1924 in Australia - Births

Births

• 1 January – Elizabeth McKinnon, Olympic sprinter
• 24 January – Catherine Hamlin, obstetrician and gynaecologist
• 29 February – David Beattie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1980–1985)
• 11 April – Frank Wilson (died 2005), actor
• 25 April – Peter Abeles, businessman (died 1999)
• 25 April – Eric D'Arcy, Catholic Archbishop of Hobart (died 2005)
• 3 May – Ken Kearney, rugby league player (died 2006)
• 5 May – Gordon Jackson, businessman (died 1991)
• 31 May – Patsy Adam-Smith, author and historian (died 2001)
• 3 June – Eric Neal, Governor of South Australia (1996–2001)
• 24 June – Brian Bevan, rugby league player (died 1991)
• 29 June – Eric Worrell, RAAF pilot (died 1993)
• 23 August – David Boyd, artist
• 13 September – Harold Blair, tenor and Aboriginal activist (died 1976)
• 27 September – Charlotte MacGibbon, javelin thrower
• 1 October – Leonie Kramer, academic and educator
• 5 October – Kenneth Jack, artist
• 20 October – Andrew Blomberg, soccer player
• 25 October – Paul Rigby, cartoonist
• 26 October – Reg Withers, Senator for Western Australia
• 10 November – Bobby Limb (died 1999), entertainer
• 21 November – David Thomson, politician
• 22 November – Les Johnson, politician
• 28 November – Harry Bath (died 2008), rugby league footballer and coach
• 3 December – John Winter, Olympic high jumper (died 2007)
• 17 December – Clifton Pugh, artist