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Wicks, Tory Marcella (1900 - 1977)
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Hockey Player and Sports Administrator
Born: 13 May, 1900  Waverley, New South Wales, Australia.  Died: 8 February, 1977  Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.

Tory Wicks was a hockey player, coach and administrator whose commitment to the sport extended over fifty years and did not diminish upon her retirement. A fit and reliable player on and off the field (she played full back) she once declared, 'I know of no better passport around the world than a hockey stick'.

Career Highlights
Alternative Names:
  • Wicks, Pretoria

Events
1923 - 1935

Member of the New South Wales Women's Hockey team

1925 - 1935

Member of the All Australia Women's Hockey Team

1930

Captained the Australian team on their first international tour

1935 - 1956

Active in Hockey administration

1953

Elected secretary of the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations

1990

Inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame

 
Sources used to compile this entry: Stell, Marion, 'Wicks, Tory Marcella (1900 - 1977)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160647b.htm.
 
Published Resources

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Books

  • Hodges, Lena, A history of the New South Wales Women's Hockey Association, 1908-1983, Dive, Mollie, New South Wales Women's Hockey Association, Sydney, 1984, 120 pp. [ Details... ]

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Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.Prepared by: Nikki Henningham
Created: 18 September 2006
Modified: 13 April 2007
Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
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Updated: 23 December 2008
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