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Background Briefing|2008-04-20 Rugby League: More than just a game Episode
One hundred years ago this month, there was social ferment in Australia. Industrial unrest, crime and political changes were widespread giving the working class a new confidence. And in an astonishing series of events and people, football was changing forever. Rugby League was born. Reporter Stan Correy.
View the documents referred to in the program, including newspaper articles from 1907-1908, archival material from the Royal Commission and other memorabilia from the early days of rugby league.
Sean Fagan Lecture: The Tom Brock Lecture, given by Sean Fagan for the Australian Society of Sports History in 2007.
Download audio: part one [mp3 - 14.5MB]
Download audio: part two [mp3 - 17.3MB]
Download transcript [pdf - 0.1MB]
[ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]
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