▁were ▁encourag ed ▁were ▁often ▁ones ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁challenge ▁traditional ▁gender ▁definitions ▁and ▁allowed ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁to ▁comp ete ▁fairly ▁against ▁one ▁another . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sports ▁had ▁been ▁integrated ▁into ▁physical ▁education ▁courses ▁for ▁girls ▁at ▁schools ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁ ▁The ▁sports ▁chosen ▁and ▁the ▁methods ▁of ▁teaching ▁them ▁to ▁girls ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁a ▁British ▁sport ing ▁and ▁educational ▁tradition . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁women ' s ▁sport ing ▁contest ▁were ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁Australia ▁including ▁the ▁first ▁b icy cling ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁women ▁held ▁in ▁Ash field , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁championship ▁in ▁golf , ▁open ▁to ▁both ▁g enders , ▁was ▁the ▁Australian ▁Lad ies ' ▁Championship ▁played ▁at ▁Ge el ong ▁in ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁accept ability ▁of ▁women ' s ▁sport ▁in ▁Australia ▁taking ▁place ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁and ▁some ▁sports ▁like ▁f encing ▁began ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁open ▁to ▁female ▁participation . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁there ▁also ▁began ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁women ' s ▁only ▁sport ▁clubs , ▁including ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Lad ies ' ▁Bow ling ▁Association , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁women ' s ▁bow ls ▁association ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Women ' s ▁only