The following lists events that happened during 1950 in Australia .
Robert Menzies Arts and literature [ edit ] Cricket Cycling Sid Patterson wins the world amateur pursuit cycling title in BelgiumFootball Golf Horse racing Motor racing Tennis Yachting 1 January – Wayne Bennett , rugby league footballer and coach 26 January – Barry Round , Australian rules footballer (died 2022) 30 January – Jack Newton , golfer (died 2022) 11 February – John Cobb , politician 14 February – Phil Dent , tennis player 16 February – Malcolm Blight , Australian Rules football player 20 February – Garry 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 20 March – Warren Snowdon , politician 10 April – Mick Dodson , indigenous leader 11 April – Jim Molan , politician and army officer (died 2023) 13 April – Tommy Raudonikis , rugby league player and coach (died 2021) 15 April – Peter Cochrane , historian 21 April – Bruce Duperouzel , footballer and cricketer 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 13 July – Kevin McQuay , businessman (died 2005) 15 July 17 July – Nick Bolkus , politician 21 July – Allan Maher , football (soccer) goalkeeper 28 July – Jim Maxwell , cricket commentator 8 August – Philip Salom , poet and novelist 16 August – Jeff Thomson , cricketer 19 August – Graeme Beard , 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) (died 2016) 10 December – Robert Cusack , swimmer 12 December 18 December – Gillian Armstrong , film director 22 December – Nick Enright , playwright, director (died 2003) Ted Theodore Sir Albert Dunstan 2 January 20 January – Ray Duggan , speedway racer (b. 1913 )25 January – Chummy Fleming , trade unionist (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1863 )9 February – Ted Theodore , 20th Premier of Queensland (b. 1884 )23 February – Henry Willis , New South Wales politician (b. 1860 )19 March – Harry Wright , Australian rules footballer (Essendon ) (b. 1870 )14 April – Sir Albert Dunstan , 33rd Premier of Victoria (b. 1882 )6 May – Lancelot De Mole , engineer and inventor (b. 1880 )15 May – Jack Hickey , Olympic rugby union and league player (b. 1887 )11 June – Ernest Henshaw , Western Australian politician (b. 1870 )20 June – Claude Jennings , cricketer (b. 1884 )14 July – Bill Howell , cricketer (b. 1869 )31 July – George Wise , Victorian politician and solicitor (b. 1853 )6 August – Edwin Corboy , Western Australian politician (b. 1896 )8 August – Sir Fergus McMaster , businessman and aviation pioneer (b. 1879 )3 September – Michael Durack , Western Australian politician and pastoralist (b. 1865 )22 September – Edward Fowell Martin , public servant and soldier (b. 1875 )24 September – Dame Mary Cook , 6th Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1863 )6 November – Frank Brennan , Victorian politician (b. 1873 )20 November – Erle Cox , journalist and science fiction author (b. 1873 )2 December – James Fenton , Victorian politician (b. 1864 )29 December – Albert Lane , New South Wales politician (b. 1873 )
1950 in Oceania
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