- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE2177
Tazewell, Evelyn Ruth
(1893 – 1983)- Born 19 August, 1893, Hobart Tasmania Australia
- Died 29 December, 1983, South Australia Australia
- Occupation Hockey player, Sports administrator
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.
Events
- 1920 - 1936
- 1920 - 1920
- 1920 - 1965
- 1953 - 1953
- 1959 - 1959
- 1985 - 1985
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Tazewell, Evelyn Ruth (1893 - 1983), Jolly, Lorna M., 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120208b.htm
- Newspaper Article
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Site Exhibition
- She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2007, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html
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Resource
- Trove: Tazewell, Evelyn Ruth (1893-1983), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-714086