Frank Joseph Scott Wise ( 30 May 1897 â `` 29 June 1986 ) was the 16th Premier of Western Australia from 31 July 1945 to 1 April 1947 . He was from the Labor Party . Frank Joseph Scott Wise AO ( 30 May 1897 -- 29 June 1986 ) was an Australian Labor Party politician and the 16th Premier of Western Australia .