Health Issues in Australia
Young australians: Their Health and wellbeing, 2011 [http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=10737419259 is a fabulous document detailin all areas of Youth health care issues, includign ATSI youth
A Quick Guide to Drugs and alcohol [http://druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/quick-guide-drugs-alcohol] gives you all the latest information about the classification of drugs, their effects and the legal implications of taking them. You can down load the book or look at the linked Yourroom website [https://yourroom.health.nsw.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx]
Yr 9 PASS ASSIGNMENT - Australian Sporting Identity (Riverside Girls)
(a) History of the Sport in Australia
Everyone needs to watch Sporting Nation on the TV4Education cloud - Or see Ms Carmyn about a DVD copy.
YouTube has some clips from this series [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sporting+nation] that may be of relevance to your sport.
General overview of social side of Australian sport [http://people.hws.edu/mitchell/oz/papers/ParkerOz.html]
Sport and Classism in Australia [http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~rosenl/sports%20Folder/Sport%20and%20the%20Working%20Classes.pdf] If you're academically-minded read the whole articl;e. If not scroll down to your sport. It's an important concept in the history of sport because until recently only peopel in certain classes participated and watched particular sports. the stereotypes are still with us today - Do we expect the same kinds of people to care about rowing, gymnastics and aussie rules?
Australia hosted the Gay Games [https://gaygames.org/] in 2002. You can contact clubs aiming for the Gay Games (Paris in 2018) at Team Sydney [http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~rosenl/sports%20Folder/Sport%20and%20the%20Working%20Classes.pdf]
You could also look into inclusivity of aboriginals, women, migrants and differently-abled people. I've tried to include links to these areas below.
Swimming
History: link into social movements - health-conscious swimmers in late C19th, costume history - hard to swim in a dress,
Aboriginals = Aussie swimmers [http://www.smh.com.au/national/writer-challenges-myths-of-aborigines-and-saltwater-culture-20111125-1nz6q.html]
History of ocean pools in Australia [http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/ocean_baths]
Turn of century swimming history [http://vuir.vu.edu.au/15548/1/Rachel_Winterton_thesis.pdf] (read the conclusions of each chapter)
Australian contribution to swimming: Australian Crawl [http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/australian-crawl/clip1/]
Fanny Durak [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/durack.html]
Decima Norman [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/norman.html]
Petria Thomas [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/thomas.html]
NRL
NRL Official site [http://www.nrl.com/nrlhq/referencecentre/historyofrugbyleague/tabid/10440/default.aspx]
A more political history [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/battlenrl.html]
Useful timeline [http://dazrl.awardspace.info/h_league_origins.htm]
Why does Australia have 4 football codes [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/codebattle.htm]
Netball
Netball Australia [http://netball.com.au/about-netball-australia/history-of-netball/]
Raising the profile of Netball [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/1956.html]
Detailed history [https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/194136/JI1988.pdf]
Inclusivity in Netball [https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/racial_discrimination/whats_the_score/pdf/netball.pdf]
Deaf Netball [http://www.deafnetball.org.au/history.html]
Cricket
British Imperialism [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/battlecricket.html]
Early cricket [http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/society_art/cricket/early/cricket_early.html]
Early cricket interactive [http://www.nma.gov.au/engage-learn/schools/classroom-resources/multimedia/interactives/the-first-golden-age-of-cricket]
Early Aboriginal Cricket team captain [http://sydney.edu.au/alumni/sam/july2010/sport.shtml]
Wikipaedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australian_cricket] is your best best for and overall history - sorry!
Indigenous cricketers [http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/indigenous-cricketers]
Female cricketer [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/wilson.html]
Tennis
General history [http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/tennis-popular-and-international]
Australian Tennis Museum [http://www.tennis.com.au/museum/exhibitions/tevolution-australian-tennis-adaptations]
Results and influence of Pro tournaments [http://www.tennis.com.au/news-and-events/pro-tournaments]
Timeline [http://www.apiainternational.com.au/history/timeline]
Heather McKay [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/mckay.html]
Inclusivity in Tennis [https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/racial_discrimination/whats_the_score/pdf/tennis.pdf]
Deaf tennis [http://www.luitennis.com/deaf-tennis-australia/]
Soccer
Discrimination against soccer [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/battlesoccer.html]
Australian participation in the World Cup [http://www.socceroos.com.au/about/history/1r9jrikwku4ej17bn66siec39n]
Contributions of post-war migrants [https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/191277/MP1995history.pdf]
why it's still a "small" sport [https://theconversation.com/the-genesis-of-soccer-in-australia-2466]
historiological difficulties [http://neososmos.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/researching-australian-soccer-history.html]
Rugby Union
Why does Australia have 4 football codes [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/codebattle.htm]
detailed history, including racism [[https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/racial_discrimination/whats_the_score/pdf/rugby_union.pdf]
Timeline [http://www.rugby.com.au/tryrugby/Playing/RugbyExplained/History.aspx]
The "private school" image [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/battlerugby.html]
AFL
Why does Australia have 4 football codes [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/codebattle.htm]
AFL history [http://www.topendsports.com/sport/afl/history.htm]
A Useful timeline [http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=670]
Politicised History of AFL [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/battleafl.html]
Surfing
Quick overview [http://surfunation.com.au/surf-holiday-destinations/australian-surfing-history/]
Surfing museum [http://surfworldgoldcoast.com/history/]
1960s surf culture [http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1264313/surf-culture-hits-australia-in-the-1960s] note role of music!
Social history of 1960s/1970s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zOTNzKOh2M]
Modern Aboriginal swimmers [http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/07/04/3538891.htm]
Surf life saving [http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/between_the_flags/the_birth_of_surf_lifesaving] (Side issue here but part of history of surfing!)
Women in modern surf culture [http://www.girlmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/History-Rebecca-Olive-Imaginging-Surfer-Girls.pdf]
Isabelle Letham [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/letham.html] and also here [http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2012/06/australias-first-lady-of-the-surf/]
Golf
Golf NSW timeline [http://www.golfnsw.org/site/_content/document/00008633-source.pdf] Confined to NSW but social influences same in capital cities
Championship winners [http://www.golf.org.au/default.aspx?s=honourrolls] You can also google individual championships competitions.
Deaf Golf [https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Golf-Australia-144783508879436/]
Indigenous Golf Association of Victoria [https://www.facebook.com/Indigenous-Golf-Association-of-Victoria-IGAV-88770154101/]
History of women's golf [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/mcgc.html] and also here [http://www.golf.org.au/default.aspx?s=iframepage&iframe=http://www.golfaustralia.org.au/site/_content/document/00007456-source.pdf]
(b) How to - lots of books in the library to look through - go to 796 in Non-fiction
(c) Australian successes - look in the library at 796 and in the history section above. Google the interesting people.
(d) media coverage - go through archives at your local library - you'll need a card and password to access them online.
Possible Issues: betting, sex scandals, racism, drugs, health issues (eg steroid use)
(e) Community club sponsorship - you need to contact individual clubs for this. You can probably find out alot from club websites and news items or pictures/links on club social media pages.
Try googling an important team in your sport or the sport plus your local area plus the word club. See me if you're having trouble
Everyone needs to watch Sporting Nation on the TV4Education cloud - Or see Ms Carmyn about a DVD copy.
YouTube has some clips from this series [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sporting+nation] that may be of relevance to your sport.
General overview of social side of Australian sport [http://people.hws.edu/mitchell/oz/papers/ParkerOz.html]
Sport and Classism in Australia [http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~rosenl/sports%20Folder/Sport%20and%20the%20Working%20Classes.pdf] If you're academically-minded read the whole articl;e. If not scroll down to your sport. It's an important concept in the history of sport because until recently only peopel in certain classes participated and watched particular sports. the stereotypes are still with us today - Do we expect the same kinds of people to care about rowing, gymnastics and aussie rules?
Australia hosted the Gay Games [https://gaygames.org/] in 2002. You can contact clubs aiming for the Gay Games (Paris in 2018) at Team Sydney [http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~rosenl/sports%20Folder/Sport%20and%20the%20Working%20Classes.pdf]
You could also look into inclusivity of aboriginals, women, migrants and differently-abled people. I've tried to include links to these areas below.
Swimming
History: link into social movements - health-conscious swimmers in late C19th, costume history - hard to swim in a dress,
Aboriginals = Aussie swimmers [http://www.smh.com.au/national/writer-challenges-myths-of-aborigines-and-saltwater-culture-20111125-1nz6q.html]
History of ocean pools in Australia [http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/ocean_baths]
Turn of century swimming history [http://vuir.vu.edu.au/15548/1/Rachel_Winterton_thesis.pdf] (read the conclusions of each chapter)
Australian contribution to swimming: Australian Crawl [http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/australian-crawl/clip1/]
Fanny Durak [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/durack.html]
Decima Norman [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/norman.html]
Petria Thomas [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/thomas.html]
NRL
NRL Official site [http://www.nrl.com/nrlhq/referencecentre/historyofrugbyleague/tabid/10440/default.aspx]
A more political history [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/battlenrl.html]
Useful timeline [http://dazrl.awardspace.info/h_league_origins.htm]
Why does Australia have 4 football codes [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/codebattle.htm]
Netball
Netball Australia [http://netball.com.au/about-netball-australia/history-of-netball/]
Raising the profile of Netball [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/1956.html]
Detailed history [https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/194136/JI1988.pdf]
Inclusivity in Netball [https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/racial_discrimination/whats_the_score/pdf/netball.pdf]
Deaf Netball [http://www.deafnetball.org.au/history.html]
Cricket
British Imperialism [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/battlecricket.html]
Early cricket [http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/society_art/cricket/early/cricket_early.html]
Early cricket interactive [http://www.nma.gov.au/engage-learn/schools/classroom-resources/multimedia/interactives/the-first-golden-age-of-cricket]
Early Aboriginal Cricket team captain [http://sydney.edu.au/alumni/sam/july2010/sport.shtml]
Wikipaedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australian_cricket] is your best best for and overall history - sorry!
Indigenous cricketers [http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/indigenous-cricketers]
Female cricketer [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/wilson.html]
Tennis
General history [http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/tennis-popular-and-international]
Australian Tennis Museum [http://www.tennis.com.au/museum/exhibitions/tevolution-australian-tennis-adaptations]
Results and influence of Pro tournaments [http://www.tennis.com.au/news-and-events/pro-tournaments]
Timeline [http://www.apiainternational.com.au/history/timeline]
Heather McKay [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/mckay.html]
Inclusivity in Tennis [https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/racial_discrimination/whats_the_score/pdf/tennis.pdf]
Deaf tennis [http://www.luitennis.com/deaf-tennis-australia/]
Soccer
Discrimination against soccer [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/battlesoccer.html]
Australian participation in the World Cup [http://www.socceroos.com.au/about/history/1r9jrikwku4ej17bn66siec39n]
Contributions of post-war migrants [https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/191277/MP1995history.pdf]
why it's still a "small" sport [https://theconversation.com/the-genesis-of-soccer-in-australia-2466]
historiological difficulties [http://neososmos.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/researching-australian-soccer-history.html]
Rugby Union
Why does Australia have 4 football codes [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/codebattle.htm]
detailed history, including racism [[https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/racial_discrimination/whats_the_score/pdf/rugby_union.pdf]
Timeline [http://www.rugby.com.au/tryrugby/Playing/RugbyExplained/History.aspx]
The "private school" image [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/battlerugby.html]
AFL
Why does Australia have 4 football codes [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/codebattle.htm]
AFL history [http://www.topendsports.com/sport/afl/history.htm]
A Useful timeline [http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=670]
Politicised History of AFL [http://www.convictcreations.com/football/battleafl.html]
Surfing
Quick overview [http://surfunation.com.au/surf-holiday-destinations/australian-surfing-history/]
Surfing museum [http://surfworldgoldcoast.com/history/]
1960s surf culture [http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1264313/surf-culture-hits-australia-in-the-1960s] note role of music!
Social history of 1960s/1970s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zOTNzKOh2M]
Modern Aboriginal swimmers [http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/07/04/3538891.htm]
Surf life saving [http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/between_the_flags/the_birth_of_surf_lifesaving] (Side issue here but part of history of surfing!)
Women in modern surf culture [http://www.girlmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/History-Rebecca-Olive-Imaginging-Surfer-Girls.pdf]
Isabelle Letham [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/letham.html] and also here [http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2012/06/australias-first-lady-of-the-surf/]
Golf
Golf NSW timeline [http://www.golfnsw.org/site/_content/document/00008633-source.pdf] Confined to NSW but social influences same in capital cities
Championship winners [http://www.golf.org.au/default.aspx?s=honourrolls] You can also google individual championships competitions.
Deaf Golf [https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Golf-Australia-144783508879436/]
Indigenous Golf Association of Victoria [https://www.facebook.com/Indigenous-Golf-Association-of-Victoria-IGAV-88770154101/]
History of women's golf [http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/mcgc.html] and also here [http://www.golf.org.au/default.aspx?s=iframepage&iframe=http://www.golfaustralia.org.au/site/_content/document/00007456-source.pdf]
(b) How to - lots of books in the library to look through - go to 796 in Non-fiction
(c) Australian successes - look in the library at 796 and in the history section above. Google the interesting people.
(d) media coverage - go through archives at your local library - you'll need a card and password to access them online.
Possible Issues: betting, sex scandals, racism, drugs, health issues (eg steroid use)
(e) Community club sponsorship - you need to contact individual clubs for this. You can probably find out alot from club websites and news items or pictures/links on club social media pages.
Try googling an important team in your sport or the sport plus your local area plus the word club. See me if you're having trouble