History makers: Lois Quarrell and the women’s sport pages
In a career that spanned 34 years, South Australian sports writer Lois Quarrell was a pioneer. A meticulous reporter, a passionate advocate, a champion administrator.
Tag: womens sport history
Five stories from the history of women’s golf
Women have been playing golf in Australia for more than 100 years. Here, we’ve pulled together five stories from the rich history of the game. The story goes that the first woman to play golf was Mary, Queen of Scots. There are even reports that Mary was the driving force behind the construction of the …
The missing history of netball
We’ve played netball in Australia for decades. Yet, the origins of the sport are uncertain. It’s something historians and governing bodies are working to correct. More than 1.2 million people play netball in Australia. According to Netball Australia, ‘it’s the number one participation sport for Australian girls’. Nielsen Sports claims that one in five Australians …
Netball Victoria’s Rosie King on leadership, allowing others to shine and the value of sport
It’s a Tuesday morning when I pick up the phone to speak to Rosie King, the CEO of Netball Victoria. I won’t lie, I’m a little nervous. Not only is King the CEO of Netball Victoria, she’s also on the Paralympics Australia board and has previously worked at the Geelong Football Club and for Sport …
Still we play on: why the stories we tell about women’s sport matter
On the 28th of September in 1918, on a Saturday afternoon in Ballarat, two football teams ran onto the Eastern Oval. A crowd of thousands lined the boundary fence, jostling for the best vantage point. When the siren sounded and the ball was bounced, the players leapt into action and that familiar organised chaos that …