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Sir Donald Bradman is an Australian sporting legend. During his 21 years of first-class cricket, Bradman achieved everything that was possible in the sport - he captained his South Australian Sheffield Shield team; was a State selector; Test selector; an...

And nowhere is this more apparent than in the actions of our front-line troops—soldiers or nurses—whether in the trenches, as prisoners of war or on leave. The significance of sport for Australian soldiers, from the First World War through to...

Australia reveres and treasures its sporting heroes. Sporting greats have inspired and united Australians, who have shared, celebrated and rewarded their successes. Since the advent of television in the 1950s, Australians have embraced the opportunity to...

Protestant and Roman Catholic churches hold Christmas Day services on 25 December. The Eastern churches - the Ethiopian Orthodox church, Russian Orthodox church and the Armenian church - celebrate Christmas on 6 or 7 January. Christmas is the celebratio...

For 70 years from the 1850s to the 1920s, Cobb & Co. coaches were a principle means of transport in the colonies of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Even larger numbers of people, many of whom lived in remote country towns, stations or settlemen...

Cathy Freeman, with the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games identity logo. Photograph courtesy of Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. The XVIII Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne from 15 to 26 March 2006. ...

The gold rushes of the nineteenth century and the lives of those who worked the goldfields - known as '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...

Russell Drysdale, Picture of Donald Friend, 1948. Hill End, a gold-rush town, 85km north of Bathurst in central New South Wales (NSW) is a sacred site in both NSW and also Australian art history. These artists include: John Olsen, Margaret Olley, Jeffre...

Street decorations in George Street during the visit to Sydney of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, June - July 1920, photograph: b&w. The 1867-68 visit of the little-known Prince Alfred to Australia was the very first by a member of the British Royal family. ...

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...

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...

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Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)   (more info)

The MCG is one of Australia's greatest assets. It is one the country's biggest and most popular stadium and an extremely busy venue accommodating international cricket, Australian Rules Football,concerts, dinners and other major functions on its natural t

Cricket Australia   (more info)

National governing body of Australian cricket. The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) website has information on Australian cricket including live scores, the latest results and statistics, ACB official publications, upcoming Australian tours and the Australi

Cricket Victoria   (more info)

CricketVictoria stages a minimum of 40 days of first-class cricket in Victoria, the majority of which is televised nationally, throughout Asia, the Subcontinent, the UK, Canada and USA. CricketAustralia is integrated with the Victorian WomenÆs Cricket Ass

Derwent Cricket Club (DCC)   (more info)

The Derwent Cricket Club is one of the Tasmania's oldest cricket clubs. Established in 1823, the club's home ground is Clare Street Oval in Newtown, Hobart. The website includes news, upcoming events, results, players, photo archive and forum.

Australian Indoor Cricket Federation   (more info)

The Australia Indoor Cricket Association supports Indoor Cricket throughout Australia. Website includes information on competitions, associated clubs, coaching, results and upcoming events. Includes links to many useful websites.

Women's Cricket Australia   (more info)

The Women's Cricket Australia webite provides information about the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars, match results, National and International competitions, tours, news and more.

Bradman Foundation Australia   (more info)

The official site of Sir Donald Bradman. The Bradman Foundation, Bowral, Australia, owns and operates the Bradman Museum of Cricket and manages Bradman Oval where the young Don Bradman first learned to play the game.

National Sport Museum   (more info)

The National Sports Museum, located in the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, promotes national identity and pride and celebrates the contribution that sport has made within the development of our uniquely Australian culture.

Bradman Digital Library   (more info)

This website contains comprehensive information on Sir Donald Bradman, the greatest icon in the history of cricket. On the site you can read about The Bradman Collection at the State Library of South Australia, browse through the seven ages of Bradman the