1950 in Australia

1950 in Australia
Monarchy	George VI
Governor-General	William McKell
Prime minister	Robert Menzies
Population	8,178,696
Elections	NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS

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Decades:

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1940s
1950s
1960s
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Incumbents

State Premiers

Premier of New South Wales – James McGirr
Premier of Queensland – Ned Hanlon
Premier of South Australia – Thomas Playford IV
Premier of Tasmania – Robert Cosgrove
Premier of Victoria – Thomas Hollway (until 27 June), then John McDonald
Premier of Western Australia – Ross McLarty

State Governors

Events

25 January – The Tank Landing Ship HMAS Tarakan explodes at Garden Island in Sydney, killing 8 people.
8 February – Petrol rationing ends, nearly ten years after it was introduced during World War II.
6 May – A state election is held in Tasmania. The result is a hung parliament, but Robert Cosgrove's Labor Party remains in power with independent support.
13 May – A state election is held in Victoria.
23 June – The Parliament of Australia passes the Communist Party Dissolution Bill, effectively banning the operation of the Communist Party of Australia.
26 June – Douglas DC-4 Amana crashes near Perth, Western Australia, killing 28. One passenger survived the crash.
26 July – The government announces that Australia will send troops to fight in the Korean War. The first Australian forces land in Korea on 17 September.
28 October – The Smith's Weekly newspaper, founded in 1919, is published for the last time.
New South Wales and Queensland receive extraordinary annual rainfall.

Arts and literature

Main article: 1950 in Australian literature

11 December – A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute is published.

Unknown dates

William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Sir Leslie McConnan
The novel Power Without Glory by Frank Hardy is published.
The Ballet Corroboree, by John Antill, is first performed

Sport

General
- Australia wins 34 gold medals at the 4th British Empire Games, held in Auckland, New Zealand

Cricket
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
Cycling
- Sid Patterson wins the world amateur pursuit cycling title in Belgium
Football
- Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Easts defeated Wests 14-10
- New South Wales Rugby League premiership: South Sydney defeated Western Suburbs 21-15
- South Australian National Football League premiership: won by Norwood
- Victorian Football League premiership: Essendon defeated North Melbourne 92-54
Golf
- Australian Open: won by Norman Von Nida
- Australian PGA Championship: won by Norman Von Nida
Horse Racing
- Grey Boots wins the Caulfield Cup
- Alister wins the Cox Plate
- Comic Court wins the Melbourne Cup
Motor Racing
- The Australian Grand Prix was held at Nuriootpa and won by Doug Whiteford driving a Ford
Tennis
- Australian Open men's singles: Frank Sedgman defeats Ken McGregor 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1
- Australian Open women's singles: Louise Brough defeats Doris Hart 6-4 3-6 6-4
- Davis Cup: Australia defeats the United States 4-1 in the 1950 Davis Cup final
- US Open: John Bromwich and Frank Sedgman win the Men's Doubles
- Wimbledon: John Bromwich and Adrian Quist win the Men's Doubles
Yachting
- Margaret Rintoul takes line honours and Nerida wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Births

1 January – Wayne Bennett, rugby league footballer and coach
11 February – John Cobb, politician
14 February – Phil Dent, tennis player
16 February – Malcolm Blight, Australian Rules football player
20 February – Gary Manuel, football (soccer) player
1 March – Estelle Blackburn, journalist
11 March – Sam Kekovich, Australian Rules football player
18 March – Larry Perkins, ATCC/V8 Supercars racing driver
30 March – Warren Snowdon, politician
10 April – Mick Dodson, indigenous leader
15 April – Peter Cochrane, historian
29 April – Phillip Noyce, film director
11 May – Gary Foley, indigenous activist
15 May – Jim Bacon, Premier of Tasmania (2001–2004, died 2004)
26 May – Paul Omodei, WA politician
29 May – Lesley Hunt, tennis player
31 May – Warren Entsch, politician
13 June - Belinda Bauer, actress
15 July – Colin Barnett, WA politician
15 July – Alan Hurst, cricketer
15 July – Peter Reith, politician
17 July – Nick Bolkus, politician
21 July – Allan Maher, football (soccer) goalkeeper
8 August – Philip Salom, poet and novelist
16 August – Jeff Thomson, cricketer
6 September – Robyn Davidson, writer
11 September – Bruce Doull, Australian Rules football player
27 September – John Marsden, writer
14 October – Kate Grenville, novelist
30 October - Tim Sheens, rugby league footballer and coach
2 November – Graeme Murphy, choreographer
7 November – John Lang, rugby league footballer and coach
25 November – Alexis Wright, writer
1 December – Ross Hannaford, guitarist (Daddy Cool)
10 December – Robert Cusack, swimmer
12 December
- Louis Nowra, writer and playwright
- Judy Wajcman, sociologist
18 December – Gillian Armstrong, film director
22 December – Nick Enright, playwright, director

Deaths

2 January – James Dooley (born 1877), Premier of New South Wales (1921–1922)
20 January – Ray Duggan (born 1913), speedway motorcycle racer
25 January – Chummy Fleming (born 1863), trade unionist
23 February – Henry Willis (born 1860), politician
28 February – Ted Theodore (born 1884), Premier of Queensland (1919–1925)
19 March – Harry Wright (born 1870), Australian rules footballer (Essendon)
14 April – Sir Albert Dunstan (born 1882), Premier of Victoria (1935–1943, 1943–1945)
6 May – Lancelot De Mole (born 1880), engineer and inventor
15 May – Jack Hickey (born 1887), dual-code rugby international
11 June – Ernest Henshaw (born 1870), WA politician
20 June – Claude Jennings (born 1884), cricketer
14 July – Bill Howell (born 1869), cricketer
31 July – George Wise (born 1853), politician and solicitor
6 August – Edwin Corboy (born 1896), politician
8 August – Fergus McMaster (born 1879), co-founder of Qantas
3 September – Michael Durack (born 1865), pastoralist and WA pioneer
22 September – Edward Fowell Martin (born 1875), soldier
24 September – Dame Mary Turner Cook (born 1863), wife of Prime Minister Sir Joseph Cook
6 November – Frank Brennan (born 1873), politician
20 November – Erle Cox (born 1873), journalist and science fiction author
16 December – James Fenton (born 1864), politician
29 December – Albert Lane (born 1873), politician

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