- Chief Secretary (Colonial Secretary)
- Aboriginal Affairs NSW (Aborigines Welfare Board)
- Department of Education and Communities
- Department of Land and Water Conservation
- Department of Public Works and Services
- Department of Sport and Recreation
- National Fitness Council
- National Parks and Wildlife Service
- New South Wales Bicentennial Council
- New South Wales Police Service
- Premier's Department
- Surf Bathing Committee
- Records of the Sydney 2000 Olympics
A brief overview of the major sources in our collection relating to sport and recreation.
Chief Secretary (Colonial Secretary)
The main series of correspondence and the list of special bundles should be consulted for records relating to sport. Consult our catalogue for details of records of the Colonial Secretary and the Colonial Secretary Overview Guide.
Special note is made of the following:
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
NRS 906 |
Special Bundles
This bundle consists of material relating to the appointment of Trustees, sketches of Hyde Park Cricket Ground, Minutes of Proceedings and correspondence with Council.
These include records relating to drill instruction in public schools.
This consists of various letters outlining statements which frame the arguments for and against Sunday Sport. Also included are various newspaper clippings. |
1826-1982 |
Aboriginal Affairs NSW (Aborigines Welfare Board)
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
[4/8566-8578]; Reels 2796-2797, COD 423 |
Photographs These photographs show reserves, stations, homes and schools with interior and exterior views of accommodation and housing projects; pupils and teachers, station managers and matrons. They show Aboriginal children and adults participating in many activities such as football, basketball, cricket and swimming and with family and friends. Original photographs are closed to public access. Permission must be obtained from Aboriginal Affairs NSW prior to publishing any photographs. |
c.1924-1961 |
Department of Education and Communities
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
NRS 3830 |
Subject Files See the full Item (NRS) List »
|
1875-1948 |
[13/12206-12224] |
Correspondence files re National Fitness Council | 1940-1956 |
[12/1421-1423] |
Physical Education Branch: Correspondence files These files were created by the Physical Education Branch of the Department of Education. This became the National Fitness and Recreation Service of New South Wales. |
1966-c.1972 |
Department of Land and Water Conservation
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
NRS 8260 |
Papers relating to the Sydney Cricket and Sydney Sports Grounds These papers relate to the acquisition of the grounds and their administration and management. There are also details of the appointment of Trustees; a dispute with the New South Wales Cricket Association re powers of Trustees and copies of minutes of meetings of the Trustees and various committees. There are also drawings and ground plans. |
1851-1963 |
[11/22028-22034] |
Dedication registers These registers cover the dedication of land for public purposes such as for schools and parks. |
1842-1979 |
[11/21592] |
Precedent book This volume contains circulars and notices establishing precedents. Subjects include access to water, annual leases, commons, compensation, canals, cricket grounds, church lands, cemeteries, forest reserves, parks, racecourses and schools. |
1892-1894 |
Department of Public Works and Services
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
NRS 12419 |
Special Bundles
|
Department of Sport and Recreation
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
[12/12495] |
Papers relating to the Sydney Cricket and Sydney Sports Grounds | 1939-1978 |
National Fitness Council
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
NRS 10663 |
Policy book This volume consists of typescript extracts from correspondence, circulars and minutes of meetings that dealt with policy matters. |
c.Nov 1939-21 May 1959 |
NRS 10664 |
Precedent book This consists of correspondence relating to precedent decisions for national fitness. |
c.1945-1966 |
NRS 15322 | Minutes of meetings of the [National Fitness Council] Executive Committee | 1942-1965 |
NRS 15323 |
Minutes of meetings of the National Fitness Council Issues generally dealt with by the committee included the provision of health and fitness facilities and activities including National Fitness Camps, Recreational Areas, Play Centres, sporting facilities and activities at Police Boys' Clubs, Youth Hostels, local, regional sporting facilities and school sporting facilities. |
1942-1967 |
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
[12/1615-19, 12/1603.1] |
Correspondence files These files, arranged by year and contents, appear to be of the Director of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and include Ministerial and general correspondence and newspaper clippings. There are also plans and suggestions for the use of Kosciusko National Park. |
1967-1974 |
NRS 10738 |
Photographs This consists of photographs taken of the Royal National Park Audley with views of the picnic flats, bowling green and tennis courts and boats and boating. |
1890-1959 |
New South Wales Bicentennial Council
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
[18/803.2-830.1] |
Program files These files contain details of programs for projects during 1988 including the National Education program, regional games planning and community based sport and recreation. |
1981-1989 |
New South Wales Police Service
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
NRS 10923 |
Special Bundles
This consists of general administrative material and the Memorandum of Articles of Association. These records are Closed to Public Access (CPA). |
Premier's Department
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
[12/2393.3-2397.2] |
Records relating to proposals to hold the 1988 Olympic Games in Sydney These records include a copy of the New South Wales Government's submission to the Australian Olympic Federation requesting permission to hold the 1988 Olympic Games in Sydney. There are also cost and feasibility studies for proposed venues relating to the Melbourne bid for the Olympic Games 1988. |
1978-1979 |
Surf Bathing Committee
Series | Title | Dates |
---|---|---|
[5/4493] |
Minutes of evidence and appendices This consists of shorthand notes of evidence for the Surf Bathing Committee. Also included are notes on preliminary inspections and decisions of the Committee. |
1911-1912 |
Records of the Sydney 2000 Olympics
NSW State Archives holds many records of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The bulk of records are closed to public access. For permission to access these records contact the Sydney Olympic Park Authority.
Additional sources
- Maritime Series Board
- Dept of Public Works
- Board of Fire Commissioners
- Dept of Tourism
- NSW Police Service
- Dept of Sport and Recreation.
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Content in this Guide first appeared in Archives in Brief 41 - the Sporting Heritage of New South Wales
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