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australian history of sport

  • first cricket match in australia

  • aussie rules invented

  • ashes came in existance

  • rugby union becomes profesinal

  • phar lap wins melbourne cup

  • the bodyline siries

    the body line sires was lost by asutralia because the english bowlers had a techneique because they bowled to a certain side then you would get caught out. this was a sighnificant part in australias history because it was the start of australia being invited to the important compitions
  • tri nations

    a rugby union compitition inbetween soutth africa, australia and new zealand.
  • state of origin

    State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively. Described as "sport's greatest rivalry," the State of Origin series is one of Australia's and the region's premier sporting events, attracting a huge television audience and usually selling out the stadiums in which the games are played.[4] Despite the existence of international tour
  • brisbane commonwelth games begin to resure austalian pride

  • edward flark becomes australia first gold metalist

  • sydney 200 cathy freeman

    cathy freeman became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 summer olimpics. and she was the first aboriginal to win the 400 minter run
  • bajing olimpics

  • zali steggal

    australias first winter olympics gold metalist