While not being urged to avoid competition, women had few opportunities to compete in sport in Australia until the 1880s.

[1] A sculling race was held between two women from Victoria and New South Wales at the Albert Park Lake in Melbourne in 1901, during a regatta organised to celebrate a royal visit.

[4] Interstate competition commenced in 1912, when the Brisbane club travelled to Melbourne to race the Albert Park crew.

The event was organised by the Victorian Women's Amateur Sports Council and held at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds.

The purpose was to increase women's interest in sport by providing them opportunities to play.

A field hockey tournament featuring Australian, Kiwi and Fijian teams was played.

[4] The rules of rowing changed, and starting in 1934, the national championship also had a competition for eight women boats.

[6] In 1933, the New South Wales Amateur Women's Sport Council was created by Gwendolen Game.

It was medically appropriate for all girls to be able to participate in, so long as they were not done in an overly competitive manner, swimming, rowing, cycling and horseback riding.