Talk:Governor of Western Australia

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[edit] No Governor for 17 years

The post of Governor was not filled between 1931 and 1948. Sir James Mitchell held the posts of Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator 1933-1948.

Why was the post not filled for so long? -- JackofOz 03:16, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

If I recall correctly, the W.A. government was determined that Mitchell be appointed to the position, but the British government was equally determined not to ratify the appointment of a colony-born. Hesperian 04:35, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

How humiliating for the Brits when Mitchell was finally appointed governor in 1948. But that seems to fly in the face of the appointment of Sir Isaac Isaacs as Governor-General in January 1931. That appoinment must have been settled months earlier, in 1930. So if King George V was prepared to accede to JIm Scullin's wishes and acknowledge that the Australian PM was the sole person fit to advise the monarch on Australian matters, what was the sticking point when it came to the Premier of WA advising on the appointment of the WA Governor? -- JackofOz 07:40, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

This appears to be a question that will reward further research. I think I have the answers somewhere on my bookshelf. I shall get back to you. Hesperian 07:43, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Head of State

The High Court settled this in 1907. The Governor of a State is the head of state. Likewise the Governor-General. See the relatively simple decision here. Amplified here. --Pete 01:07, 12 October 2007 (UTC)