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THE CENTENARY OF RUGBY LEAGUE IN AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE - 7-8 NOVEMBER 2008

The Tom Brock Bequest Committee, an Australian Society for Sports History sub-group established to promote the scholarly study of rugby league, is convening a conference to recognise the cultural, historical and social significance of rugby league in Australia from 1908 to 2008. Click here to see more information (pdf file).

ASSH AT AHA - JULY 2008

ASSH will be hosting a stream of sports history papers at the Australian Historical Association Conference, which will be held at Melbourne University on 7-10 July 2008. The deadline for abstracts has been extended until the end of January 2008, and so we would encourage ASSH members and other historians interested in sport to submit an abstract as a Word document to the ASSH Stream Convenor, Peter Burke, by 31 January. If you have already submitted an abstract to the conference organisers, but want to be included in the sports history stream, re-send the abstract and advise me of the status of your abstract. The abstract must include the title of your paper, a brief bio, and an abstract of maximum 200 words.

Please note that the ASSH AGM will be held in Melbourne during the AHA conference (date and venue to be confirmed), and members are encouraged to attend. The ASSH Executive will also hold its annual meeting at this time.


HISTORY OF BASKETBALL IN AUSTRALIA

ASSH Member Nicholas Way has just been appointed to the position of Official Historian of Basketball Australia and has two projects for which he is seeking volunteers to assist. The first is an exhibition space at the National Sports Museum to open in March 2008. The subjects for our space will be:

 

2008: Australian Basketball at the Olympic Games (Boomers, Opals, Rollers and Gliders)

2009: The role of Local Associations in the History of Australian Basketball (eg Bankstown Bruins, Ballarat Miners, Hobart Chargers etc)

2010: Australian Basketball at World Championships (to coincide with the Senior Women's and Men's World Championships held that year.)

 

The second project is compiling as complete and accurate a history of basketball in Australia as has ever been achieved. This will include photographs, oral histories and the completion of an cataloguing of the archive of Basketball Australia. There are tentative plans for this work to be published at some stage in the future. They are already organising groups of volunteers for each State and Territory but are looking for expressions of interest in joining our projects. They have a number of tasks that need to be completed, including newspaper research, oral histories, cataloguing and others yet to be determined. All efforts would be strictly on a volunteer basis, and reports would need to be tendered at certain intervals.

 

This project might offer some good opportunities for Honours or even PhD students looking for a basketball related topic. They could gain some research experience whilst using the materials for their own theses.

 

Nicholas' contact details are:

 

Nicholas Way

Historian, Basketball Australia
Level 3, 256 Coward Street

Mascot NSW 2020
Nicholas.Way@basketball.net.au  

www.basketball.net.au

 


ASSH Chapter Guidelines Approved

 

At the recent Executive meeting on the Sunshine Coast, the guidelines for ASSH Chapters were approved. These guidelines cover all existing and new chapters. Current convenors should send a brief letter of application to the Chapter Convenor, Bernard Whimpress, to receive formal recognition of the Chapter. Other features include:

  • General Support grants: Chapters can request up to $200 annually for support funds
  • Special Purpose grants: Chapters can request up to $500 annually for a special grant (3 grants available) 

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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ASSH Seminar Series

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
ASSH Victoria Chapter
ASSH South Australia Chapter
ASSH South-East Queensland Chapter
ASSH Northern Territory Chapter

 

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Sport History Positions

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.

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