Lecture 8 Flashcards
Much of Australia’s sporting heritage comes from ___________
England
In the late 18th century, many English sports were evolving into their present forms and carried _______ and ______ divisions with them
1) Class
2) Gender
In the 19th century, Australian colonists ‘imported’ similar leisure and sporting pursuits, largely mirroring these ______ social divides and customs, like class and gender divisions
British
In indigenous sports heritage, “ball game” was known as ___________
Marn-grook
__________ was supposedly open to all levels of society, yet till mid-19th C. , it was mostly patronised by military (poor=spectators/gamblers; wealthy=owners/members)
Horseracing
Supposedly open to all levels of society, yet till mid-19th C. races mostly patronised by ___________.
Military
Race-days brightened otherwise monotonous lives, allowing ___________ to be maintained.
Social Contacts
__________ geographical position placed it as the center of inter-colonial horseracing.
Melbourne’s
Mark Twain, after the 1895 Melbourne Cup, described horseracing as a magnificent ___________ to the whole nation.
Festival
In the 1930s, _______ emerged as a “wonder horse” during the ___________ era, becoming a ‘symbol of hope’.
1) Phar Lap
2) Depression
__________ was a game played mainly in former countries of the British Empire
Cricket
In Australia, Cricket was largely the preserve of the elites till the mid-19th century, with the earliest matches featuring __________ vs _________
1) Military
2) Civilians
Colonial authorities supported cricket, as it was considered a _______ activity and attracted the _________
1) Healthy
2) “Better Classes”
Cricket matches typically attracted significant numbers of __________
Women
In 1868, the first Australian team toured ___________, and it was all _______ (but few Aboriginal cricketers after 1900)
1) England
2) Indigenous
In ________, the Australian cricket team defeated England in England – an obituary
for the ___________ was published in the English press
1) 1882
2) Death of Cricket
In _________, the Australian cricket team first defeated England (in Australia)
1877
The _______ series between England and Australia remains the most important sporting contest (mimicked by other codes)
Ashes
In cricket, a ____________ is played over 5 days, and an intense rivalry developed between Australia and _________
1) Test Match
2) England
__________ became the national sport of Australia across all classes/states
Cricket
England is still Australia’s most important sporting ___________:
1) ________ series of 1932-1933
2) _________: 1948 lead by Don Bradman – highest test average in cricket 99.94 runs, 117 first class centuries
3) ________: leg spin bowler who dominated England in the 1990s & early 2000s
1) Rivalry
2) Bodyline
3) Australian ‘Invicibles’
4) Shane Warne
A majority of Australians live on the ___________
Coast
Sydney Harbour became a cradle of ________ settlement and _________ sports
1) British
2) Aquatic
In the 1830s, ________ was banned except in municipal and private pools, and it only became legal again in the early 1900s
Public bathing
In the 19th century, women’s clothing was designed to hide ______, according to prevailing social mores of femininity
Body shape
__________ people were often prohibited from public pools, and there were segregated beaches until at least the 1970s
Aboriginal
___________ was the first AUS woman swimmer to win Olympic gold medal in 1912, Stockholm
Sarah “Fanny” Durack
Sarah “Fanny” Durack defied the NSW ____________ to compete, and she had to fundraise a trip to the Stockholm Olympics
Ladies Swimming Association
Sarah “Fanny” Durack won the Stockholm Olympics and set a new record in the _________
100 m freestyle
___________ became popular around Australia from early 20th C. due to to favourable climatic and environmental factors, and proximity to surf beaches
Surfing
In 1915, Hawaiian _________ visited Australia and became the Olympic champ for swimming at Stockholm, thus popularizing the sport among youth through his ‘exoticism’
Duke Kahanamoku
In 1964, _________ won first women’s world championship, and __________ won first official men’s title in same year
1) Phyllis O’Donnell
2) Bernard Farrelly
___________ and __________ are main football codes in New South Wales and Queensland owing to different colonial settlement patterns
1) Rugby Union
2) Rugby League
_________ has origins in 14th C. England and was more elitist – private schools and wealthy universities typically had representative ‘amateur’ teams
Rugby Union
___________ broke away from union in 1907 (and professionalised); seen as more of a working-class sport, support concentrated in ‘poorer’ inner-city areas
Rugby League
________________ has a combination of rules/playing styles from soccer, rugby union and Irish ‘Gaelic’ football
Australian Rules Football (AFL)
Australian Rules Football (AFL) rules were devised in 1850s by Victorian ________ seeking sporting activity during winter months
cricketers
