunter Bay. 16 Jul 1855 Incorporated into New South Wales, by the New South Wales Constitution Act 1855 (it was not represented in the NSW parliament until 1894). 14 Oct 1878 Declared a forest reserve. 1883 Made a botanical reserve. 12 Feb 1913 Lord Howe Island Board of Control created. 1913 - 1955 Administered by New South Wales Chief Secretary's department. 1939 - 1944 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) meteorological station and radio base on Lord Howe Island. 16 Dec 1953 Lord Howe Island Act 1953 establishes the Lord Howe Island Board, vests the island as Crown land, grants perpetual leases of up to two hectares, establishes special leases for agricultural purposes, and provides for the Lord Howe Island permanent park preserve (amended 1967, 1981, 2004, 2014). 23 Apr 1954 Lord Howe Island Board formed. 1955 - Aug 1983 Administered by NSW Lands department. 21 May 1981 Lord Howe Islands Permanent Park Preserve 21 May 1981 Lord Howe Island Amendment Act gave islanders the administrative power of three elected members on the five-member board. And under the Lord Howe Island Amendment Act, 2004, the board now comprises seven members, four of whom are elected from the islander community. 17 Dec 1982 Inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Aug 1983 - Sep 1986 Administered by NSW Premier's department. Sep 1986 - 1988 Administered by NSW Local government department. 1988 - 2011 Administered by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (within the Department of Environment and Water). 26 Feb 1999 Lord Howe Island Marine Park (from 8 Nov 2012, Lord Howe Commonwealth Marine Reserve). 2011 - Administered by Office of Environment and Heritage, NSW Department of the Premier and Cabinet. AdministratorsJun 1834 - Sep 1841 George Ashdown (b. c.1804 - d. 1858) + James Bishop (d. c.1847) + ChapmanSep 1841 - 1847 Owen Poole + Richard "Dicky" Dawson (b. 1800 - d. 1865) + John Foulis (b. 1816 - d. 1870) (29 Jul 1844 - 9 Aug 1847)1853 - 1878 Nathan Chase Thompson (b. 1820 - d. 1895) + Jack Brian (to 1854) + George Campbell (to 1856) (d. 1856)1869 Peter Lawrence Cloete (police magistrate)Resident Administrators and Magistrates 1 Sep 1878 - 31 May 1882 Richard Ramsay Armstrong (b. 1833 - d. 1910)Apr 1882 - Nov 1882 John Robbins + Campbell Stevens (special constables and forest rangers; acting)Magistrates(non-resident, annual visitations) 4 Apr 1882 - 30 Apr 1883 John Bowie Wilson (b. 1820 - d. 1883) (government commissioner) Nov 1882 - 1889 Henry T. Wilkinson Jul 1889 - 1897 Thomas Rothery Icely (b. 1832 - d. 1918) 9 Aug 1897 - 1900 James Adam Brodie (b. 1858 - d. 1940) 1900 - 1913 Frank Farnell (b. 1861 - d. 1929) Chairmen of the Lord Howe Island Board of Control(in Sydney; non-resident) 12 Feb 1913 - 9 Jun 1914 Frederick Albert Coghlan (b. 1859 - d. 1938) 9 Jun 1914 - 24 Aug 1917 George Hulton Smyth King (b. 1859 - d. 1932) 24 Aug 1917 - 7 Aug 1932 John Charles Lucas Fitzpatrick (b. 1862 - d. 1932) 28 Oct 1932 - 24 Nov 1938 Edward Burns Harkness (b. 1874 - d. 1957) 25 Nov 1938 - 16 Jul 1949 Stanley Llewellyn Anderson (b. 1885 - d. 1954) 16 Jul 1949 - 23 Apr 1954 Cecil Jones Buttsworth (b. 1893 - d. 1989) Chairmen of the Lord Howe Island Board (in Sydney; non-resident) 23 Apr 1954 - 30 Mar 1958 Cecil Jones Buttsworth (s.a.) 31 Mar1958 - 29 Jan 1971 Arthur Gerald Kingsmill (b. 1907 - d. 2011) 30 Jan 1971 - 12 Aug 1975 John Brettell Holliday (b. 1923 - d. 2020) 12 Aug 1975 - 19 Mar 1982 Rodney Ernest Murdoch (b. 1924) 19 Mar 1982 - 24 Aug 1983 Bruce Richard Davies (b. 1925 - d. 2011) 24 Aug 1983 - 5 Sep 1986 Gerald "Gerry" Gleeson (b. 1928 - d. 2017) 12 Sep 1986 - 1989 Frederick "Fred" Arnold Elliott (b. 1934) 1989 John Frederick Whitehouse Sep 1989 - 1999 Vivienne Ingram (f) (b. 1954) Feb 1999 - 31 Mar 2005 John O'Gorman 1 Apr 2005 - 31 Oct 2007 Anthony "Tony" Fleming (b. 1958 - d. 2022) 1 Nov 2007 – Dec 2007 Barney Nichols (1st time)(acting)Dec 2007 – 1 Apr 2008 Robert "Rob" Pallin(interim) 2 Apr 2008- Jul 2012 Alistair HenchmanJul 2012 – 19 Nov 2012 Barney Nichols (2nd time)(acting) 19 Nov 2012 - 11 Aug 2013 Robert "Bob" Conroy 12 Aug 2013 - 25 Jun 2014 Chris Eccles 25 Jun 2014 - 26 Jun 2015 Barney Nichols (3rd time)(acting) 26 Jun 2015 - 27 Nov 2015 Phil Minns 27 Nov 2015 - 15 Jul 2019 Sonja Stewart (f) (b. 1967) 15 Jul 2019 - 1 Jan 2021 Anissa Levy (f) 1 Jan 2021 - Atticus Fleming Resident Superintendents Aug 1940 - 24 Jun 1941 Clifton Edward Ahrens (b. 1909 - d. 1941) 1941 - 1944 E.T. Kennett 1944 - Oct 1951 James Hendry McBean 1951 - 1959 Norman Fenton 4 Jul 1959 - 26 Jul 1961 John Henry Bull McKeahnie (b. 1912 - d. 1961) 7 Oct 1961 - 1977 Horton Ward 1977 - 1981 Leonard Chapman Judd Resident Administrators (later Managers; from bf.4 Jun 2006, Chief Executive Officers) Dec 1983 - May 1988 James "Jim" Francis Lacey (b. 1934 - d. 2008) May 1988 - Sep 1988 Paul Carter (acting) Nov 1988 - Apr 1997 Judy Mortlock (f) (d. 2012) 1997 - May 2001 Greg Leaman May 2001 – bf.10 Dec 2001 Peter Evans (acting) bf.10Dec 2001-bf.7Jun 2004 Murray Carter bf.7Jun 2004 – Aug 2004 James Lonergan (acting) Aug 2004 - May 2008 Nick Rigby Mar 2008 - May 2013 Stephen "Steve" Wills (acting for Rigby to May 2008) May 2013 - Dec 2013 Bill Monks (acting) Dec 2013 - 29 Jun 2018 Penny Holloway (f) 30 Jun 2018 - Jun 2021 Peter Adams Jun 2021 - 28 Jul 2021 Mick Pettit + Justin Sauvage (acting) 28 Jul 2021 - 6 Dec 2021 Angie Stringer (f)(acting) 6 Dec 2021 - Suzie Christensen (f) Chairmen of the (Advisory) Island Committee 1913 - 1953 William O.S. Thompson "Uncle Willie" (b. 1868? - d. 1953) 1953 - 19.. .... 19.. - 1981 Donald Bruce McFadyen 1981 Post abolished

Northern Territory

[Northern Territory
(Australia)]
Adopted 1 Jul 1978

Capital: Darwin
(Escape Cliffs 1864-1869;
Palmerston 1869-1911)
(Central: Stuart 1927-1931; Northern: Darwin 1927-1931)

Population: 245,000 (2017)

27 Sep 1824 - 30 Nov 1849 Attempted British settlements at Melville Island, Raffles Bay, and later Port Essington. Claiming possession for U.K. of Melville and Bathurst Islands. 6 Jul 1825 Part of New South Wales (eastern part already since 1788).30 Jan 1847 - 15 Apr 1847 Part of Colony of North Australia (see under Queensland). 6 Jul 1863 - 1 Jan 1911 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.19 Feb 1942 Japanese forces launch their first attack on Australia at Darwin, killing an estimated 292 people and sinking 8 ships. 24 Mar 1942 - Jul1945 Northern part of Northern Territory at Darwin under military rule, civilian authorities relocate south to Alice Springs. 1 Jul 1978 Self-government granted.

Commandants - Fort Dundas (at Melville Island) -27 Sep 1824 - 12 Nov 1824 James John Gordon Bremer (b. 1786 - d. 1850) (captain H.M.S. Tamar) 12 Nov 1824 - 19 Sep 1826 Maurice Barlow (b. 1795 - d. 1874) (of 3rd Royal East Kent Regiment of Foot) 19 Sep 1826 - 18 May 1828 John Campbell (d. 1841) (of 57th West Middlesex Regiment of Foot) 18 May 1828 - 14 Feb 1829 Humphrey Robert Hartley (b. 1794 - d. 1854) (of 57th West Middlesex Regiment of Foot) - Fort Wellington (at Raffles Bay) - 18 Jun 1827 - 19 Jun 1827 James Stirling (b. 1791 - d. 1865) (captain H.M.S. Success) 19 Jun 1827 - 4 Jun 1828 Henry Smyth (of 39th Regiment) (b. 1776 - d. 1867) 4 Jun 1828 - 13 Sep 1828 George Sleeman (acting) (b. 1794 - d. 1840) (of 39th Regiment of Foot)13 Sep 1828 - 29 Aug 1829 Collet Barker (of 39th Regiment) (b. 1784 - d. 1831)-Fort Victoria(at Port Essington) -26 Oct 1838 - 3 Jun 1839 Sir James John Gordon Bremer (s.a.) (captain H.M.S Alligator) 3 Jun 1839 - 30 Nov 1849 John McArthur (MacArthur) (b. 1791 - d. 1862) (captain, Royal Marines) Government Residents 3 Mar 1864 - 27 Apr 1870 Boyle Travers Finniss (b. 1807 - d. 1893) (recalled from 4 Nov 1865) 4 Nov 1865 - 6 Nov 1866 James Thomas Manton (b. 1812 - d. 1899) (acting for Finniss) 5 Feb 1869 - 22 Sep 1869 George Goyder(acting for Finniss) (b. 1826 - d. 1898)22 Jan 1870 - 27 Apr 1870 James Stokes Millner (1st time) (b. 1830 - d. 1870) (actingfor Finniss)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 (b. 1832 - d. 1893) 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 - 8 Feb 1910 Charles Edward Herbert (b. 1860 - d. 1929) 8 Feb 1910 - 9 Jun 1910 Nicholas Holtze (acting) (b. 1867 - d. 1913) 9 Jun 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 (b. 1874 - d. 1964) 1 Dec 1919 - 17 Jan 1921 Miles Staniforth CaterSmith (b. 1869 - d. 1934) (acting)17 Jan 1921 - 16 Jan 1926 Frederic Charles Urquhart (b. 1858 - d. 1935)17 Jan 1926 - 28 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. 1951) Government Residents for Central Australia 1 Mar 1927 - 11 Dec 1929 John Charles Cawood (b. 1872 - d. 1962) 11 Dec 1929 - 12 Jun 1931 Victor George Carrington (b. 1900 - d. 1977) Administrators 12 Jun 1931 - 15 Mar 1934 Robert Hunter Weddell (1st time) (s.a.) 15 Mar 1934 - 29 Mar 1934 Joseph AloysiusCarrodus (acting) (b. 1885 - d. 1961) 29 Mar 1934 - 29 Mar 1937 Robert Hunter Weddell (2nd time) (s.a.) 29 Mar 1937 - 26 May 1946 Charles Lydiard Aubrey Abbott (b. 1886 - d. 1975) (at Alice Springs 2 Mar 1942 - Jul 1945) 24 Mar 1942 - 11 Aug 1942 Edmund "Ned" Francis Herring (b. 1892 - d. 1982) (general officer commanding Northern Territory Force)12 Aug 1942 - 14 Mar 1943 Jack Edwin Stawell Stevens (b. 1896 - d. 1969) (general officer commanding Northern Territory Force) 15 Mar 1943 - 29 Oct 1944 Arthur Samuel "Tubby" Allen (b. 1894 - d. 1959) (general officer commanding Northern Territory Force) 16 Feb 1944 - 17 Mar 1944 Warren Melville Anderson (acting) (b. 1894 - d. 1973) (administrative commander Northern Territory Force) 1 Aug 1944 - 12 Aug 1944 Warren Melville Anderson (acting) (s.a.) (administrative commander Northern Territory Force) Nov 1944 - Mar 1945 Laurence John Failes (b. 1899 - d. 1976) (commanding officer Northern Territory Force) Mar 1945 - Jan 1946 John Joseph Murray (b. 1892 - d. 1951) (general officer commanding Northern Territory Force) 27 May 1946 - 30 Jun 1946 Leslie H.A. Giles (acting) (b. 1888 - d. 1949) 1 Jul 1946 - 30 Jun 1951 Arthur Robert Driver (b. 1909 - d. 1981) 1 Jul 1951 - 30 Jul 1951 Reginald Sylvester Leydin (acting) (b. 1905 - d. 1993)31 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 Thomas Allan O'Brien (acting) (b. 1935) 10 Dec 1973 - 12 Nov 1975 John Norman Nelson (b. 1908 - d. 1991) 12 Nov 1975 - 1 Jun 1976 Frank Dwyer (acting) (b. 1912 - d. 1981) 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 Keith John 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 A. Miller (f) (1st time)(acting)(b. 1947) 18 Nov 2003 - 30 Oct 2007 Edward "Ted" Joseph Egan (b. 1932) 30 Oct 2007 - 9 Nov 2007 Pat A. Miller (f) (2nd time)(acting)(s.a.) 9 Nov 2007 - 31 Oct 2011 Thomas "Tom" Ian Pauling (b. 1946 - d. 2023)31 Oct 2011 - 10 Nov 2014 Sally Gordon Thomas (f) (b. 1939)10 Nov 2014 - 31 Oct 2017 John Laurence Hardy (b. 1942)31 Oct 2017 - 2 Feb 2023 Vicki Susan O'Halloran (f) (b. 1964) 2 Feb 2023 - Hugh Crosbie Heggie (b. 1950)

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 - d. 2020) CLP 15 May 1986 - 13 Jul 1988 Stephen "Steve" Paul Hatton (b. 1948) CLP 13 Jul 1988 - 26 May 1995 Marshall Bruce Perron (b. 1942) CLP 26 May 1995 - 8 Feb 1999 Shane Leslie Stone (b. 1950) CLP 8 Feb 1999 - 27 Aug 2001 Denis Gabriel Burke (b. 1948) CLP 27 Aug 2001 - 26 Nov 2007 Clare Majella Martin (f) (b. 1952) ALP 26 Nov 2007 - 29 Aug 2012 Paul Raymond Henderson (b. 1962) ALP29 Aug 2012 - 14 Mar 2013 Terence "Terry" Kennedy Mills (b. 1957) CLP 14 Mar 2013 - 31 Aug 2016 Adam Graham Giles (b. 1973) CLP 31 Aug 2016 - 10 May 2022 Michael Patrick Francis Gunner (b. 1976) ALP 10 May 2022 - 13 May 2022 Nicole Susan Manison (f) (acting) (b. 1979) ALP 13 May 2022 - 21 Dec 2023 Natasha Kate Fyles (f) (b. 1978) ALP 21 Dec 2023 - Eva Dina Lawler (f) ALP

Queensland

10 Dec 1859 - 22 Mar 1870 Ensign (unofficial)	22 Mar 1870 - 29 Nov 1876	29 Nov 1876 - 1901
1901 - 1953	Adopted 1953

Capital: Brisbane
(Redcliff 1824-1825;
N. Aust.: Port Curtis 1847)

Population: 4,907,600 (2017)

14 Sep 1824 - 4 May 1842 Penal settlement at Moreton Bay (modern Brisbane) under British military administration, part ofNew South Wales. 30 Jan 1847 - 15 Apr 1847 Colony of North Australia (authorized by letters patent of17 Feb 1846) proclaimed at Settlement Point on 30 Jan 1847 with Charles Augustus FitzRoy, the governor of New South Wales, as governor, The Letters patent are revoked 19 Dec 1846, but the news did not arrive in Sydney until 15 Apr 1847. 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 toTorres Strait Islands.

Commandants at Moreton Bay Sep 1824 - Aug 1825 Henry Miller (b. 1785 - d. 1866) (commandant, 40th Regiment) Aug 1825 - Mar 1826 Peter Bishop (b. 1780? - d. 1846) (commandant, 40th Regiment) Mar 1826 - 18? Oct 1830 Patrick Logan (b. 1796 - d. 1830) (commandant,57th Regiment) Oct 1830 - Nov 1835 James Oliphant Clunie (b. 1795 - d. 1851) (commandant, 17th Regiment)Nov 1835 - Jul 1837 Foster Fyans (b. 1790 - d. 1870) (commandant, 4th King's Own Regiment) Jul 1837 - May 1839 Sydney John Cotton (b. 1792 - d. 1874) (commandant,28th Regiment) May 1839 - Jul 1839 George Gravatt (b. 1815 - d. 1843) (commandant, 28th Regiment) Jul 1839 - 4 May 1842 Owen Gorman (b. 1799 - d. 1862) (commandant,80th Leicestershire Regiment)Lieutenant Governor and Superintendent of North Australia 30 Jan 1847 - 15 Apr 1847 George Barney (b. 1792 - d. 1862) Governors of Queensland 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,of Normanby, in the County of York, Earl of Mulgrave, in the County of York, Viscount Normanby, of Normanby, in the County of York, Baron Mulgrave, in the County of York 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 Alan Mansfield (1st time)(acting) (b. 1902 - d. 1980) (from 1 Jan 1958, Sir Alan Mansfield) 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. 1908 - 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 Mary 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 - 29 Jul 2014 Penelope "Penny" Anne Wensley (f) (b. 1946)29 Jul 2014 - 1 Nov 2021 Paul de Jersey (b. 1948) 1 Nov 2021 - Jeannette Rosita Young (f) (b. 1963)

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. 1838 - 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) CP 13 Nov 1883 - 13 Jun 1888 Samuel Walker Griffith (1st time) (s.a.) Non-party (from 23 Jul 1886, Sir Samuel Walker Griffith) 13 Jun 1888 - 30 Nov 1888 Sir Thomas McIlwraith (2nd time) (s.a.) CP 30 Nov 1888 - 12 Aug 1890 Boyd Dunlop Morehead (b. 1843 - d. 1905) CP 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 (from 20 May 1896, Sir Hugh Muir Nelson) 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 (s.a.) 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;1982 NPA (from 16 Jun 1984, Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen) 1 Dec 1987 - 22 Sep 1989 Michael John Ahern (b. 1942 - d. 2023) NPA 22 Sep 1989 - 2 Dec 1989 Theo Russell Cooper (b. 1941) NPA 2 Dec 1989 - 20 Feb 1996 Wayne Keith Goss (b. 1951 - d. 2014) ALP 20 Feb 1996 - 26 Jun 1998 Robert "Rob" Edward Borbidge (b. 1954) NPA 26 Jun 1998 - 13 Sep 2007 Peter Douglas Beattie (b. 1952) ALP 13 Sep 2007 - 26 Mar 2012 Anna Maria Bligh (f) (b. 1960) ALP 26 Mar 2012 - 14 Feb 2015 Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman (b. 1963) LNP14 Feb 2015 - 15 Dec 2023 Annastacia Palaszczuk (f) (b. 1969) ALP 15 Dec 2023 - Steven John Miles (b. 1977) ALP

Torres Strait Islands

Adopted 29 May 1992
Map of Torres Strait Islands	Capital: Thursday Island (Albany Island 1862-Aug 1864; Somerset Aug 1864-1877)	Population: 4,514 (2016)

2-3 Oct 1606 Spanish navigator Luís Vaz de Torres (b. c.1565 - d. c.1607) explores the areathatis later named Torres Strait after him.16 Sep 1792 British Capt. William Bligh (b. 1754 - d. 1817) claims all the islands between New Guinea and Cape York for the U.K. 1862 British administrative control begins with the appointment of a Queensland Government Resident in the TorresStrait.24 Aug 1872 The boundary ofQueenslandis extended to include Thursday Island and other islands in the Torres Strait within 60 miles of the Queensland coast (by LettersPatentof 30 May 1872).26 Jun 1879 Queensland annexes the other Torres Strait Islands (by the Queensland Coast Islands Act). 18 Dec 1978 Torres Strait Treaty signed by Australia and Papua New Guinea, defining the boundaries between the two countries(effective 15 Feb 1985).29 May 1992 Native land claim to Murray Island recognized by theAustralian government. 1 Jul 1994 Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) created.

Queensland Government Residents in the Torres Strait1862 - 1865 John Jardine (b. 1807 - d. 1874)Jul 1865 - 1866 Henry George Simpson (b. 1822 - d. 1898) Dec 1867 - 1869 Francis"Frank" Lascelles Jardine (b. 1841 - d. 1919) (1st time) Jan 1869 - Aug 1869 Henry Majoribanks Chester (b. 1832 - d. 1914) (1st time)(acting) 1 Aug 1869 - 16 Oct 1873 Francis"Frank" Lascelles Jardine (s.a.) (2nd time) 16 Oct 1873 - 1874 Charles Edward Beddome (b. 1839 - d. 1898) May 1874 - Sep 1874 George Augustus Dalrymple (b. 1826 - d. 1876) 1874 - 1875 Charles D'Oyley Aplin (b. 1819 - d. 1875) 1875 Francis"Frank" Lascelles Jardine (s.a.) (3rd time) Sep 1875 - Apr 1885 Henry Majoribanks Chester (s.a.) (2nd time) 1885 - 22 Jul 1904 John Douglas (b. 1828 - d. 1904)Chairmen of the Torres Strait Regional Authority 1 Jul 1994 - Mar 1997 Getano Belford Lui, Jr. (b. 1952) Mar 1997 - 19 Apr 2000 John Abednego 19 Apr 2000 - May 2004 Terry Waia (b. 1950 - d. 2015) May 2004 - 13 Nov 2012 John Toshie Kris 13 Nov 2012 - Oct 2016 Joseph EluOct 2016 - Napau Pedro Stephen (b. 1955)

South Australia


22 Jul 1870 - 24 Mar 1876 (Unofficial)


24 Mar 1876 - 13 Jan 1904


Adopted 13 Jan 1904

Capital: Adelaide

Population: 1,721,000 (2017)

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.

Governors28 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 Anthony Musgrave (b. 1828 - d. 1888) (from 30 Aug 1875, Sir Anthony Musgrave) 9 Jan 1877 - 24 Mar 1877 Samuel James Way (1st time) (b. 1836 - d. 1916) (acting) 24 Mar 1877 - 17 May 1877 William Wellington Cairns (b. 1828 - d. 1888) (from 1 May 1877, Sir William Wellington Cairns) 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 21 Feb 1963, 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 Keith Douglas Seaman (b. 1920 - d. 2013) (from 20 Nov 1981, Sir Keith Seaman) 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 - d. 2011) 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 - 1 Sep 2014 Kevin John Scarce (b. 1952) 1 Sep 2014 - 31 Aug 2021 Hieu Van Le (b. 1954) 1 Sep 2021 - 7 Oct 2021 Brenda Wilson (f) (acting) (b. 1959) 7 Oct 2021 - Frances Jennifer Adamson (f) (b. 1961)

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 1 Jan 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 - d. 2015) 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 - 21 Oct 2011 Michael "Mike" David Rann (b. 1953) ALP 21 Oct 2011 - 19 Mar 2018 Jay Wilson Weatherill (b. 1964) ALP 19 Mar 2018 - 21 Mar 2022 Steven Spence Marshall (b. 1968) LP 21 Mar 2022 - Peter Bryden Malinauskas (b. 1980) ALP

Tasmania


9 Nov 1875 - 22 Nov 1875


Adopted 25 Sep 1876

Capital: Hobart
(North: Port Dalrymple
1804-1812)

Population: 520,100 (2017)

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

Commandant11 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 at Port Dalrymple - 15 Oct 1804 - Dec 1808 William Paterson (b. 1755 - d. 1810) Dec 1808 - Jan 1810 John Brabyn (b. 1758 - d. 1835) 10 Feb 1810 - Jun 1812 George Alexander Gordon 1 Jul 1812 - 1814 John Ritchie (b. 1781 - d. 1820?) - entire island - 20 Feb 1812 - 4 Feb 1813 Andrew E. Geils (b. 1773 - d. 1843) Lieutenant governors 4 Feb 1813 - 9 Apr 1817 Thomas Davey (b. 1758 - d. 1823) 9 Apr 1817 - 14 May 1824 William Sorell (b. 1775 - d. 1848) 14 May 1824 - 31 Oct 1836 George Arthur (b. 1784 - d. 1854) 31 Oct 1836 - 6 Jan 1837 Kenneth Snodgrass (acting) (b. 1784 - d. 1853) 6 Jan 1837 - 21 Aug 1843 Sir John Franklin (b. 1786 - d. 1847) 21 Aug 1843 - 13 Oct 1846 Sir John Eardley-Wilmot (b. 1783 - d. 1847) 13 Oct 1846 - 26 Jan 1847 Charles Joseph La Trobe (acting) (b. 1801 - d. 1875) 26 Jan 1847 - 8 Jan 1855 Sir William Thomas Denison (b. 1804 - d. 1871) Governors 8 Jan 1855 - 11 Dec 1861 Sir Henry Edward Fox Young (b. 1803 - d. 1870) 11 Dec 1861 - 30 Dec 1868 Thomas Gore Browne (b. 1807 - d. 1887) 30 Dec 1868 - 15 Jan 1869 William Cosmo Trevor (acting) (b. 1826 - d. 1894) 15 Jan 1869 - 30 Nov 1874 Charles Du Cane (b. 1825 - d. 1889) 30 Nov 1874 - 13 Jan 1875 Sir Francis Smith (1st time) (b. 1819 - d. 1909) (acting) 13 Jan 1875 - 6 Apr 1880 Frederick Aloysius Weld (b. 1823 - d. 1891) 6 Apr 1880 - 21 Oct 1880 Sir Francis Smith (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 21 Oct 1880 - 7 Dec 1881 Sir Henry Lefroy (acting) (b. 1817 - d. 1890) 7 Dec 1881 - 29 Oct 1886 Sir George Cumine Strahan (b. 1838 - d. 1887) 29 Oct 1886 - 18 Nov 1886 William Robert Giblin (acting) (b. 1840 - d. 1887) 18 Nov 1886 - 11 Mar 1887 Sir William Lambert Dobson (b. 1833 - d. 1898) (1st time)(acting) 11 Mar 1887 - 30 Nov 1892 Sir Robert George Crookshank (b. 1836 - d. 1895) Hamilton 30 Nov 1892 - 8 Aug 1893 Sir William Lambert Dobson (s.a.) (2nd time) (acting) 8 Aug 1893 - 19 Aug 1900 Jenico William Joseph Preston, (b. 1837 - d. 1907) Viscount Gormanston 19 Aug 1900 - 8 Nov 1901 Sir John Stockell Dodds (1st time) (b. 1848 - d. 1914) (acting) 8 Nov 1901 - 16 Apr 1904 Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock (b. 1844 - d. 1908) 16 Apr 1904 - 29 Sep 1904 Sir John Stockell Dodds (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 28 Oct 1904 - 20 May 1909 Sir Gerald Strickland (b. 1861 - d. 1940) 20 May 1909 - 29 Sep 1909 Sir John Stockell Dodds (3rd time) (s.a.) (acting) 29 Sep 1909 - 10 Mar 1913 Sir Henry Barron (b. 1847 - d. 1921) 10 Mar 1913 - 4 Jun 1913 Sir John Stockell Dodds (4th time) (s.a.) (acting) 4 Jun 1913 - 31 Mar 1917 Sir William Grey Ellison Macartney (b. 1852 - d. 1924) 31 Mar 1917 - 6 Jul 1917 Sir Herbert Nicholls (1st time) (b. 1868 - d. 1940) (acting) 6 Jul 1917 - 9 Feb 1920 Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate (b. 1862 - d. 1936) Newdegate 9 Feb 1920 - 16 Apr 1920 Sir Herbert Nicholls (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 16 Apr 1920 - 28 Jan 1922 Sir William Lamond Allardyce (b. 1861 - d. 1930) 28 Jan 1922 - 26 Nov 1923 Norman Kirkwood Ewing (acting) (b. 1870 - d. 1928) 26 Nov 1923 - 23 Dec 1924 Sir Herbert Nicholls (3rd time) (s.a.) (acting) 23 Dec 1924 - 23 Dec 1930 Sir James O'Grady (b. 1866 - d. 1934) 23 Dec 1930 - 4 Aug 1933 Sir Herbert Nicholls (4th time) (s.a.) (acting) 4 Aug 1933 - 20 Jul 1945 Sir Ernest Clark (b. 1864 - d. 1951) 20 Jul 1945 - 24 Dec 1945 Sir John Demetrius Morris (b. 1902 - d. 1956) (1st time) (acting) 24 Dec 1945 - 9 May 1951 Sir Thomas Hugh Binney (b. 1883 - d. 1953) 9 May 1951 - 22 Aug 1951 Sir John Demetrius Morris (s.a.) (2nd time) (acting) 23 Aug 1951 - 4 Jun 1958 Sir Ronald Hibbert Cross (b. 1896 - d. 1968) 4 Jun 1958 - 21 Oct 1959 Sir Stanley Charles Burbury (b. 1909 - d. 1995) (1st time) (acting) 21 Oct 1959 - 26 Mar 1963 Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, (b. 1895 - d. 1977) Baron Rowallan 26 Mar 1963 - 24 Sep 1963 Sir Stanley Charles Burbury (s.a.) (2nd time) (acting) 24 Sep 1963 - 12 Jul 1968 Sir Charles Henry Gairdner (b. 1898 - d. 1983) 12 Jul 1968 - 1 Dec 1968 Sir Stanley Charles Burbury (s.a.) (3rd time) (acting) 2 Dec 1968 - 30 Nov 1973 Sir Edric Montague Bastyan (b. 1903 - d. 1980) 30 Nov 1973 - 4 Dec 1973 Guy Green (1st time) (acting) (b. 1937) 5 Dec 1973 - 16 Mar 1982 Sir Stanley Charles Burbury (s.a.) (4th time)16 Mar 1982 - 1 Oct 1982 Sir Guy Green (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) 1 Oct 1982 - 8 May 1987 Sir James Plimsoll (b. 1917 - d. 1987) 8 May 1987 - 19 Oct 1987 Sir Guy Green (3rd time) (acting) (s.a.) 19 Oct 1987 - 2 Oct 1995 Sir Phillip Harvey Bennett (b. 1928 - d. 2023) 2 Oct 1995 - 3 Oct 2003 Sir Guy Green (4th time) (s.a.) 3 Oct 2003 - 9 Aug 2004 Richard Butler (b. 1942) 9 Aug 2004 - 3 Dec 2004 William Cox (1st time) (acting) (b. 1936) 3 Dec 2004 - 15 Dec 2004 Peter Underwood (1st time)(acting) (b. 1937 - d. 2014) 15 Dec 2004 - 2 Apr 2008 William Cox (2nd time) (s.a.) 2 Apr 2008 - 7 Jul 2014 Peter Underwood (2nd time) (s.a.) 7 Jul 2014 - 9 Jul 2014 David Porter (acting) (b. 1953) 9 Jul 2014 - 10 Dec 2014 Alan Blow (1st time) (acting) (b. 1949) 10 Dec 2014 - 9 Jun 2021 Catherine "Kate" Ann Warner (f) (b. 1948) 9 Jun 2021 - 16 Jun 2021 Alan Blow (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) 16 Jun 2021 - Barbara Avalon Baker (f) (b. 1958)

Premiers 1 Nov 1856 - 26 Feb 1857 William Thomas Napier Champ (b. 1808 - d. 1892) 26 Feb 1857 - 25 Apr 1857 Thomas George Gregson (b. 1798 - d. 1874) 25 Apr 1857 - 12 May 1857 William Pritchett Weston (1st time)(b. 1804 - d. 1888) 12 May 1857 - 1 Nov 1860 Francis Smith (s.a.) 1 Nov 1860 - 2 Aug 1861 William Pritchett Weston (2nd time)(s.a.) 2 Aug 1861 - 20 Jan 1863 Thomas Daniel Chapman (b. 1815 - d. 1884) 20 Jan 1863 - 24 Nov 1866 James Whyte (b. 1820 - d. 1882) 24 Nov 1866 - 1 Aug 1869 Sir Richard Dry (b. 1815 - d. 1869) 4 Aug 1869 - 4 Nov 1872 James Milne Wilson (b. 1812 - d. 1880) 4 Nov 1872 - 4 Aug 1873 Frederick Maitland Innes (b. 1816 - d. 1882) 4 Aug 1873 - 20 Jul 1876 Alfred Kennerley (b. 1810 - d. 1897) 20 Jul 1876 - 9 Aug 1877 Thomas Reibey (b. 1821 - d. 1912) 9 Aug 1877 - 3 Mar 1878 Philip Oakley Fysh (1st time) (b. 1835 - d. 1919) 3 Mar 1878 - 20 Dec 1878 William Robert Giblin (1st time) (s.a.) (acting) 20 Dec 1878 - 30 Oct 1879 William Lodewyk Crowther (b. 1817 - d. 1885) 30 Oct 1879 - 15 Aug 1884 William Robert Giblin (2nd time) (s.a.) 15 Aug 1884 - 8 Mar 1886 Adye Douglas (b. 1813 - d. 1906) 8 Mar 1886 - 29 Mar 1887 James Wilson Agnew (b. 1818 - d. 1901) 30 Mar 1887 - 17 Aug 1892 Philip Oakley Fysh (2nd time) (s.a.) LP 17 Aug 1892 - 14 Apr 1894 Henry Dobson (b. 1841 - d. 1918) CP 14 Apr 1894 - 12 Oct 1899 Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry (b. 1829 - d. 1904) FT Braddon 12 Oct 1899 - 9 Apr 1903 Neil Elliott Lewis (1st time) (b. 1850 - d. 1935) CP 9 Apr 1903 - 11 Jul 1904 William Bispham Propsting (b. 1861 - d. 1937) L-D 11 Jul 1904 - 19 Jun 1909 John William Evans (b. 1855 - d. 1943) LP 19 Jun 1909 - 20 Oct 1909 Sir Neil Elliott Lewis (2nd time) (s.a.) LP 20 Oct 1909 - 27 Oct 1909 John Earle (1st time) (b. 1865 - d. 1932) ALP 27 Oct 1909 - 14 Jun 1912 Sir Neil Elliott Lewis (3rd time) (s.a.) LP 14 Jun 1912 - 6 Apr 1914 Albert Edgar Solomon (b. 1876 - d. 1914) LP 6 Apr 1914 - 15 Apr 1916 John Earle (2nd time) (s.a.) ALP 15 Apr 1916 - 12 Aug 1922 Sir Walter Henry Lee (1st time) (b. 1874 - d. 1963) LP 12 Aug 1922 - 14 Aug 1923 John Blyth Hayes (b. 1868 - d. 1956) LP 14 Aug 1923 - 25 Oct 1923 Sir Walter Henry Lee (2nd time) (s.a.) NP 25 Oct 1923 - 15 Jun 1928 Joseph Aloysius Lyons (b. 1879 - d. 1939) ALP 15 Jun 1928 - 15 Mar 1934 John Cameron McPhee (b. 1878 - d. 1952) NP 15 Mar 1934 - 22 Jun 1934 Sir Walter Henry Lee (3rd time) (s.a.) NP 22 Jun 1934 - 10 Jun 1939 Albert George Ogilvie (b. 1891 - d. 1939) ALP 11 Jun 1939 - 18 Dec 1939 Edmund Dwyer-Gray (b. 1870 - d. 1945) ALP 18 Dec 1939 - 18 Dec 1947 Robert Cosgrove (1st time) (b. 1884 - d. 1969) ALP 18 Dec 1947 - 24 Feb 1948 William Edward Brooker (b. 1891 - d. 1948) ALP 25 Feb 1948 - 25 Aug 1958 Sir Robert Cosgrove (2nd time) (s.a.) ALP 26 Aug 1958 - 26 May 1969 Eric Elliot Reece (1st time) (b. 1909 - d. 1999) ALP 26 May 1969 - 3 May 1972 Walter Angus Bethune (b. 1908 - d. 2004) LP 3 May 1972 - 31 Mar 1975 Eric Elliot Reece (2nd time) (s.a.) ALP 31 Mar 1975 - 1 Dec 1977 William Arthur Neilson (b. 1925 - d. 1989) ALP 1 Dec 1977 - 11 Nov 1981 Douglas Ackley Lowe (b. 1942) ALP 11 Nov 1981 - 26 May 1982 Harry Norman Holgate (b. 1933 - d. 1997) ALP 27 May 1982 - 29 Jun 1989 Robin Trevor Gray (b. 1940) LP 29 Jun 1989 - 17 Feb 1992 Michael Walter Field (b. 1948) ALP 17 Feb 1992 - 18 Mar 1996 Raymond "Ray" John Groom (b. 1944) LP 18 Mar 1996 - 14 Sep 1998 Anthony "Tony" Maxwell Rundle (b. 1939) LP 14 Sep 1998 - 21 Mar 2004 James "Jim" Alexander Bacon (b. 1950 - d. 2004) ALP 23 Feb 2004 - 26 May 2008 Paul Lennon (b. 1955) ALP (acting for Bacon to 21 Mar 2004) 26 May 2008 - 24 Jan 2011 David Bartlett (b. 1968) ALP 24 Jan 2011 - 31 Mar 2014 Larissa "Lara" Tahireh Giddings (f)(b. 1972) ALP 31 Mar 2014 - 20 Jan 2020 William "Will" Hodgman (b. 1969) LP 20 Jan 2020 - 8 Apr 2022 Peter Carl Gutwein (b. 1964) LP 8 Apr 2022 - Jeremy Page Rockliff (b. 1970) LP

Macquarie Island

Map of Macquarie Island

Population: 40 (summer)
16 (winter) (2004)

11 Jul 1810 Macquarie Islandclaimed for Britain by Frederick Hasselborough and annexed toNew South Wales. 12 Dec 1825 Under the administration ofVan Diemen's Land (Tasmania). 17 Jun 1890 Transferred toTasmaniaas a dependency. 1902 - 1912 Leased to Joseph Hatch by the Tasmanian government. 1915 - 1919 Again leased to Joseph Hatch by the Tasmanian government. 1911 - 1914 Base for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition. 4 Dec 1915 Meteorological station closed (radio station closed 14 Oct 1915). 17 May 1933 Macquarie Island declared a wildlife sanctuary. 25 Mar 1948 Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) station established. 14 Jun 1972 Macquarie Island Nature Reserve 3 Dec 1997 Inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. 27 Oct 1999 Macquarie Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve.

Leaseholder 1902 - 1912 Francis Joseph Hatch (1st time) (b. 1837 - d. 1928) 1915 - 1919 Francis Joseph Hatch (2nd time) (s.a.) Commander of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911 - 1914 Douglas Mawson (b. 1882 - d. 1958) Officers-in-charge of Macquarie Island Meteorological Station, and Leaders of the Commonwealth Meteorological Expedition Macquarie Island (subordinated to Director of the Australian Meteorological Bureau) Dec 1911 - Nov 1913 George Frederick Ainsworth (b. 1878 - d. 1950) Dec 1913 - Dec 1914 Harold Power (b. 1893 - d. 1914) Dec 1914 - Dec 1915 Arthur Collingwood Tulloch (b. 1887 - d. 1964) Director of the Australian Meteorological Bureau 1908 - 6 Feb 1931 Henry Ambrose Hunt (b. 1866 - d. 1946)

Victoria

1865 - 26 Mar 1877 (Unofficial to 4 Feb 1870)	26 Mar 1877 - 30 Nov 1877	30 Nov 1877 - 19 Sep 1901
19 Sep 1901 - 1953	Adopted 1953

Capital: Melbourne

Population: 6,290,700 (2017)

30 Sep 1839 Part ofNew South Wales. 15 Jul 1851 Victoria a separate colony (separated from New South Wales). 30 Nov 1855 Responsible government granted. 1 Jan 1901 State in the Australian Commonwealth.

Superintendent30 Sep 1839 - 15 Jul 1851 Charles Joseph La Trobe (b. 1801 - d. 1875) Lieutenant governors15 Jul 1851 - 6 May 1854 Charles Joseph La Trobe (s.a.) 6 May 1854 - 22 Jun 1854 John Leslie Fitzgerald Vesey (b. 1818 - d. 1900)
Foster (acting) 22 Jun 1854 - 22 May 1855 Sir Charles Hotham (b. 1806 - d. 1855) Governors 22 May 1855 - 1 Jan 1855 Sir Charles Hotham (s.a.) 1 Jan 1855 - 26 Dec 1856 Edward MacArthur (acting) (b. 1789 - d. 1872) 26 Dec 1856 - 11 Sep 1863 Sir Henry Barkly (b. 1815 - d. 1898) 11 Sep 1863 - 7 May 1866 Sir Charles Henry Darling (b. 1809 - d. 1870) 7 May 1866 - 15 Aug 1866 George Jackson Carey (acting) (b. 1822 - d. 1872) 15 Aug 1866 - 3 Mar 1873 Sir John Henry Thomas (b. 1814 - d. 1877) Manners-Sutton (from 13 Nov 1869, John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton, Viscount Canterbury) 3 Mar 1873 - 29 Apr 1879 Sir John Ferguson Bowen (b. 1821 - d. 1899) (acting to 30 Jul 1873)29 Apr 1879 - 18 Apr 1884 Sir George Augustus Constantine (b. 1819 - d. 1890) Phipps, Marquess of Normanby, of Normanby, in the County of York, Earl of Mulgrave, in the County of York, Viscount Normanby, of Normanby, in the County of York, Baron Mulgrave, in the County of York 18 Apr 1884 - 15 Jul 1884 Sir William Foster Stawell (b. 1815 - d. 1889) (acting) 15 Jul 1884 - 16 Nov 1889 Sir Henry Brougham Loch (b. 1827 - d. 1900) 16 Nov 1889 - 28 Nov 1889 Sir William Cleaver Francis (b. 1834 - d. 1897) Robinson (acting) 28 Nov 1889 - 27 Mar 1895 John Adrian Louis Hope, (b. 1860 - d. 1908) Earl of Hopetoun 27 Mar 1895 - 25 Oct 1895 Sir John Madden (1st time) (b. 1844 - d. 1918) (acting) 25 Oct 1895 - 15 Jan 1900 Thomas Brassey, Baron Brassey (b. 1836 - d. 1918) 15 Jan 1900 - 10 Dec 1901 Sir John Madden (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 10 Dec 1901 - 24 Nov 1903 Sir George Sydenham Clarke (b. 1848 - d. 1933) 24 Nov 1903 - 25 Apr 1904 Sir John Madden (3rd time) (s.a.) (acting) 25 Apr 1904 - 6 Jul 1908 Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot (b. 1841 - d. 1929) 6 Jul 1908 - 26 Jul 1908 Sir John Madden (4th time) (s.a.) (acting) 27 Jul 1908 - 19 May 1911 Sir Thomas David Gibson Carmichael (b. 1859 - d. 1926) 19 May 1911 - 24 May 1911 Sir John Madden (5th time) (s.a.) (acting) 24 May 1911 - 31 Jan 1914 Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller (b. 1864 - d. 1915) 28 Aug 1913 - 23 Feb 1914 Sir John Madden (6th time) (s.a.) (acting [for Fuller to 31 Jan 1914]) 23 Feb 1914 - 30 Jan 1920 Sir Arthur Lyulph Stanley (b. 1875 - d. 1931) 31 Jan 1920 - 24 Feb 1921 Sir William Hill Irvine (1st time) (b. 1858 - d. 1943) (acting) 24 Feb 1921 - 7 Apr 1926 George Edward John Mowbray Rous, (b. 1862 - d. 1947) Earl of Stradbroke 8 Apr 1926 - 27 Jun 1926 Sir William Hill Irvine (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 28 Jun 1926 - 23 Jun 1931 Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers (b. 1887 - d. 1944) Cocks, Baron Somers 24 Jun 1931 - 14 May 1934 Sir William Hill Irvine (3rd time) (s.a.) (acting) 14 May 1934 - 4 Apr 1939 William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck,(b. 1883 - d. 1969) Baron Huntingfield 5 Apr 1939 - 16 Jul 1939 Sir Frederick Wollaston Mann (b. 1869 - d. 1958) (acting) 17 Jul 1939 - 20 Feb 1949 Sir Winston Joseph Dugan (b. 1877 - d. 1951) 21 Feb 1949 - 17 Oct 1949 Sir Edmund Francis Herring (b. 1892 - d. 1982) (acting) 18 Oct 1949 - 7 May 1963 Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas (b. 1896 - d. 1966) Brooks 8 May 1963 - 31 May 1974 Sir Rohan Delacombe (b. 1906 - d. 1981) 31 May 1974 - 28 Feb 1982 Sir Henry Arthur Winneke (b. 1908 - d. 1985) 1 Mar 1982 - 3 Oct 1985 Sir Brian Stewart Murray (b. 1921 - d. 1991) 3 Oct 1985 - 18 Feb 1986 Sir John Mackintosh Young (acting) (b. 1919 - d. 2008) 18 Feb 1986 - 22 Apr 1992 John Davis McCaughey (b. 1914 - d. 2005) 23 Apr 1992 - 23 Apr 1997 Richard Elgin McGarvie (b. 1926 - d. 2003) 24 Apr 1997 - 1 Jan 2001 Sir James Augustine Gobbo (b. 1931 - d. 2021) 1 Jan 2001 - 7 Apr 2006 John Michael Landy (b. 1930 - d. 2022) 7 Apr 2006 - 8 Apr 2011 David Morritz de Kretser (b. 1939) 8 Apr 2011 - 1 Jul 2015 Alex Chernov (b. 1938) 1 Jul 2015 - 9 Jul 2023 Linda Marion Dessau (f) (b. 1953) 9 Jul 2023 - Margaret Elaine Gardner (f) (b. 1954)

Premiers 30 Nov 1855 - 11 Mar 1857 William Clark Haines (1st time) (b. 1810 - d. 1866) 11 Mar 1857 - 29 Apr 1857 John O'Shanassy (1st time) (b. 1818 - d. 1883) 29 Apr 1857 - 10 Mar 1858 William Clark Haines (2nd time) (s.a.) 10 Mar 1858 - 27 Oct 1859 John O'Shanassy (2nd time) (s.a.) 27 Oct 1859 - 26 Nov 1860 William Nicholson (b. 1816 - d. 1865) 26 Nov 1860 - 14 Nov 1861 Richard Heales (b. 1801 - d. 1864) 14 Nov 1861 - 27 Jun 1863 John O'Shanassy (3rd time) (s.a.) 27 Jun 1863 - 6 May 1868 James McCulloch (1st time) (b. 1819 - d. 1893) 6 May 1868 - 11 Jul 1868 Charles Sladen (b. 1816 - d. 1884) 11 Jul 1868 - 20 Sep 1869 James McCulloch (2nd time) (s.a.) 20 Sep 1869 - 9 Apr 1870 John Alexander MacPherson (b. 1833 - d. 1894) 9 Apr 1870 - 19 Jun 1871 Sir James McCulloch (3rd time) (s.a.) 19 Jun 1871 - 10 Jun 1872 Charles Gavan Duffy (b. 1816 - d. 1903) 10 Jun 1872 - 31 Jul 1874 James Goodall Francis (b. 1819 - d. 1884) 31 Jul 1874 - 7 Aug 1875 George Briscoe Kerferd (b. 1831 - d. 1889) 7 Aug 1875 - 20 Oct 1875 Graham Berry (1st time) (b. 1822 - d. 1904) 20 Oct 1875 - 21 May 1877 Sir James McCulloch (4th time) (s.a.) 21 May 1877 - 5 Mar 1880 Graham Berry (2nd time) (s.a.) 5 Mar 1880 - 3 Aug 1880 James Service (1st time) (b. 1823 - d. 1899) 3 Aug 1880 - 9 Jul 1881 Graham Berry (3rd time) (s.a.) 9 Jul 1881 - 8 Mar 1883 Sir Bryan O'Loghlen (b. 1828 - d. 1905) 8 Mar 1883 - 18 Feb 1886 James Service (2nd time) (s.a.) 18 Feb 1886 - 5 Nov 1890 Duncan Gillies (b. 1834 - d. 1903) CP 5 Nov 1890 - 16 Feb 1892 James Munro (b. 1832 - d. 1908) NP 16 Feb 1892 - 23 Jan 1893 William Shiels (b. 1848 - d. 1904) ALP 23 Jan 1893 - 27 Sep 1894 Sir James Brown Patterson (b. 1833 - d. 1895) CP 27 Sep 1894 - 5 Dec 1899 George Turner (1st time) (b. 1851 - d. 1916) LP (from 1 Jan 1897, Sir George Turner) 5 Dec 1899 - 19 Nov 1900 Allan McLean (b. 1840 - d. 1911) LP 19 Nov 1900 - 12 Feb 1901 Sir George Turner (2nd time) (s.a.) LP 12 Feb 1901 - 10 Jun 1902 Alexander James Peacock (1st time) (b. 1861 - d. 1933) LP 10 Jun 1902 - 16 Feb 1904 William Hill Irvine (b. 1858 - d. 1943) RP 16 Feb 1904 - 8 Jan 1909 Thomas Bent (b. 1838 - d. 1909) RP 8 Jan 1909 - 18 May 1912 John Murray (b. 1851 - d. 1916) LP 18 May 1912 - 9 Dec 1913 William Alexander Watt (1st time) (b. 1871 - d. 1946) LP 9 Dec 1913 - 22 Dec 1913 George Alexander Elmslie (b. 1861 - d. 1918) ALP 22 Dec 1913 - 18 Jun 1914 William Alexander Watt (2nd time) (s.a.) LP 18 Jun 1914 - 29 Nov 1917 Sir Alexander James Peacock (s.a.) LP (2nd time) 29 Nov 1917 - 21 Mar 1918 John Bowser (b. 1856 - d. 1936) NP 21 Mar 1918 - 28 Apr 1924 Henry Sutherland Wightman Lawson (b. 1875 - d. 1952) NP 28 Apr 1924 - 18 Jul 1924 Sir Alexander James Peacock (s.a.) NP (3rd time) 18 Jul 1924 - 18 Nov 1924 George Michael Prendergast (b. 1854 - d. 1937) ALP 18 Nov 1924 - 20 May 1927 John Allan (b. 1866 - d. 1936) ACP 20 May 1927 - 22 Nov 1928 Edmund John Hogan (1st time) (b. 1884 - d. 1964) ALP 22 Nov 1928 - 12 Dec 1929 Sir William Murray McPherson (b. 1865 - d. 1932) NP 12 Dec 1929 - 19 May 1932 Edmund John Hogan (2nd time) (s.a.) ALP 19 May 1932 - 2 Apr 1935 Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle (b. 1867 - d. 1940) UAP 2 Apr 1935 - 14 Sep 1943 Albert Arthur Dunstan (1st time) (b. 1882 - d. 1950) ACP 14 Sep 1943 - 18 Sep 1943 John Cain (1st time) (b. 1882 - d. 1957) ALP 18 Sep 1943 - 2 Oct 1945 Albert Arthur Dunstan (2nd time) (s.a.) ACP 2 Oct 1945 - 21 Nov 1945 Ian Macfarlan (b. 1881 - d. 1964) LP 21 Nov 1945 - 20 Nov 1947 John Cain (2nd time) (s.a.) ALP 20 Nov 1947 - 27 Jun 1950 Thomas Tuke Hollway (1st time) (b. 1906 - d. 1971) LP 27 Jun 1950 - 28 Oct 1952 John Gladstone Black McDonald (b. 1898 - d. 1977) ACP (1st time) 28 Oct 1952 - 31 Oct 1952 Thomas Tuke Hollway (2nd time) (s.a.) ERP 31 Oct 1952 - 17 Dec 1952 John Gladstone Black McDonald (s.a.) ACP (2nd time) 17 Dec 1952 - 7 Jun 1955 John Cain (2nd time) (s.a.) ALP 7 Jun 1955 - 23 Aug 1972 Sir Henry Edward Bolte (b. 1908 - d. 1990) LP 23 Aug 1972 - 5 Jun 1981 Rupert James Hamer (b. 1916 - d. 2004) LP 5 Jun 1981 - 8 Apr 1982 Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson (b. 1923 - d. 2008) LP 8 Apr 1982 - 9 Aug 1990 John Cain, Jr. (b. 1931 - d. 2019) ALP 9 Aug 1990 - 6 Oct 1992 Joan Elizabeth Kirner (f) (b. 1938 - d. 2015) ALP 6 Oct 1992 - 19 Oct 1999 Jeffrey "Jeff" Gibb Kennett (b. 1948) LP 19 Oct 1999 - 30 Jul 2007 Steven "Steve" Philip Bracks (b. 1954) ALP 30 Jul 2007 - 2 Dec 2010 John Mansfield Brumby (b. 1953) ALP 2 Dec 2010 - 6 Mar 2013 Edward "Ted" Norman Baillieu (b. 1953) LP 6 Mar 2013 - 4 Dec 2014 Denis Vincent Napthine (b. 1952) LP 4 Dec 2014 - 27 Sep 2023 Daniel Michael Andrews (b. 1972) ALP 9 Mar 2021 - 27 Jun 2021 James Anthony Merlino (b. 1972) ALP (acting for Andrews)27 Sep 2023 - Jacinta Marie Allan (f) (b. 1973) ALP

Western Australia


3 Jan 1870 - 1953
(Unofficial to 27 Nov 1875)


Adopted 1953

Capital: Perth
(Frederickstown 1827-7 Mar 1831;
Swan River: Perth 1829-1832)

Population: 2,576,000 (2017)

25 Dec 1826 King George's Sound Penal settlement under British military

administration, namedFrederickstown (21 Jan 1827), and later

renamed Albany (1832); part ofNew South Wales. 30 Dec 1828 British Swan River settlement, part ofNew South Wales. 2 May 1829 Britain takes formal possession of Western Australia. 18 Jun 1829 Swan River colony created (separation fromNew South Wales). 7 Mar 1831 Frederickstown merged into Swan River.

6 Feb 1832 Colony of Western Australia and its Dependencies. 29 Dec 1890 Responsible government granted. 1 Jan 1901 State in the Australian commonwealth (State of Western Australia).

Commandants at Frederickstown (commanders of 57th Regiment of Foot to 3 Apr 1827, then 39th Regiment of Foot) 25 Dec 1826 - 3 Apr 1827 Edmund Lockyer (b. 1784 - d. 1860) 3 Apr 1827 - 6 Dec 1828 Joseph Wakefield (b. 179. - d. 1840) 6 Dec 1828 - 3 Dec 1829 George Sleeman (b. 1794 - d. 1840) 3 Dec 1829 - 7 Mar 1831 Collet Barker (b. 1781 - d. 1831) Lieutenant governor of Swan River 18 Jun 1829 - 6 Feb 1832 James Stirling (b. 1791 - d. 1865) Governors of Western Australia 6 Feb 1832 - 12 Aug 1832 James Stirling (1st time) (s.a.) 12 Aug 1832 - 14 Sep 1833 Frederick Chidley Irwin (1st time) (b. 1788 - d. 1860) (acting)

14 Sep 1833 - 11 May 1834 Richard Daniell (1st time)(acting) (b. 1791 - d. 1835) 11 May 1834 - 24 May 1834 John Picton Beete (acting) (b. 1799? - d. 1837) 24 May 1834 - 19 Aug 1834 Richard Daniell (2nd time)(acting) (s.a.) 19 Aug 1834 - 2 Jan 1839 Sir James Stirling (2nd time) (s.a.) 3 Jan 1839 - 27 Jan 1846 John Hutt (b. 1795 - d. 1880) 27 Jan 1846 - 11 Feb 1847 Andrew Clarke (b. 1793 - d. 1847) Jul 1846 - 12 Feb 1847 George Fletcher Moore (b. 1798 - d. 1886) (acting for Clarke) 12 Feb 1847 - 12 Aug 1848 Frederick Chidley Irwin (2nd time) (s.a.) 12 Aug 1848 - 23 Jul 1855 Charles Fitzgerald (b. 1792 - d. 1887) 23 Jul 1855 - 20 Feb 1862 Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy (b. 1810 - d. 1883) 20 Feb 1862 - 28 Feb 1862 John Bruce (1st time) (acting) (b. 1808 - d. 1870)28 Feb 1862 - 2 Nov 1868 John Stephen Hampton (b. 1809 - d. 1869) 2 Nov 1868 - 30 Sep 1869 John Bruce (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)30 Sep 1869 - 4 Jan 1875 Frederick Aloysius Weld (b. 1823 - d. 1891) 4 Jan 1875 - 11 Jan 1875 Edward Douglas Harvest (1st time) (b. 1824 - d. 1901) (acting)11 Jan 1875 - 7 Sep 1877 William Cleaver Francis Robinson (b. 1834 - d. 1897) (1st time) 7 Sep 1877 - 12 Nov 1877 Edward Douglas Harvest (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting)12 Nov 1877 - 10 Apr 1880 Sir Harry St. George Ord (b. 1819 - d. 1885)10 Apr 1880 - 14 Feb 1883 William Cleaver Francis Robinson (s.a.) (2nd time)14 Feb 1883 - 2 Jun 1883 Henry Thomas Wrensfordsley (b. 1825 - d. 1908) (acting) 2 Jun 1883 - 21 Dec 1889 Frederick Napier Broome (b. 1842 - d. 1896) (from 24 May 1884, Sir Frederick Napier Broome)21 Dec 1889 - 20 Oct 1890 Sir Malcolm Fraser (acting) (b. 1834 - d. 1900)20 Oct 1890 - 18 Mar 1895 William Cleaver Francis Robinson (s.a.) (3rd time)18 Mar 1895 - 23 Dec 1895 Alexander Campbell Onslow (b. 1842 - d. 1908) (from 15 Jul 1895, Sir Alexander Campbell Onslow) (1st time) (acting)23 Dec 1895 - 30 Jun 1900 Sir Gerard Smith (b. 1839 - d. 1920)30 Jun 1900 - 4 Mar 1901 Sir Alexander Campbell Onslow (s.a.) (2nd time)(acting) 4 Mar 1901 - 30 Apr 1901 Sir Edward Albert Stone (1st time) (b. 1844 - d. 1920) (acting) 1 May 1901 - 14 Aug 1902 Sir Arthur Lawley (b. 1860 - d. 1932)14 Aug 1902 - 24 Mar 1903 Sir Edward Albert Stone (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting)24 Mar 1903 - 23 Apr 1909 Sir Frederick George Denham (b. 1838 - d. 1913) Bedford23 Apr 1909 - 30 May 1909 Sir Edward Albert Stone (3rd time) (s.a.) (acting) 31 May 1909 - 4 Mar 1913 Sir Gerald Strickland (b. 1861 - d. 1940) 4 Mar 1913 - 16 Mar 1913 Sir Edward Albert Stone (4th time) (s.a.) (acting) 17 Mar 1913 - 27 Feb 1917 Sir Henry Barron (b. 1847 - d. 1921) 27 Feb 1917 - 8 Apr 1917 Sir Edward Albert Stone (5th time) (s.a.) (acting) 9 Apr 1917 - 9 Apr 1920 Sir William Grey Ellison Macartney (b. 1852 - d. 1924) 9 Apr 1920 - 17 Jun 1924 Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate (b. 1862 - d. 1936) Newdegate 17 Jun 1924 - 27 Oct 1924 Sir Robert Furse McMillan (acting) (b. 1858 - d. 1931) 28 Oct 1924 - 9 Jun 1931 Sir William Robert Campion (b. 1870 - d. 1951) 9 Jun 1931 - 11 Jul 1933 John Alfred Northmore (acting) (b. 1865 - d. 1958) (from 3 Jun 1932, Sir John Alfred Northmore) 11 Jun 1933 - 1 Jul 1951 Sir James Mitchell (b. 1866 - d. 1951) (acting to 5 Oct 1948) 1 Jul 1951 - 5 Aug 1951 Sir John Patrick Dwyer (1st time) (b. 1880 - d. 1966) (acting) 7 Aug 1951 - 27 Aug 1951 Albert Asher Wolff (1st time) (b. 1899 - d. 1977) (acting) 28 Aug 1951 - 5 Nov 1951 Sir John Patrick Dwyer (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 6 Nov 1951 - 25 Oct 1963 Sir Charles Henry Gairdner (b. 1898 - d. 1983) 25 Oct 1963 - 28 Aug 1973 Sir Douglas Anthony Kendrew (b. 1910 - d. 1989) 28 Aug 1973 - 7 Jan 1974 Albert Asher Wolff (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 7 Jan 1974 - 3 Apr 1975 Hughie Idwal Edwards (b. 1914 - d. 1982) (from 8 Oct 1974, Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards) 3 Apr 1975 - 24 Nov 1975 James Maxwell Ramsay (acting) (b. 1916 - d. 1986) 24 Nov 1975 - 16 May 1980 Sir Wallace Hart Kyle (b. 1910 - d. 1988) 16 May 1980 - 24 May 1980 Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt (b. 1918 - d. 2004) (1st time)(acting) 25 May 1980 - 27 May 1980 John Martin Lavan (1st time) (b. 1911 - d. 2006) (acting) 28 May 1980 - 7 Aug 1980 Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt (s.a.) (2nd time)(acting) 8 Aug 1980 - 9 Nov 1980 John Martin Lavan (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 10 Nov 1980 - 25 Nov 1980 Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt (s.a.) (3rd time) (acting) 25 Nov 1980 - 25 Nov 1983 Sir Richard John Trowbridge (b. 1920 - d. 2003) 25 Nov 1983 - 1 Jul 1984 Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt (s.a.) (4th time)(acting) 2 Jul 1984 - 27 Oct 1989 Gordon Stanley Reid (b. 1923 - d. 1989) 27 Oct 1989 - 1 Nov 1993 Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt (s.a.) (5th time)(acting to 27 Feb 1990) 1 Nov 1993 - 11 May 2000 Philip Michael Jeffery (b. 1937 - d. 2020) 11 May 2000 - 18 Aug 2000 Geoffrey Alexander Kennedy (acting)(b. 1931 - d. 2012) 18 Aug 2000 - 31 Oct 2005 John Murray Sanderson (b. 1940) 31 Oct 2005 - 18 Jan 2006 David Malcolm (acting) (b. 1938 - d. 2014) 18 Jan 2006 - 30 Apr 2011 Kenneth "Ken" Comninos Michael (b. 1938) 30 Apr 2011 - 1 Jul 2011 Wayne Martin (1st time) (acting) (b. 1952) 1 Jul 2011 - 30 Jun 2014 Malcolm McCusker (b. 1938) 1 Jul 2014 - 20 Oct 2014 Wayne Martin (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) 20 Oct 2014 - 30 Apr 2018 Kerry Gaye Sanderson (f) (b. 1950) 1 May 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Kim Christian Beazley (b. 1948) 1 Jul 2022 - 15 Jul 2022 Peter Quinlan (acting) (b. 1970) 15 Jul 2022 - Christopher "Chris" John Dawson (b. 1959?)

Premiers 29 Dec 1890 - 15 Feb 1901 John Forrest (b. 1847 - d. 1918) PP/CP (from 30 May 1891, Sir John Forrest) 15 Feb 1901 - 26 May 1901 George Throssell (b. 1840 - d. 1910) CP 27 May 1901 - 21 Nov 1901 George Leake (1st time) (b. 1856 - d. 1902) LP21 Nov 1901 - 23 Dec 1901 Alfred Edward Morgans (acting) (b. 1850 - d. 1933) CP 23 Dec 1901 - 1 Jul 1902 George Leake (2nd time) (s.a.) LP 1 Jul 1902 - 10 Aug 1904 Sir William Hartwell James (b. 1863 - d. 1943) LP 10 Aug 1904 - 25 Aug 1905 Henry Daglish (b. 1866 - d. 1920) ALP 25 Aug 1905 - 7 May 1906 Sir Cornthwaite Hector Rason (b. 1858 - d. 1927) LP 7 May 1906 - 16 Sep 1910 Sir Newton James Moore (b. 1870 - d. 1936) LP 16 Sep 1910 - 7 Oct 1911 Frank Wilson (1st time) (b. 1859 - d. 1918) LP 7 Oct 1911 - 27 Jul 1916 John Scaddan (b. 1876 - d. 1934) ALP 27 Jul 1916 - 28 Jun 1917 Frank Wilson (2nd time) (s.a.) LP 28 Jun 1917 - 17 Apr 1919 Sir Henry Bruce Lefroy (b. 1854 - d. 1930) NP 17 Apr 1919 - 17 May 1919 Sir Harry Pateshall Colebatch (b. 1872 - d. 1953) NP 17 May 1919 - 16 Apr 1924 James Mitchell (1st time) (b. 1866 - d. 1951) NP (from 3 Jun 1921, Sir James Mitchell) 16 Apr 1924 - 24 Apr 1930 Phillip Collier (1st time) (b. 1873 - d. 1948) ALP 24 Apr 1930 - 24 Apr 1933 Sir James Mitchell (2nd time) (s.a.) NP 24 Apr 1933 - 20 Aug 1936 Phillip Collier (2nd time) (s.a.) ALP 20 Aug 1936 - 31 Jul 1945 John Collings Wilcock (b. 1879 - d. 1956) ALP 31 Jul 1945 - 1 Apr 1947 Frank Joseph Scott Wise (b. 1897 - d. 1986) ALP 1 Apr 1947 - 23 Feb 1953 Sir Duncan Ross McLarty (b. 1891 - d. 1962) LP 23 Feb 1953 - 2 Apr 1959 Albert Redvers George Hawke (b. 1900 - d. 1989) ALP 2 Apr 1959 - 3 Mar 1971 Sir David Brand (b. 1912 - d. 1979) LP 3 Mar 1971 - 8 Apr 1974 John Trezise Tonkin (b. 1902 - d. 1995) ALP 8 Apr 1974 - 25 Jan 1982 Sir Charles Court (b. 1911 - d. 2007) LP 25 Jan 1982 - 25 Feb 1983 Raymond James O'Connor (b. 1926 - d. 2013) LP 25 Feb 1983 - 26 Feb 1987 Brian Thomas Burke (b. 1947) ALP 26 Feb 1987 - 12 Feb 1990 Peter McCallum Dowding (b. 1943) ALP 12 Feb 1990 - 16 Feb 1993 Carmen Mary Lawrence (f) (b. 1948) ALP 16 Feb 1993 - 19 Feb 2001 Richard Fairfax Court (b. 1947) LP 19 Feb 2001 - 16 Jan 2006 Geoff Ian Gallop (b. 1951) ALP 16 Jan 2006 - 25 Jan 2006 Eric Ripper (acting) (b. 1951) ALP 25 Jan 2006 - 23 Sep 2008 Alan John Carpenter (b. 1957) ALP 23 Sep 2008 - 17 Mar 2017 Colin James Barnett (b. 1950) LP 17 Mar 2017 - 8 Jun 2023 Mark McGowan (b. 1967) ALP 8 Jun 2023 - Roger Hugh Cook (b. 1965) ALP