Category: Museum
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It’s Time for National Sports Organisations to Invest in Their History – Before It’s Too Late
By Greg Blood National sports organisations (NSOs) need to lift their game in managing their information and other resources that tell the story of their sport and athletes in Australia. In recent years, NSOs have established virtual halls of fame and promoted significant historical events to recognise their development in Australia. These initiatives help to…
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Commemoration of Athletes and Racing Animals in Regional and Rural Australia
By Greg Blood. Orginally published in the Australian Society for Sports History Bulletin No. 71 , February 2020. Sport plays a significant role in rural and regional Australia. Cashman stated that ‘Bush sport, like city sport, is a way of emphasising community and locality but the former can also be a gesture of defiance against…
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