ASSH membership for 2024 now due. It includes two issues of Sporting Traditions and ASSH Bulletin. Payment information at https://sporthistory.net.au/membership/ New members welcome.
Public Sport History and Community Sport Symposium,
Public Sport History and Community Sport Symposium, being held at Macquarie University (face-to-face and online) on Tuesday 5 December, 2023,. Free registration through Eventbrite
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards 2023
There has been a 20-year hiatus, but the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards are back and will be held in the ‘Olympic Room’ at the MCG on the 11th of November 2023 from 6:00 pm till 11:00 pm. Information including ticketing.
ASSH Sydney Chapter – Panel on ‘The neglect of Australian field hockey by sports historians’
Date: Wednesday 18 October 2023 6pm
Location: Macquarie Room, State Library of New South Wales
Panel:
Richard Cashman: Chair
Janet Beverley: Author of a PhD on Australian women’s hockey.
Max Solling: Author of a manuscript, submitted to Halstead Press, which is a social history of Australian hockey.
Discussion topics: Why the neglect of field hockey by sports historians? , The story of Australian hockey ; Is the women’s story different from the men’s story? ; The amalgamation of men’s and women’s hockey ; The context of hockey — geography, class, gender ;Strength and weaknesses.
24th Annual Tom Brock Lecture!
Our lecture this year takes place on Tuesday 12 September, 6:00 for 6:30pm. It takes the form of a panel discussion: ‘Whither Bush Footy? Country rugby league in the 21st century’
Our panellists are Matt Parish, Karen Stuart and Geoff Mann.
The Bodyline Fix : How Women Saved Cricket by Dr Marion Stell
This book has been nominated for The Courier-Mail People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year. Cast your vote by 5pm 14 August 2022. Marion recently delivered the Reet and Max Howell Lecture at Sporting Traditions XXIV.
Tom Brock Panel 2023 Online
‘Done Good, Played Hard Panel ‘with – Sia Soliola Katrina Fanning AO PSM, Tim Gavel – Tom Brock Panel is available at National Library of Australia Youtube Channel.
Sporting Traditions XXIV 2023 Conference Program
10-13 July 2023 Canberra – Eastlake Football Club and National Library of Australia
Conference Program as of 5 July 2023
Sporting Traditions May 2023 Published
Latest issue includes articles on women’s triathlon, oceans & wellbeing, Australian football and running rugby and book reviews.
