Events That Changed Australia — Season 1, Episode 7: The Birth of Professional Sport
Documentary, Crime • 44 min • 1 season, 8 episodes
Episode synopsis
How Australia’s richest man disrupted cricket - and amateur sport - in this country forever, and created professional sport as we know it.
About Events That Changed Australia
This 8 part series takes an in-depth look at the critical turning points in Australia’s history, from natural disasters to social upheavals, through the lens of hindsight. Combining rich, never-before-seen archival footage with candid interviews, the series investigates not just what happened, but how these events fundamentally altered the country and its people.