Australian Society for Sports History

Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) was formed in July 1983. The aim of the Society is to encourage discussion on the history of sport in Australia through research, publishing and events such as conferences and workshops.

Background The Society was formed during the Sporting Traditions VI Conference held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in July 1983. The inaugural President was Colin Tatz.

Presidents 1985-1987 Colin Tatz 1987-1989 Ray Crawford/John O’Hara 1989-1991 Wray Vamplew 1991-1993 Richard Stremski 1993-1995 Ian Jobling 1995-1997 Bill Murray 1997-1999 Braham Dabscheck 1999-2001 Roy Hay 2001-2003 Richard Cashman 2003-2005 Richard Cashman/ J. Neville Turner 2005-2011 Tara Magdalinski 2011-2013 Rob Hess 2013-2015 Murray Phillips 2015-2017 Gary Osmond 2017-2019 Marie-Louise McDermott 2019-2021 Matthew Klugman 2021–present Jane Hunt

ASSH Fellows The ASSH Fellowship is presented to members and non-members who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of sports history, either in Australia or internationally. It is presented in recognition of the leading role that the recipient has played in developing and furthering the research interests of sports history 1993 - Wray Vamplew 1995 - Richard Cashman 2003 - John O'Hara and Colin Tatz 2009 - Bill Murray 2017 - Rob Hess, Tara Magdalinski and Murray Phillips 2019 - Greg Ryan and Barbara Keys

Sporting Traditions Conference ASSH biennially hosts a national conference called Sporting Traditions. The first Conference in 1977 was organised by Richard Cashman and Michael McKernan to bring together academics with an interest in the history of sport. The conference proceedings were published in the bookSport in history : the making of modern sporting history. Many papers presented at the Conference are published in the Society's journal Sporting Traditions.

Number Details (Host, Location and Dates)I University of New South Wales, Sydney, 28–30 June 1977 IIUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney, 1–3 July 1979III La Trobe University, Melbourne, 1981IVMelbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne, July 1983V Flinders University, Adelaide, 14–16 July 1985 VIMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 18–22 May 1987 VII White City Club, Sydney, 6–9 July 1989 VIII Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, 11–14 July 1991 IX University of Tasmania, Launceston, 30 June–3 July 1993 XUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane, 26–30 June 1995 XIEdith Cowan University, Perth, 1–4 July 1997 XIIUniversity of Otago, Queenstown, New Zealand, 1–5 February 1999XIIIAquinas College, Adelaide, 10–13 July 2001 XIVAustralian Catholic University, Sydney, 3–7 July 2003 XV Victoria University, Melbourne, 11–14 July 2005XVIUniversity of Canberra, Canberra, 27–30 June 2007XVIIUniversity of Otago and the Otago Polytechnic, Wellington, New Zealand, 31 June-3 July 2009XVIIIUniversity of Queensland. Kingscliff, NSW, 5–8 July 2011XIXUniversity of Canberra, Canberra, 2–5 July 2013XXDarwin, 30 June – 3 July 2015XXIUniversity of Technology Sydney, Sydney, 3–6 July 2017XXIICharles Sturt University, Bathurst, 1–4 July 2019XXIII Deakin University, Geelong, 27 June-1 July 2022 Incorporated in Australian Historical Association National ConferenceXXIVEastlake Football Club / National Library of Australia, Canberra, 10–13 July 2023

Publications

Journals The Society publishes two journals. Sporting Traditions is a biannual academic journal that has been published since November 1984. The inaugural editor was Wray Vamplew. It includes academic articles and book reviews. ASSH Bulletin is published on a regular basis and covers short articles and news.

ASSH Studies Papers The Society publishes compilations of papers on a range of topics including specific sports, law, gender, Olympics and Indigenous Australians.

Oxford Companion to Australian Sport The Society was responsible for creating the Oxford Companion to Australian Sport. Most members of the Society provided entries on all aspects of the history of sport in Australia. The first edition was published by Oxford University Press in 1992 and updated in 1994. Contributing editors were Wary Vamplew, Katharine Moore, John O'Hara, Richard Cashman and Ian Jobling.

Australian Society for Sports History

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