1950 in Australia
Encyclopedia : 1 : 19 : 195 : 1950 in Australia
See also: 1949 in Australia, other events of 1950, 1951 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
Contents
Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Robert Menzies
- Governor General - William McKell
- Premier of New South Wales - James McGirr
- Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford IV
- Premier of Queensland - Ned Hanlon
- Premier of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove
- Premier of Western Australia - Ross McLarty
- Premier of Victoria - Thomas Hollway (until June 27), then John McDonald
Events
- January 25 - The Tank Landing Ship HMAS Tarakan explodes at Garden Island in Sydney, killing 8 persons.
- April 27 - The Communist Party Dissolution Bill is introduced in parliament [link]
- June 26 - Australian National Airways (ANA) Skymaster VH-ANA Amana crashes near Perth, Western Australia, killing 28. One passenger survived (ANA Skymaster Amana crash)
- September 17 - The first Australian troops land in Korea to take part in the Korean War
- The Smith's Weekly newspaper, founded in 1919, is published for the last time
Science & Technology
Arts and literature
- William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Sir Leslie McConnan
- The novel, Power Without Glory, is published by Frank Hardy
- The Ballet Corroboree, by John Antill, is first performed
Film
Sport
- Margaret Rintoul takes line honours and Nerida wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
- Comic Court wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- Sid Patterson wins the world amateur pursuit cycling title in Belgium
- Australia wins 34 gold medals at the British Empire Games, held in Auckland, New Zealand
Births
- January 1 - Wayne Bennett, rugby league coach
- February 14 - Phil Dent, tennis player
- February 16 - Malcolm Blight, Australian Rules football player
- March 18 - Larry Perkins, racing driver
- May 15 - Jim Bacon (d. 2004), Premier of Tasmania
- August 16 - Jeff Thomson, cricketer
- September 11 - Bruce Doull, Australian Rules football player
- November 2 - Graeme Murphy, choreographer
- December 18 - Gillian Armstrong, film director
Deaths
- January 2 - James Dooley (b. 1877), Premier of New South Wales
- February 28 - Ted Theodore (b. 1884), Premier of Queensland
See also
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.