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Colonial Secretary Correspondence
Top of Colonial Secretary Correspondence The Colonial Secretaries, 1821-1959

NameDates of Office

GOULBURN, Frederick

1 Jan 1821 - 7 Jan 1826

McLEAY, Alexander

8 Jan 1826 - 2 Jan 1837

THOMSON, Edward Deas

2 Jan 1837 - 6 Jun 1856

DONALDSON, Stuart Alexander

6 Jun 1856 - 25 Aug 1856

COWPER, Charles

26 Aug 1856 - 2 Oct 1856

PARKER, Henry Watson

3 Oct 1856 - 7 Sep 1857

COWPER, Charles

7 Sep 1857 - 26 Oct 1859

FORSTER, William

27 Oct 1859 - 8 Mar 1860

COWPER, Charles

9 Mar 1860 - 15 Oct 1863

FORSTER, William

16 Oct 1863 - 2 Feb 1865

COWPER, Charles

3 Feb 1865 - 21 Jan 1866

PARKES, Henry

22 Jan 1866 - 17 Sep 1868

DOCKER, Joseph

28 Sep 1868 - 26 Oct 1868

ROBERTSON, John

27 Oct 1868 - 12 Jan 1870

COWPER, Charles

13 Jan 1870 - 15 Dec 1870

ROBERTSON, John

16 Dec 1870 - 13 May 1872

PARKES, Henry

14 May 1872 - 8 Feb 1875

ROBERTSON, John

9 Feb 1875 - 21 Mar 1877

PARKES, Henry

22 Mar 1877 - 16 Aug 1877

ROBERTSON, Sir John

17 Aug 1877 - 17 Dec 1877

FITZPATRICK, Michael

18 Dec 1877 - 20 Dec 1878

PARKES, Sir Henry

21 Dec 1878 - 4 Jan 1883

ROBERTSON, Sir John

29 Dec 1881 - 19 Aug 1882 (Acting)

STUART, Alexander

5 Jan 1883 - 6 Oct 1885

DIBBS, George Richard

7 Oct 1885 - 9 Oct 1885

JENNINGS, Sir Patrick

10 Oct 1885 - 21 Dec 1885

ROBERTSON, Sir John

22 Dec 1885 - 25 Feb 1886

DIBBS, George Richard

26 Feb 1886 - 19 Jan 1887

PARKES, Sir Henry

25 Jan 1887 - 16 Jan 1889

DIBBS, George Richard

17 Jan 1889 - 7 Mar 1889

PARKES, Sir Henry

8 Mar 1889 - 22 Oct 1891

DIBBS, Sir George Richard

23 Oct 1891 - 2 Aug 1894

BRUNKER, James Dixon

3 Aug 1894 - 13 Sep 1899

SEE, John

14 Sep 1899 - 27 Mar 1901

SEE, John

28 Mar 1901 - 14 Jun 1904

PERRY, John

15 Jun 1904 - 29 Aug 1904

HOGUE, James Alexander

30 Aug 1904 - 13 May 1907

WADDELL, Thomas

14 May 1907 - 1 Oct 1907

WOOD, William Herbert

2 Oct 1907 - 20 Oct 1910

MACDONELL, Donald

21 Oct 1910 - 26 Oct 1911

FLOWERS, Frederick

7 Nov 1911 - 26 Nov 1911

McGOWAN, James Sinclair Taylor

27 Nov 1911 - 29 Jun 1913

HOLMAN, William Arthur

30 Jun 1913 - 29 Jan 1914

CANN, John Henry

29 Jan 1914 - 15 Mar 1915

BLACK, George

15 Mar 1915 - 15 Nov 1916

FULLER, George Warburton

15 Nov 1916 - 12 Apr 1920

DOOLEY, James

13 Apr 1920 - 20 Dec 1921

OAKES, Charles William

20 Dec 1921 (a.m.) - 20 Dec 1921 (p.m.)

DOOLEY, James

20 Dec 1921 - 13 Apr 1922

OAKES, Charles William

13 Apr 1922 - 17 Jun 1925

LAZZARINI, Carlo Camillo

17 Jun 1925 - 26 May 1927

GOSLING, Mark

27 May 1927 - 18 Oct 1927

BRUNTNELL, Albert

18 Oct 1927 - 31 Jan 1929

BAVIN, Thomas Rainsford

1 Feb 1929 - 15 Apr 1929

CHAFFEY, Captain Frank Augustus

16 Apr 1929 - 3 Nov 1930

GOSLING, Mark

4 Nov 1930 - 13 May 1932

CHAFFEY, Captain Frank Augustus

16 May 1932 - 13 Apr 1938

GOLLAN, George Charles

13 Apr 1938 - 16 Aug 1939

TONKIN, Alwyn Uren

16 Aug 1939 - 16 May 1941

BADDELEY, John Marcus

16 May 1941 - 30 Jun 1950

EVATT, Clive Raleigh

30 Jun 1950 - 2 Apr 1952

KELLY, Christopher Augustus

2 Apr 1952 - 31 Mar 1959


Christopher Augustus Kelly continued in the retitled position of Chief Secretary until 11 May 1965

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