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A gold medal standing upright on a white cotton surface. The medal shows a figure holding a trumped and a wine amphorae. Behind the figure is a bust on a stand. In raised lettering around the edge of the medal are the words 'Olympiska Spelen Stockholm' The year '1912' is also present.

Olympic gold medal won by Miss Fanny Durack at Stockholm, 1912, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-139311257

Fanny Durack

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One of the most significant events at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics was the admission of women into the Olympic swimming competition.

Digital Classroom
Collection guide
Mitchell Collection

Oral history interviews with prominent Australian women.

Collection guide
Collection guide
Bennetts Collection

Oral history interviews recorded by Neil Bennetts with leading Australian figures in a wide range of sports.

Collection guide
Sunshine Super Girl - The Evonne Goolagong Story
Sports stories part 2: On the court and in the pool

In the second part of our sports stories series, we turn our attention to books by and about the Australian athletes on the basketball and tennis courts and in the swimming pool.

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