When Sir John Northcott's term as Governor of New South Wales drew to a close, the Premier, Joseph Cahill, sought another Australian-born military officer to succeed him and chose Woodward, who assumed office on 1 August 1957.
In 2009 Cahill became the subject of a biography, They Called Him Old Smoothie: John Joseph Cahill, by Peter Golding (Australian Scholarly Publishing, Kew, Victoria, 2009).
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Evatt served in the governments of William McKell, James McGirr and Joseph Cahill as Minister for Education (1941–1944), Minister for Tourism (1946–1947), Minister for Housing (1947–1950 and 1952–1954) and Colonial Secretary (1950–1952).
During the late 1950s Bailey emerged as one of the most high-profile figures in Australia's mental health professions, being photographed with leading politicians such as New South Wales Premier Joseph Cahill.
Having served as the Secretary for Lands in the third McGirr ministry, Renshaw was promoted as the Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Local Government in the first and second Cahill ministries.