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Tazewell, Evelyn Ruth (1893 - 1983)

Born
19 August, 1893
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died
29 December, 1983
South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Hockey Player and Sports Administrator
Alternative Names
  • Taswell, Evelyn
  • 'Taz'

Summary

According to her Sport Australia Hall of Fame citation, Evelyn Tazewell was the finest women's hockey player of her time. She enjoyed a career in the sport as player, coach, umpire and administrator that spanned four decades to the 1960s. Among many important contributions to the sport, she was instrumental in the establishment of the Women's Memorial Playing Fields at St Mary's, Adelaide.

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Events

1920
Elected President of the All-Australian Women's Hockey Association
1920 - 1936
Captained the South Australian women's hockey team
1920 - 1965
State Delegate of the All-Australian Women's Hockey Association
1953
Delegate to the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations
1959
Delegate to the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations
1985
Inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Stalwart in women's hockey dies at 89', Adelaide Advertiser, 30 December, 1983; Jolly, Lorna M., 'Tazewell, Evelyn Ruth (1893 - 1983)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120208b.htm.

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Archival resources

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana

  • Adelaide Hockey Club, 1906 - 1980, SRG 289; Adelaide Hockey Club (1981 - ); State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
  • Aroha Hockey Club, 1923, B 61822; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
  • South Australian women's hockey team, 1923, PRG 280/1/34/202; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details

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  • 'Stalwart in women's hockey dies at 89', Adelaide Advertiser, 30 December, 1983. Details

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Nikki Henningham

Created: 18 September 2006, Last modified: 13 April 2007

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