List of sports museums and halls of fame in Australia

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Australia has a rich sporting history. Sports museums and halls of fame have been established to recognize and promote the achievements of Australian athletes and sporting teams. This list is restricted to sports museums with a national focus and halls of fame with a national and state focus. Many Australian state sports organisations have established halls of fame but these are not listed.

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Sports museums and halls of fame

NameLocationSportTypeNotes
Australian Sports Museum [1] Melbourne All sportsMuseumLocated at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and managed by Melbourne Cricket Club. Previously known as the National Sports Museum, and the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum.
Sport Australia Hall of Fame [2] Melbourne All sportsHall of FameLocated at the National Sports Museum
Sydney Cricket Ground Museum [3] SydneyAll sportsMuseumSports played at Sydney Cricket Ground.
NSW Hall of Champions [4] SydneyAll sportsHall of FameLocated at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre.
Queensland Sport Hall of Fame [5] Queensland All sportsHall of FameManaged by QSport.
South Australian Sports Hall of Fame [6] South Australia All sportsHall of Famelocated at Adelaide Oval. Managed by The South Australian Sports Federation (Sport SA)
Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame [7] Tasmania All sportsHall of FameManaged by Sport and Recreation Tasmania.
ACT Sport Hall of Fame [8] Australian Capital Territory All sportsHall of FameManaged by ACTSPORT.
Western Australian Hall of Champions [9] Western Australia All sportsHall of FameManaged by Western Australian Institute of Sport
Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame NationalAll sports -,IndigenousHall of Fame
Athletics Australia Hall of Fame [10] National Athletics Hall of FameManaged by Athletics Australia
Stawell Gift Hall of Fame [11] Stawell, Victoria Athletics Museum
Australian Football Hall of Fame [12] National Australian football Hall of FameLocated at the National Sports Museum. Managed by the Australian Football League
Baseball Australia Hall of Fame [13] National Baseball Hall of FameManaged by Baseball Australia
Basketball Australia Hall of Fame [14] National Basketball Hall of FameManaged by Basketball Australia
Bowls Australia Hall of Fame [15] National Bowls Hall of FameManaged by Bowls Australia
Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame [16] National Boxing Hall of Fame
Paddle Australia Hall of FameNational Canoeing Hall of FameManaged by Australian Canoeing
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame [17] Melbourne Cricket Hall of FameLocated at the National Sports Museum. Managed by Cricket Australia
Bradman Museum and International Cricket Hall of Fame [18] Bowral, New South Wales Cricket MuseumIncorporates the International Cricket Hall of Fame.
Bradman Collection [19] Adelaide Cricket MuseumLOcated at Adelaide Oval the museum includes footage of Don Bradman, and his personal items including cricket bats, balls, trophies and of clothing. South Australian Cricket Association is now the custodian of the collection in conjunction with the Premier's Department, State Library and the Bradman Family. The State Library retains Bradman archival materials.
Bellerive Oval Museum [20] Hobart Cricket MuseumLocated at Bellerive Oval, also known as Blundstone Arena.
WACA Museum [21] Perth, Western Australia Cricket MuseumLocated at WACA Ground
Harrow Discovery Centre & Johnny Mullagh Interpretive Centre Harrow, Victoria Cricket MuseumMuseums honours Johnny ‘Unaarrimin’ Mullagh and the Australian Aboriginal cricket team's tour to England in 1868.
Cycling Australia Hall of Fame National Cycling Hall of FameManaged by Cycling Australia [22]
The Oppy Museum [23] Rochester, Victoria Cycling MuseumMuseum honours cycling champion Sir Hubert Opperman is located in the Campaspe Shire Service Centre in Rochester, Victoria
Darts Federation of Australia Hall of FameNational Darts Hall of FameManaged by Darts Federation of Australia
Australian Diving Hall of FameNational Diving Hall of FameManaged by Diving Australia
Equestrian Australia Hall of FameNational Equestrian Hall of FameManaged by Equestrian Federation of Australia
Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame National Football Hall of FameManaged by Football Federation Australia
Australasian Golf Museum Bothwell, Tasmania Golf Museum
Gymnastics Australia Hall of FameNational Gymnastics Hall of FameManaged by Gymnastics Australia
Hockey Australia Hall of FameNational Hockey Hall of FameManaged by Hockey Australia
Australian Racing Museum and Hall of Fame Melbourne Horse racing MuseumExhibitions at National Sports Museum
National Motor Racing Museum Bathurst, New South Wales Motor sport Museum
Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame National Motor sport Hall of FameInitiative of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), strongly supported by Motorcycling Australia (MA), Karting Australia, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA), Speedway Australia, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation and V8 Supercars. [24]
Australian Speedway Hall Of FameNational Motor sport Hall of Fame
CAMS Rallying Hall of FameNational Motor sport Hall of FameManaged by Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
Australian Netball Hall of Fame [25] [26] [27] National Netball Hall of FameManaged by Netball Australia
[[Australian Paralympic Committee Awards#Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame|Australian Paralympic Hall of FameNational]] Paralympic Games Hall of FameManaged by the Australian Paralympic Committee
Rugby League MuseumSydney Rugby league MuseumLocated at Rugby League Central, Moore Park, Sydney. Managed by the National Rugby League.
Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame National Rugby league Hall of FameManaged by National Rugby League
Wallaby Hall of FameNational Rugby union Hall of FameManaged by the Australian Rugby Union.
Australian Sailing Hall of Fame National Sailing Hall of FameManaged by Australian Sailing with Australian National Maritime Museum
National Alpine Museum of Australia Mount Buller, Victoria Skiing MuseumLocated at Mt Buller Community Centre.
Softball Australia Hall of FameNational Softball Hall of FameManaged by Softball Australia.
Squash Australia Hall of FameNational Squash Hall of FameManaged by Squash Australia.
Surf Life Saving Hall of FameNational Surf life saving Hall of FameManaged by Surf Life Saving Australia
Australian National Surfing Museum Torquay, Victoria Surfing Museum
Surf World Currumbin, Queensland Surfing MuseumMuseum that presents exhibitioins of surfboards, photographs, oral histories and memorabilia that explore the culture and character of the Gold Coast and Australia's surf heritage.
Australian Surfing Hall of FameNational Surfing Hall of FameManaged by Surfing Australia
Table Tennis Australia Hall of FameNational Table tennis Hall of FameManaged by Table Tennis Australia
Australian Tennis MuseumSydney Tennis MuseumLocated at Sydney International Tennis Centre.
Australian Tennis Hall of Fame National Tennis Hall of FameManaged by Tennis Australia. Induction is recognised by a bronze bust which is later displayed in Garden Square at Melbourne Park.
Roy Emerson Museum Blackbutt, Queensland Tennis MuseumThe museum was put together by the Blackbutt and District Tourism and Heritage Association inside the old Nukku State School building, now known as "Nukku Nook" where Emerson went to school. [28]
Tenpin Bowling Australia Hall of FameNational Tenpin bowling Hall of FameManaged by Tenpin Bowling Australia
Triathlon Australia Hall of FameNational Triathlon Hall of FameManaged by Triathlon Australia
Touch Football Hall of FameNational Touch football Hall of FameManaged by Touch Football Australia
Volleyball Australia Hall of FameNational Volleyball Hall of FameManaged by Volleyball Australia
Water Polo Australia Hall of FameNational Water polo Hall of FameManaged by Water Polo Australia
Australian National Maritime Museum Sydney Water sports MuseumCovers sailing, rowing, swimming and surf sports.
Australian Water Ski and Wakeboard FederationNational Water skiing Hall of Fame
Australian Axeman's Hall of Fame and Timberworks Latrobe, Tasmania Woodchopping Hall of Fame

Memorabilia museums

There are other museums in Australia that manage sport memorabilia. These include: National Museum of Australia and Powerhouse Museum.

See also

Sport in Australia

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