Anne Evelyn Clark
Anne Evelyn Clark (1903, Waterloo, Sydney - 1983, Singapore) was an Australian sportswoman and netball umpire and administrator.[1] After breaking her ankle in her first season of women’s basketball (netball), she decided to concentrate on umpiring and coaching.[1]
In 1929, she was a founding member of the New South Wales Women's Basketball (Netball) Association. She held a range of executive positions on the board of the New South Wales Women's Basketball (Netball) Association and with the All Australia Netball Association. She was president of the New South Wales Women's Basketball (Netball) Association for 29 years (1950 to 1979).[1] Clark was five times (1955, 1960, 1966, 1972 and 1978) concurrently national president of the All Australia Women’s Basket Ball Association (from 1970 the All Australia Netball Association).[1]
She received an All Australian Service Award in 1964.[2] She was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1975.[1] In 1976, the Anne Clark Service Award was introduced in her honour. In 1983, the NSW State Netball Centre was renamed the Anne Clarke Centre in her honour.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Tracy Taylor. "Clark, Annie Evelyn (Anne) (1903–1983)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 2007, accessed online 8 March 2016.
- 1 2 National Library of Australia. Clark, Anne Evelyn, (BEM) (1903-1983)
External links
- Dunbar, Judy, 1929-1989: 60 Years of Netball in New South Wales, Netball New South Wales, Sydney, 1989
- Hyland, Deirdre, "Little Anne" : a biography of Anne Clarke, B.E.M., N.S.W. Netball Association, Sydney, 1987.