From Suburban football to international spectacle: The Commodification of Rugby League in Australia, 1907-1995

Australian Historical Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 110, 1998, Pages 27-48

  Phillips, Murray G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0011140773     PISSN: 1031461X     EISSN: 19405049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10314619808596059     Document Type: Article

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