LEADER 00000nim a22004455a 4500 003 MWT 005 20211208032437.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 211207s2021 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781669322276 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1669322270 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ csp_9781669322276_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT14581552 037 14581552|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Herald, Sydney Morning. 245 14 The birth of professional rugby league in australia: a selection from the sydney morning herald|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cSydney Morning Herald. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bSlingshot Books LLC,|c2021. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 31 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Frederick Ward. 520 In early 1907 the world of Australian rugby was rocked by the news that a professional New Zealand All Blacks team was set to tour the northern counties of Engliand, where professional rugby had been a reality for more than a decade. The professionalization of Australian rugby was unthinkable, but within a few months the unthinkable had come to pass. The professional All Blacks had played a hastily formed New South Wales team, the great Dally Messenger had joined the New Zealand tour of England, and by 1908 a professional league was formed in Sydney, with several of the teams that play in the NRL today. This selection from the Sydney Morning Herald's coverage of the fierce debate that ensued, shows how concerns for the welfare of the game and players were mingled with class- interest, colonial ideologies and greed for profit. - Summary by Phil Benson 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 4 Sports 655 0 Audiobooks 700 1 Ward, Frederick. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 14581552?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ csp_9781669322276_180.jpeg