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Rugby League: More than just a game

Archival material from the Royal Commission and other memorabilia from the early days of rugby league.

Football rivalry part 1: First part of a newspaper report of conflict between Rugby Union and League supporters in Balmain in 1908.
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Football rivalry part 2: Second part of a newspaper report of conflict between Rugby Union and League supporters in Balmain in 1908.
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The Referee part 1: First part of a 1903 report on battle of the codes between Rugby Union and Australian Football.
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The Referee part 2: Second part of a 1903 report on battle of the codes between Rugby Union and Australian Football.
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Baskerville Interview: Newspaper interview with Albert Baskerville, organiser of New Zealand professional rugby team the All Gold's tour to England 1907-1908.
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Palliser interview: Newspaper interview with C Wray Palliser representative of New Zealand Rugby Union in London 1907
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Original by-laws and rules of Rugby League: This is a copy of the original rules of Rugby League held by the National Library of Australia, Canberra.
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Australasian Football Council minutes: These are minutes from the council that organised the football carnival in Melbourne in 1908.
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A paper from historian Robert Gibbons describing Sydney in 1908
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Royal Commission documents: These are public testimony and evidence from the Royal Commission for the improvement of Sydney

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