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Sport and the media - Australia's Culture Portal

When 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...

Tennis - Australia's Culture Portal

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...

Australians and the Western Front - Australia's Culture Portal

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...

New Circus in Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

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 - Australia's Culture Portal

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 Australian Gold Rush - Australia's Culture Portal

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...

Opera in Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

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...

Film in Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

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...

Australia's flora and fauna and Charles Darwin - Australia's Culture Portal

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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Australian Open   (more info)

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   (more info)

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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Greg Norman out of Australian Open after shoulder surgery | The Courier-Mail   (website The Courier-Mail )

Welcome to The Courier-Mail. GREG Norman has pulled out of next month's Australian Open in Sydney following a slower than expected recovery from shoulder surgery. Golf Australia said the two-time British Open winner was advised by his doctors not to play ...

Australian Institute of Sport :: AIS tennis talent get a shot to compete in the Australian Open   (website Australian Sports Commission (ASC) )

AIS tennis player Casey Dellacqua will be in action at the Australian Open. > > AIS Pro Tour Tennis Program members Sam Groth, Olivia Rogowska, Brydan Klein, Jessica Moore, Colin Ebelthite and Carsten Ball have all been named as wildcard entries in the m...

Australian Institute of Sport :: Golf - Smith wins Royal Adelaide Open   (website Australian Sports Commission (ASC) )

Up and coming Australian star Kristie Smith and 17-year old Norwegian phenomenon Anders Kristiansen have won the men's and women's 2008 Srixon Australian Amateur Championships on an enthralling final day at Royal Adelaide Golf Club. After collecting the L...

Australian Institute of Sport :: Can Boswell make it four Australian Open squash titles?   (website Australian Sports Commission (ASC) )

> Australian Institute of Sport > Our sports > Squash > News and results > Can Boswell make it four Australian Open squash titles? Squash - Can Boswell make it four Australian Open squash titles? Some of the world,Äôs best squash players will descend on C...

New South Wales GC to host Australian Open at last | The Courier-Mail   (website The Courier-Mail )

Welcome to The Courier-Mail. David Grenfell (Horton Park) will defend the title over 54 holes against a hot field that includes 2007 champion Brian McAllister (Club Pelican) and 2006 winner Justin Shine (Toowoomba). THE Peter Thomson-designed Hamilton Isl...

Media Centre :: Can Boswell make it four Australian Open squash titles?   (website Australian Sports Commission (ASC) )

Can Boswell make it four Australian Open squash titles? > Media Centre > AIS News Features > Can Boswell make it four Australian Open squash titles? Some of the world,Äôs best squash players will descend on Clare Valley, South Australia this week for the ...