Sportspeople

SPORT

SPORT AUSTRALIA HALL OF FAME

https://sahof.org.au/

OLYMPIC GAMES

OLYMPIC GAMES ATHLETES

This website has information on athletes.

https://olympics.com/en/athletes/

PUBLIC OFFICE RECORD VICTORIA - 1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPIC GAMES PHOTOGRAPHS (VPRS 10742)

This is a finding aid for photographs relating to 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/photographs-and-film/melbourne-1956-olympics

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - MELBOURNE OLYMPIC GAMES 1956

The following is Fact Sheet 57 from the National Archives of Australia.

https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-57-Melbourne-Olympics-1956.pdf

FOOTBALL

AFL stands for Australian Rules Football.

WIKIPEDIA - AFL FOOTBALLERS' BIOGRAPHIES

Biographies of AFL footballers may be found on Wikipedia.

https://www.wikipedia.org/

AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL

This celebrates the history of the great Australian game.

https://australianfootball.com/

AFL TABLES - PLAYER, COACH AND UMPIRE STATISTICS

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/stats_idx.html

AFL HALL OF FAME

https://www.afl.com.au/hall-of-fame

NEWSPAPERS

Games of AFL rules football were reported in newspapers. See Newspapers, Magazines and Journals.

CRICKET

WIKIPEDIA - FIRST-CLASS CRICKETERS' BIOGRAPHIES

Biographies of first-class cricketers may be found on Wikipedia.

https://www.wikipedia.org/

CRICKET ARCHIVE

Search the world's database of professional and amateur cricket. A subscription is required.

https://cricketarchive.com/subscribe

ESPNCRICINFO

This has statistics relating to players.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET HALL OF FAME

https://www.mcg.org.au/the-stadium/mcg-history/cricket/australian-cricket-hall-of-fame

NEWSPAPERS

Games of cricket were reported in newspapers. See Newspapers, Magazines and Journals.

CYCLING

JOURNAL

STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA - AUSTRALIAN CYCLIST 1893-1905

A journal for cyclists covering racing, touring and the trade of cycling in Australia.

https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/australian-cyclist

HORSE RACING

AUSTRALIAN RACING HALL OF FAME

https://australianracinghalloffame.horse/

GEELONG AND DISTRICT WEBSITE - DRYSDALE: RACING CLUB MINUTE BOOK 1874-1895 (BHS 389)

This has been indexed into the Geelong and District Database.

http://zades.com.au/gandd/index.php/databases/potpourri/ppindexes

VICTORIAN RACING APPEALS TRIBUNAL

https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/cases/vic/VRAT/

NEWSPAPERS

Horse racing was reported in newspapers. See Newspapers, Magazines and Journals.

BOOK

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - SOUND RECORDINGS IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES BY HELEN CROSS AND MARGARET CHAMBERS, 2001

The National Archives holds a collection of sound recordings including interviews, speeches, plays, documentaries, music and sports broadcasts.

https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/research-guides/sound-recordings-national-archives

MUSEUMS

AUSTRALIAN SPORTS MUSEUM

https://www.australiansportsmuseum.org.au/

AUSTRALIAN RACING MUSEUM

https://www.racingvictoria.com.au/the-sport/racing/australian-racing-museum