LibGuides: Popular Culture: Sport

Cricket in Australia

Don Bradman This link opens in a new window
Information and links about Australia's greatest sporting legend.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack This link opens in a new window
Online archive 1864-2014 about all things world cricket including reports and scorecards from every Test and one-day international, every Cricketer of from each edition and much more.
Chronology of world cricket from 1940s -2000s This link opens in a new window
Records the prominent events in world cricket (including Australian references) across the decades.
First one day international cricket match 1971 This link opens in a new window
Footage from the first one day international cricket match played at the MCG.

Surfing in Australia

The rise of a new surfing culture This link opens in a new window
Scroll down the page to the section on the rise of a new surfing culture and surfing not just a sport and clubbies vs surfers.
The birth of surf lifesaving This link opens in a new window
Information about Surf Lifesaving in Australia from the National Museum of Australia.

General websites about Sport in Australia during the 1940s - 2000s

Sport and recreation This link opens in a new window
Includes links to sports and topics including swimming, tennis, Melbourne Cup and indigenous sports.
Famous figures in sport This link opens in a new window
Film clips from Screen Australia with brief information on famous sports people in Australia.
Changing Images : Sport as a driver of broadcast technology This link opens in a new window
Choose broadband, click on changing images and choose sport as a driver of broadcast technology. Looks at the influence of broadcasting in bringing sport into Australian homes.
Sport Australia Hall of Fame This link opens in a new window
Lists Australian sports people who have achieved hall of fame status.
Origins of Sport in Australia This link opens in a new window
Includes the origins of a range of sports including soccer, sculling, golf, cycling etc.
The great game : 80 days that changed our lives This link opens in a new window
To celebrate its 80th Birthday, the ABC features 80 events because they made an impact at the time. This site looks at sport 'the great game'.

Football in Australia

Football in Australia This link opens in a new window
History of the VFL 1877 -2009 This link opens in a new window
Aussie Rules goes national This link opens in a new window
A brief summary of the birth of AFL football in the 1990s.

The tied cricket test in Australia 1960

Australia 1940 - 2000s History

Pop culture in post-war Australia This link opens in a new window
Outlines the rise of 'teenage culture' in Australia after World War 2.
Australia's social and cultural history in the post-war period This link opens in a new window
Covers social and cultural features of the decades 1940s-1990s including Music and entertainment, Fashion, Sport and American and British cultural influences. This website is published by Skwirk and after a period of time you will be asked to login.

Tennis in Australia

Tennis - popular and international 1900's -1950s This link opens in a new window
Tennis - the golden age of the 1960s-70s and beyond This link opens in a new window

Olympic Games in Australia

Melbourne 1956 This link opens in a new window
Information on the 1956 Olympics from the Australian Olympic Committee's website including videos and general facts and figures.
Sydney 2000 This link opens in a new window
Information on the 2000 Olympics from the Australian Olympic Committee's website including videos and general facts and figures.
Sydney Olympic Games, 2000 This link opens in a new window
Includes information about the event and includes highlights, women's participation, the opening ceremony and references particular sports.
Freeman wins gold at the Sydney Olympics This link opens in a new window
The ABC captured the euphoria of crowds watching the live broadcast after Cathy Freeman won the 400 metre race in 49.13 seconds, becoming Australia's second Aboriginal Olympic champion.

Australian Women's Weekly 1933 -1982

Search digitised editions of the Australian Women's Weekly from 1940s - 1982 to find information on your topic. Include in your seach the year you are looking for if you know it.