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1950 in South Africa

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1950
in
South Africa

Decades:
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This is a list of events that occurred in 1950 in South Africa.

Incumbents

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Events

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March
April
May
June
August
September
  • 26 – Sasol (Suid-Afrikaanse Steenkool, Olie en Gaskorporasie Bpk.) is registered as a company.
October
November
December
  • 13 – South Africa refuses to place South-West Africa under UN trusteeship.
  • 21 – The gold town of Allanridge in the Free State Province is established.
Unknown date

Births

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Deaths

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  • 11 September – Jan Smuts, soldier and international statesman. (b. 1870)

Railways

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Railway lines opened

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  • 2 October – Transvaal: Vandyksdrif to Broodsnyersplaas, 11 miles 73 chains (19.2 kilometres).[2]

Sports

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Boxing

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British Empire Games

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The British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games), after a 12-year gap, takes place in Auckland, New Zealand from 4 to 11 February. Of the 12 participating countries which include Southern Rhodesia, South Africa finishes 5th on the medals list, winning 20 medals, 8 Gold, 4 Silver and 8 Bronze. The medal winners are:

Athletics
  • Neville Price – Gold, long jump, distance 7.31 m
  • Syd Luyt – Silver, marathon, time 2.37.03
  • Tom Lavery – Bronze, 120 yards hurdles, time 14.6 s
  • Daphne Robb ; Bronze, 220 yards, time 24.7 s
Boxing
Lawn bowls
  • Alfred Blumberg, H.Currer, Harry Atkinson and Norman Walker – Gold, fours
  • W. Gibb and H.J. van Zyl – Silver, pairs
Rowing
  • Ian Stephen – Bronze, single sculls
Swimming
  • Graham Johnston – Silver, 440 yards freestyle
  • Graham Johnston – Gold, 1650 yards freestyle
  • Jackie Wild – Gold, 110 yards backstroke
  • Joan Harrison – Bronze, 110 yards freestyle
  • Joan Harrison – Gold, 440 yards freestyle
Weightlifting
  • Barrie Engelbrecht – Bronze, featherweight
  • Issy Bloomberg – Silver, light-heavyweight
Wrestling
  • Patrick Morton – Gold, light-heavyweight
  • Martin Jooste – Bronze, welterweight
  • Carel Reitz – Bronze, middleweight

Comrades Marathon

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Football

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June–July

The Australia national association football team tours South Africa and plays four games against the South Africa national football team.

References

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  1. ^ McGregor, P. M. J. (3 June 1978). "The History of No 2 Squadron, SAAF, in the Korean War". Military History Journal. 4 (3). The South African Military History Society. ISSN 0026-4016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  2. ^ Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 191, ref. no. 200954-13