27 July – Allan Border, cricketer 5 August – Robert Flower (died 2014), footballer 19 August – Mary-Anne Fahey, actress and comedian 18 September - Jim Saleam, Far Right activist 5 October – Wilbur Wilde, saxophonist 8 October – Paul Lennon, Premier of Tasmania 24 October – Katherine Knight, murderer 11 December – David Atkins, actor and dancer 19 December– Lincoln Hall (died 2012), mountain climber Deaths 10 May – John Radecki, stained-glass artist (born in Poland) (b. 1865) 6 June – Max Meldrum, artist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1875) 1 August – Charles Shaw, journalist and novelist (b. 1900) 26 August – P.C. Anderson, golfer and educator (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1871) 5 September – Haydn Bunton Sr., Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy) (b. 1911) 11 November – Harry Cobby, military aviator (b. 1894) 19 December – Sir Keith Smith, aviator (b. 1890) See also List of Australian films of the 1950s References Australia Years of the 20th century in Australia