Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - George VI, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1936–1952)
- Governor-General - William McKell, Governor-General of Australia (1947–1953)
- Prime Minister - Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (1945–1949)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - George VI, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1936–1952)
- Governor-General - Sir Bernard Freyberg, Governor-General of New Zealand (1946–1952)
- Prime Minister - Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1940–1949)
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