ASSH Sydney

04/05/2024

Last Tuesday we were very fortunate to have Dr Rodney Gillett as the guest speaker at our ASSH Sydney Chapter meeting.
Rodney entertained us with an engaging talk on his research into football rivalry. His case study on 150 years of rivalry between the Echuca and Rochester Australian football clubs was fascinating!

23/10/2019

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Glen Dwyer's talk at UTS on Thursday 24 October has unfortunately been cancelled.
In its place an informal meeting will be held in the same place at the same time to discuss future directions of the Sydney ASSH Chapter.
This meeting takes place in Room 6 on Level 5 of Building 8 (the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building) at UTS: University of Technology Sydney.

07/07/2019

ASSH members might be interested in this podcast on a topic that's very important to us today.

In a very special episode we talk with Alan Pearce, a Neurophysiologists and Associate Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Alan is the Research Manager at the Australian Sports Brain Bank Victoria. We talk about Concussion and CTE, the effects on sportspeople who are suffering from b...

09/04/2019

This free talk in Sydney on Thursday 11 April might be of interest!
DIGITAL HISTORIES RESEARCH SEMINAR
UTS: Thursday 11 April 2019, 5.30pm, UTS Building 10, Level 14, Room 201
RSVP to [email protected]
The Australian Paralympic History Project – Online, Open Access, Crowdsourced and, Yes, There’s Also a Book
Tony Naar, Australian Paralympic Committee

04/03/2019

Interesting talk tomorrow at the Royal Australian Historical Society:

Join Rupert Guinness as he discusses the 200-year history of the bike in Australia. From 'overlanders' (adventurers who explored new routes through rugged terrain), to cycling clubs, and novel kinds of racing – this lecture will demonstrate how bicycles changed our lives.

20/09/2018

Head over to the Tom Brock Bequest Committee page to see some great photos from last night's 20th Annual Tom Brock Lecture. A wonderful night that featured some excellent debate on the state of rugby league football at all levels.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/tombrockbequest/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1895618687191368

Photos from the 20th Annual Tom Brock Lecture: A Rugby League Retrospective. This lecture took the form of a panel discussion featuring Brian Canavan, Tracey Holmes and Roy Masters. Terry Williams was our moderator.

12/08/2018

Michael and Vicki unfurl a World War I recruiting banner aimed at golfers. 'Golf in Times of War', ASSH Sydney chapter meeting, 9 August 2018.
No meeting in September, as we'll be focused on the 20th Annual Tom Brock Lecture (19 September).
More details on our October meeting soon!

16/07/2018

ASSH member Jorge Knijnik has a fabulous new book about the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Check it out!

By Jorge KnijnikJorge Knijnik's wonderful new book, The World Cup Chronicles - 31 Days that Rocked Brazil, is a unique and different look at the 2014 World Cup and its social, cultural, political and sporting impact on the people of Brazil.   The World Cup wasn't 'just' a football tournament for Br...

15/06/2018

Tom Brock Scholar SPENCER KASSIMIR makes a point about the comparative shape of football fields in the various codes. ASSH Sydney chapter meeting, 14 June 2018. Photo taken on the quiet by Andy Carr.

07/07/2017

The 19th Annual Tom Brock Lecture, held in conjunction with the Australian Society for Sports History's Sporting Traditions XXI conference, 5 July 2017.