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The Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) is the pre-eminent body for the discipline in Australia and New Zealand and, as such, is responsible for generating a range of publications in both print and electronic form. To this end a Publications Committee is formally constituted and there are currently several positions available to serve on this Board. Please visit the Publications page for more information on available editorial positions and details on position descriptions.
The ASSH AGM will be held on Thursday, 2 July 2009 during the Sporting Traditions Conference in Wellington, New Zealand. The agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting. If you would like to add any agenda items, please forward them to Claire Parker for inclusion. Members who are are unable to attend may fill in a proxy form. This should be returned to Claire Parker before the meeting. Nominations for positions on the Executive can be made on the nomination form, which should be returned to Claire Parker. ASSH has established a mailing list for all those interested in staying in touch with the organisation and its activities. To join (or unsubscribe) from the mailing list, please click on the following link and fill in your details: ASSH Mailing List. The Tom Brock Bequest Committee is pleased to announce that Katherine Haines, Sydney, is the Tom Brock Scholar 2009. Ms Haines' research is titled ‘Overview of Women’s Rugby League from 1907–1933 in NSW and Queensland: an examination of the extent and context of women as players’. Katherine was commissioned to write and produce a one-hour radio program for ABC Radio National’s Hindsight on the women’s game played in Sydney in 1921, which was broadcast on 15 March. Click here to listen to the programme. The ASSH Awards Subcommittee, chaired by Richard Cashman, is pleased to announce the 2009 ASSH Awards, which include: ASSH
Book Award (Monograph) ASSH Chapter Guidelines Approved
At the
recent Executive meeting on the
For more information, please click here to consult the Guidelines. Sporting Traditions 2003 Conference Photos
Here they are! The much anticipated visual record of the recent Sporting Traditions Conference. Click on each image to see a larger version.
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to Contents Various chapters of ASSH conduct regular seminar series. For a timetable of events, click on the chapter in your state. New participants are always welcome and if you wish to schedule a presentation, please contact the relevant co-ordinator. ASSH New South Wales Chapter Return
to Contents From time to time, positions in sports history and sports studies are advertised. Please consult this site to keep updated with new academic and general positions in the sports studies areas. If your institution is advertising a position, please send the details to the webmistress. Return
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