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Sport and the media - Australia's Culture PortalWhen Australian Edward 'Ned' Trickett won the world sculling championship on London's Thames River in 1876, he became Australia's first sporting star. Cashman, R, Sport in the National Imagination, Sydney, Walla Walla Press, 2002, p. Cashman, R, Sport i...
The first recorded tennis tournament played in Australia was held in January 1880 on the courts of the Melbourne Cricket Club. The Australasian Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA) was Australia's first national tennis body. Australia has a long and successfu...
Australian and American soldiers in a trench. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. Left to right: Lt Norman Malcolm, 2 Pioneers; Sister Stella Malcom, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS); Lt Eric Malcolm, 3 Division Artillery; Staff Nurse Ed...
Hoopdive, The Flying Fruit Fly Circus. Troupes like the Flying Fruit Fly Circus and Circus Oz have spearheaded a new style of circus performance that features highly physical activities and no animal tricks. Judith Lanigan trained with a small modern cir...
Modern Australian poetry seeks to tell Australian stories and truths with a poetic significance so that 'they sear into the soul and can never be untold' (Dorothy Porter). The Jindyworobaks encouraged Australian writers to express themselves in language ...
The gold rushes of the nineteenth century and the lives of those who worked the goldfields - the 'diggers' - are etched into our national folklore. There is no doubt that the gold rushes had a huge effect on the Australian economy and our development as a...
Don McMurdo, Fireworks over the Sydney Opera House, Japan Week, 1988, slide. William Lyster set up his own opera company in 1861, giving audiences their first full scale productions of European opera. Opera Australia was created through the merger of Th...
The Australian film industry got off to a flying start, producing what was probably the world's first full length feature film in 1906. South Australia banned the screening of bushranger films in 1911, Victoria followed in 1912. Colour production came t...
Observations of Australia's unique fauna and flora, combined with considerations of the continent's geographical isolation, contributed toward Charles Darwin (1809–1882) developing his theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin's theory of ev...
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The official site for the Australian Open Tennis tournament which is held in Melbourne, Victoria, each January. Contains a tournament guide, including the history of the event, an online shop, and a link to Links Grand Slam websites.
Dictionary of Australian Artists Online (more info)
The Dictionary of Australian Artists Online is an open access and dynamic scholarly reference work, which allows you to search 6953 biographies by over 400 biographers, and watch for new biographies currently in progress. You can discover themes and patte
Western Australian Fibre & Textile Association Inc (WAFTA) (more info)
WAFTA was established in 1996 with the primary function of supporting and advocating Western Australian fibre and textile practice. Membership is open to all who are interested in textile art practice. The website includes information about exhibitions an
Deckchair Cinema is Darwin's Alternative Cinema Under the Stars, offering screenings of the best of alternative cinema drawn from Australian and international film making, in a relaxed open air cinema during the Top End's dry season (April to October). Pr
Museum of Australian Currency Notes (more info)
The Reserve Bank of Australia opened the Museum to the public on 1 March 2005. Learn how the story of our currency notes has unfolded against the backdrop of Australia's broader history. Explore the various displays of notes, including some interesting no
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Squash Australia Event News - 2006 Australian Open (website Squash Australia )David PalmerÆs bid for a first Australian Open squash title is on hold for another year following Stewart BoswellÆs five-game win over the world number two in Adelaide on Sunday. > Boswell, the world number 15 from Canberra, beat Palmer 7-11 11-8 4-11 11-...
Kasey Brownís remarkable run of success continued on Wednesday when she beat top seed Amelia Pittock in the semi-final of the Australian Open squash championships in Adelaide. > The final will be a rematch of last weekís South Australian Open, which Brown...
> She now faces her SA Open conqueror, Donna Urquhart, who was equally impressive in her 9-0, 9-1, 9-2 defeat of South Australiaís Lyndal Morrison. > The Australian women have an added incentive to do well at this weekís Australian Open as the national te...
> > The athlete response has been excellent with every top Australian male athlete and all but one female athlete from the Commonwealth Games Squad returning to participate in the tournament. Kasey Brown (NSW), Lisa Camilleri (QLD), Dianne Desira (VIC), R...
Entry form for the 2005 Australian Open is now available. Entries close on Friday 9th December 2005. © Copyright Squash Australia 2005 - 2009 - All rights reserved | Privacy Policy | Webmaster Contact | Strachan Sport Services Site best viewed in 800x60...
2005 Australian Open to be the first tournament played on the 2006 Commonwealth Games courts. The 2005 Australian Open will be played on the Melbourne Sport and Aquatic Centre courts in Melbourne Victoria 3-7 January 2006. © Copyright Squash Australia 2...
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