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  2. Softball in Australia - Wikipedia

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    A national men's association for softball was created in 1949 and was the first of its kind for men's softball in Australia. The organisation folded within the year because men's softball could not compete for participation with other popular Australian sports like Australian rules football, rugby league, cricket and baseball.

  3. Softball Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia's softball history began in 1939 when Gordon Young, Director of Physical Education in NSW, began to promote the game in schools and colleges. [1] In 1942, during World War II , US army sergeant William Duvernet organised softball as a recreation for US nurses stationed in Victoria.

  4. Australia women's national softball team - Wikipedia

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    The Australia women's national softball team, also known as the Aussie Spirit, [2] is the national softball team of Australia. It is governed by Softball Australia and takes part in international softball competitions. They are one of Australia's most successful women's sporting teams on the world stage, and they have achieved outstanding ...

  5. Australia men's national softball team - Wikipedia

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    The Australian men's national softball team is the national softball team of Australia. [2] They are nicknamed the Aussie Steelers. [ 2 ] The team is governed by Softball Australia and takes part in international softball competitions.

  6. Midge Nelson - Wikipedia

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    Marjorie Eileen "Midge" Nelson BEM (born 1937) is a former softball player from Australia. She is considered one of the greatest softball players from Australia, competing in the Women's Softball World Cup four times. She was the first Australian softball player to be inducted into the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame. She also ...

  7. Gilleys Shield - Wikipedia

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    The Gilleys Shield is a trophy symbolising the Open Women's Championship of the Softball Australia organisation (formerly known as the Australian Softball Federation). The competition's full name is the Mack Gilley Shield.

  8. Softball in the Australian Capital Territory - Wikipedia

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    The Australian Institute of Sport first awarded softball scholarships in 1993, after the 1991 announcement that softball would be included on the programme for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Since then, several competitors from this territory have been awarded scholarships including Sally McDermid and Joanne Brown in 1993.

  9. Queensland Softball Association - Wikipedia

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    The Queensland Softball Association, now known as Softball Queensland, organises and develops the sport of softball in Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1946 as a women's association, it runs an annual state championship and state league, and attends all ASF National Championships .