Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia
Table title:
Office-holders
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > High commissioner </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Start of term </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > End of term </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir Geoffrey Whiskard, KCB, KCMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1936 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1941 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1941 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1945 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Edward Williams, KCMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1946 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1952 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir Stephen Holmes, KCMG, MC </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1952 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1956 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Lord Carrington, KCMG, MC, DL </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1956 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1959 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lieutenant General Sir William Oliver, GBE, KCB, KCMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1959 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1965 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir Charles Johnston, GCMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1965 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1971 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir Morrice James, GCMG, CVO, MBE </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1971 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1976 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir Donald Tebbit, GCMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1976 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1980 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir John Mason, KCMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1980 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1984 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir John Leahy, KCMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1984 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1988 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir John Coles, GCMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1988 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1991 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir Brian Barder, KCMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1991 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1994 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir Roger Carrick, KCMG, LVO </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1994 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1997 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Alex Allan </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1997 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1999 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Lord Goodlad, KCMG, PC </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1999 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2005 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Rt. Hon. Helen Liddell </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2005 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2009 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Baroness Amos, PC </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2009 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2010 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Paul Madden, CMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2011 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2015 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Menna Rawlings, CMG </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2015 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2019 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Victoria Treadell, CMG, MVO </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2019 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
When did Peter Carington serve as the High Commissioner to Australia?
Answer:
Peter Carington was appointed as High Commissioner to Australia, a post he held from 1956 to 1959.