Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame

[2] The inaugural list of 129 members was determined by well-known Indigenous athletes: Mark Ella; Sydney Jackson; Faith Thomas; and Charlie Perkins.

The committee was assisted by three statisticians/historians: Colin Hutchinson (Australian rules footballer), David Middleton (rugby league player) and George Bracken (boxing).

[1] Colin and Paul Tatz donated 110 photographs from the Sports Hall of Fame to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).

[3] The 2008 selection panel included seven Aboriginal selectors: Arthur Beetson; Carl Currey; Gary Ella; Sydney Jackson; Lloyd McDermott; John Maynard; and Nova Peris.

[4] The 2018 selection panel comprised Gary Ella, Katrina Fanning, Gilbert McAdam, John Maynard, Nova Peris, David Middleton, George Bracken, ColHutchinson and Colin and Paul Tatz.

Statue of boxer Lionel Rose at Warragul, Victoria
Giant tennis racquet commemorating Evonne Goolagong at Barellan, New South Wales
1930 - Lynch Cooper & his challengers as world professional sprinter
Cathy Freeman at the 2000 Sydney Olympics