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| 1788 | Sydney Australia Philip, Arthur |  |
| 25th Jan Sydney Founds Sydney, becomes Australia Day |
| 1828 | Colonization Australia Stirling, James | |
| Canberra Makes West Australia a British colony |
| Western Appointed Governor of Western Australia |
| 1840 | Governor Great Britain Grey, George |  |
| Appointed Governor of South Australia |
| 1900 | Commonwealth Australia Deakin, Alfred | |
| Canberra Creates an Australian Commonwealth |
| 1900 | Governor Great Britain Hope | |
| Appointed Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia |
| 1901 | Attorney Australia Deakin, Alfred | |
| Canberra Appointed Attorney General |
| 1903 | Liberal Protectionist Government Australia Kin, Alfred de | |
| Canberra Forms a Liberal Protectionist Government dependent on Labour support |
| 1907 | Prime Minister Australia Forrest, John | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, acting |
| 1910 | Attorney Australia Hughes, William Morris | |
| Appointed Attorney General |
| 1911 | Governor Great Britain Denman, Thomas | |
| Appointed Governor General of Australia |
| 1913 | Prime Minister Australia Cook, Joseph | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Australia |
| 1916 | Coaltion Government Australia Hughes, William Morris | |
| Canberra Leaves the Labour Party & leads a coalition government |
| 1919 | Governor Great Britain Clifford, Bede Edmund Hugh | |
| Appointed Governor General of Australia |
| 1920 | Governor Great Britain Forster | |
| Appointed Governor General of Australia |
| 1923 | Prime Minister Australia Bruce, Stanley | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Australia |
| 1925 | Governor Great Britain Baird | |
| Appointed Governor General of Australia |
| 1933 | High Commissioner Australia Bruce, Stanley | |
| Canberra Appointed High Commissioner for Australia in London |
| Canberra Appointed Australian Representative on the Council of the League of Nations |
| 1934 | Minister of External Affairs Australia Hughes, William Morris | |
| Appointed Minister of External Affairs |
| 1936 | President Australia Bruce, Stanley | |
| Appointed President of the Council of the League of Nations |
| 1937 | Minister of External Affairs Australia Hughes, William Morris | |
| Appointed Minister of External Affairs |
| 1940 | Minister of Aircraft Australia Fadden, Arthur William | |
| 14th Aug Appointed Minister of Air & Civil Aviation |
| Mar Appointed Minister without portfolio |
| 1941 | Minister of Labour Australia Holt, Harold Edward | |
| Appointed Minister of Labour |
| 1941 | Prime Minister Australia Curtin, John Joseph Ambrose | |
| 25th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 1st term |
| 1941 | Prime Minister Australia Fadden, Arthur William | |
| 28th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister until Oct |
| Oct Canberra Forced to resign after his budget is rejected |
| 7th Oct Canberra Resigns as PM of Australia |
| 1943 | Prime Minister Australia Curtin, John Joseph Ambrose | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 2nd term |
| 1944 | Governor Great Britain Dugan, Winston Joseph | |
| Appointed Governor General of Australia, 1st term |
| 1945 | Governor Great Britain Albert of Gloucester | |
| Appointed Governor General of Australia |
| 1945 | Prime Minister Australia Forde, Francis Michael | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Australia |
| 1947 | Chairman World Food Council Bruce Australia Bruce, Stanley | |
| Canberra Appointed Chairman of the World Food Council |
| 1947 | Governor Great Britain Dugan, Winston Joseph | |
| Appointed Governor General of Australia, 2nd term |
| 1947 | Peerage Australia Bruce, Stanley | |
| Canberra Created Lord Melbourne, 1st Australian in the British House of Lords |
| 1949 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Australia Casey, Richard | |
| Appointed Minister of External Affairs |
| 1949 | Minister of Immigration Australia Holt, Harold Edward | |
| Appointed Minister of Immigration |
| Appointed Minister of Labour |
| 1958 | Federal Treasurer Australia Holt, Harold Edward | |
| Canberra Appointed Federal Treasurer |
| 1959 | Governor Great Britain Morrison | |
| Appointed Governor General of Australia |
| 1960 | Governor Australia Casey, Richard | |
| Canberra Appointed Governor General of Australia |
| 1967 | Death Australia Bruce, Stanley | |
| 25th Aug London Death of Stanley Bruce |
| 1971 | Prime Minister Australia MacMahon, William | |
| 10th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Australia |
| 1977 | Governor Australia Cowen, Zelman | |
| Canberra Appointed Governor General of Australia |
| 1996 | Inauguration of Dean Australia Deane, William | |
| 16th Feb Canberra Sworn in as Governor of Autralia |
| 2001 | Minister of Defense Australia Reith, Peter | |
| 22nd Jan Appointed Minister of Defense |
| 2007 | Kyoto Protocal Australia Rudd, Kevin Michael | |
| 3rd Dec Australia's new Government formed by the Australian Labor Party fully supports the protocol and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signs the instrument of ratification immediately after assuming office |
| 3rd Dec Rudd is sworn in as Prime Minister by Governor-General Michael Jeffery, unlike Labor predecessors, Rudd does not swear allegiance to the Queen of Australia directly but promises to "well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia and her people" |
