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Rob Hess

@sporthistorian

Regional Academic Editor of the International Journal of the History of Sport (IJHS), Adjunct Associate Professor in sport history at Victoria University.

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linkhttp://www.tandfonline.com/toc/fhsp20/current calendar_today26-08-2010 02:40:17

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Ian Syson (@iansyson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

750 socceranzacs.com.au. We now have documented and confirmed 750 Australian soccer players enlisted in WW1. We are over 20 per cent of the way there. FWIW more than 50 of that 750 were killed at Gallipoli. #socceranzacs Football Australia Football and War

Dr Kasey Symons (@kaseysymons) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looking forward to jumping in on this online event in a few hours to chat all things football fandom! Join us for a great discussion with a great panel ⚽️

Sporting Heritage (@sportinghistory) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why invest in under-researched collections? @TheHockeyMuseum holds a vital archive of women's hockey kits that's now being digitised & shared thanks to Emmy Sale's research with @DMULeicester Let's make hidden histories visible. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2xty23fv #SportAndFashion

Why invest in under-researched collections?

@TheHockeyMuseum holds a vital archive of women's hockey kits that's now being digitised & shared thanks to Emmy Sale's research with @DMULeicester

Let's make hidden histories visible. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2xty23fv

#SportAndFashion
Dr Gary James (@garyjameswriter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The schedule for the International Football History Conference 2025 at Belfast has been published and can be viewed here: gjfootballarchive.com/2025/06/06/int… #Footycon25

Rob Hess (@sporthistorian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Wishing delegates all the best for another successful gathering of FootyCon, this time in Belfast. Also glad to see that some well-travelled Aussies like Dr Kasey Symons are presenting.

Dr Kasey Symons (@kaseysymons) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ready for Day 1 of FootyCon in Belfast ⚽️ Tee for today is one of my faves - Lindsay Gibbs design for her Power Plays newsletter - ‘Learn Women’s Sports History’ 🏆 And I’m looking forward to sharing some at the conference today! #FootyCon25

Ready for Day 1 of <a href="/FootyCon/">FootyCon</a> in Belfast ⚽️ Tee for today is one of my faves - <a href="/linzsports/">Lindsay Gibbs</a> design for her Power Plays newsletter - ‘Learn Women’s Sports History’ 🏆 And I’m looking forward to sharing some at the conference today! #FootyCon25
FootyCon (@footycon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To kick off session number 5 at #footycon25 is one of the biggest supporters of the conference, an always welcomed guest & our sole Aussie representative for this year Dr Kasey Symons talking about HER kind of football (quoting Kasey here) on the AFLW, Romance fiction & fandom.

To kick off session number 5 at #footycon25 is one of the biggest supporters of the conference, an always welcomed guest &amp; our sole Aussie representative for this year <a href="/kaseysymons/">Dr Kasey Symons</a> talking about HER kind of football (quoting Kasey here) on the AFLW, Romance fiction &amp; fandom.
SportsHistoryAust (@sporthistoryaus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great talk today in Canberra by ASSHmember Bruce Coe on sources used in his research into Australia at the Olympics - many important primary documents discovered AUS Olympic Team

Netball Scoop (@netballscoop) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING NEWS: World Netball has announced that the Netball World Cup will be played every two years starting from 2027. And we will also see the introduction of a Men's World Cup. READ: netball.sport/world-netball-… 📸 Danny Dalton

BREAKING NEWS: <a href="/WorldNetball_/">World Netball</a>  has announced that the Netball World Cup will be played every two years starting from 2027. And we will also see the introduction of a Men's World Cup.

READ: netball.sport/world-netball-…

📸 Danny Dalton
Sport in History (@sportinhistory1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As you may have seen on here or other social media channels, we were at #footycon25 to cover FootyCon in Belfast this past weekend & caught up with some reputable names in academia. One of these was Professor Fiona Skillen, who spoke to us about her co-authored book A Most Unsuitable Game.

Australian Sports Museum (@ausportsmuseum) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At the 2000 Olympics a small wombat with an oversized posterior captured the world's attention 👀 Now, this unsung hero of Australian sport calls the MCG home... Discover the controversial tale of Fatso 🎥 bit.ly/MCGOriginalFat…

IJHS (@ijhsofficial) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are looking for a new acadcemic editor to join us. More details about the role here 👇 Academic Editor - Europe needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recruit…

Sport in History (@sportinhistory1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our latest episode sees Tamsin Johnson of Nottingham Trent University presenting her work on visual culture in women’s cycling between 1880-1939 as part of our seminar series at Institute of Historical Research. You can listen via the link ⬇️ or wherever you listen to your podcasts shows.acast.com/sport-in-histo…

Our latest episode sees Tamsin Johnson of <a href="/NottmTrentUni/">Nottingham Trent University</a> presenting her work on visual culture in women’s cycling between 1880-1939 as part of our seminar series at <a href="/ihr_history/">Institute of Historical Research</a>. 

You can listen via the link ⬇️ or wherever you listen to your podcasts

shows.acast.com/sport-in-histo…
Dr Kasey Symons (@kaseysymons) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Very much looking forward to this tomorrow! I will be moderating a panel for the Sport & Society conference with Konrad Marshall, Greg Baum, Rana Hussain & Jonathan Horn about how #SportsMedia reflects #Melbourne as a diverse and global sporting city. sportandsociety.com/2025-conference

Very much looking forward to this tomorrow! 

I will be moderating a panel for the Sport &amp; Society conference with Konrad Marshall, Greg Baum, Rana Hussain &amp; Jonathan Horn about how #SportsMedia reflects #Melbourne as a diverse and global sporting city.
sportandsociety.com/2025-conference
SportsHistoryAust (@sporthistoryaus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sporting Traditions May 2025 now published and digital copies sent to ASSH members in near future. Special section on teaching sport history & articles on netball and Australian football Membership at sporthistory.net.au/membership/

Sporting Traditions May 2025 now published and digital copies sent to ASSH members in near future. Special section on teaching sport history &amp; articles on netball and Australian football Membership at sporthistory.net.au/membership/
Melbourne Demons (@melbournefc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Vale Brian Dixon 🕊️ 🏆 5 x Premiership Player 🇦🇺 1961 All Australian 😈 Demon Life Member 📆 Demons Team of the Century 🎖️ MFC + Australian Football Hall of Fame 📝 | mfcde.es/44nk7je

Vale Brian Dixon 🕊️
🏆 5 x Premiership Player
🇦🇺 1961 All Australian
😈 Demon Life Member
📆 Demons Team of the Century 
🎖️ MFC + Australian Football Hall of Fame

📝 | mfcde.es/44nk7je
Conor Curran (@conorgoalie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Introduction to the special edition of Sport in History journal that I've guest edited with Professor Dil Porter, in which we focus on the history of physical education, just published #history #education #sport #physicaleducation tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…