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The
Tom Brock Bequest Committee was established by the Australian Society for
Sports History to promote research and writing on the history of Rugby League,
with a major focus on the South Sydney district. One of the Committee’s
functions is the award of an annual scholarship intended to assist early
career researchers.
The
scholarship will be awarded to assist in the completion of a relevant project
in the field of history or a related humanities or social science discipline,
preferably related to:
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The social history of rugby
league in Australia, OR
·
The history of the relationship
of rugby league to other sports in Australia
For more information and details on how to apply, please click here. The closing date for applications is 1 October 2010. The Tom Brock Bequest Committee on behalf of the Australian Society for Sports History and the NSW Leagues Club invite you to the Twelfth Annual Tom Brock Lecture delivered by The Hon. John Fahey AC, on Thursday, 23 September 2010, at the NSW Leagues Club, 2nd floor, 165 Phillips St, Sydney. The topic of the talk is Tries and Tribulations:Abstract Based on a 50-year association with rugby league, Mr Fahey reflects on how a magnificent game, that regularly attempts self-destruction, survives and grows to new levels of excitement with each passing season. Rugby league, he suggests, is often exasperating but is always exhilarating. But is it indestructible? Biography Former NSW Premier and Federal Finance Minister, Mr Fahey was a player with Canterbury-Bankstown and Camden and Oakdale in the Group 6 Country Rugby League, being captain-coach of the two latter clubs. He later served in Group 6 administration as club president, group vice president and member of the Referees Appointment Board. He has also been a patron of the Bulldogs since 1993. After retirement from politics, he has continued to be active in rugby league and since 2002 has served as inaugural patron and director of the Men of League Foundation and chairman of Australian Rugby League Development Limited, the governing arm of junior league development throughout Australia. He was also a member of Rugby League’s Centenary Committee. Mr Fahey remains active in the corporate world as a director of three large companies. He has been the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency since 2008 and has been rated by the London-based Sport Business International as one of the world’s 20 most influential sports administrators. Owing to logistical considerations, the ASSH AGM was relocated from Perth to Brisbane, hosted at the University of Queensland, on Friday 2 July 2010 at 2pm. The agenda is available here. If you have any agenda items to be considered at the AGM, please forward these to Claire Parker for inclusion. If you cannot be in attendance, then please provide an explanatory note that can be read to the meeting. In July 2010, ASSH will host a stream of papers showcasing research in sports history at the Australian Historical Association Conference in Perth. Marie-Louise McDermott coordinates the stream for ASSH and encourages ASSH Members to attend. Click here to see a copy of the Programme. For registration and other information, please click here visit the Congress website at.
We are delighted to announce that Rachel Winterton (La Trobe University) has agreed to serve as the new Editor of the ASSH Bulletin. Rachel's first issue will be the delayed February 2010 Bulletin, and is currently seeking short articles, book reviews, announcements and other information from ASSH members for inclusion. Please send your submissions directly to Rachel at r.winterton@latrobe.edu.au.
The Tom Brock Bequest Committee is delighted to announce that Dr Mark Falcous from the University of Otago will be the 2010 Tom Brock Scholar. Mark's project is entitled "Policies and People in the Marginalization of Rugby League in Aotearoa New Zealand 1908-1995" and will examine available primary data to identify the socio-historical contexts of rugby league in New Zealand. The ASSH Sub-Committee for Awards and Honours were pleased to make the following awards at the 2009 Sporting Traditions Conference in Wellington, New Zealand: ASSH Fellow: Bill Murray for his sustained contribution to the history of sport. ASSH Service Award: Braham Dabscheck for his sustained contribution to ASSH. ASSH Book Award: This year, two awards were made:
Click here for more information and to read the citations.
The ASSH AGM was held on Thursday, 2 July 2009 during the Sporting Traditions Conference in Wellington, New Zealand. The newly elected ASSH Executive is:
President: Tara Magdalinski We are still seeking nominations for the position of Publications Officer. If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact Tara Magdalinski. 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. 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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