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  2. Sharman was born in Narellan, New South Wales, the fifth of thirteen children to James Sharman and Caroline Brailsfield, he established a boxing tent in 1911 at Ardlethan near Temora. The tent visited 45 to 50 shows each year. His son, Jimmy Sharman Jr, took over the business in 1955.

  3. Born in Narellan, New South Wales Jimmy Sharman Sr had established a boxing tent in 1911 at Ardlethan near Temora. [1] The tent visited 45 to 50 shows each year. [2] His son, Jimmy Sharman Jr, took over the business in 1955. The tent formed part of the Australian Show landscape until 1971, when regulations barred boxers fighting more than once ...

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  5. Mar 22, 2024 · Picture: Supplied. VERY early showground tent boxers were regarded as "burglars out of work", veteran show spruiker Jimmy Sharman Jnr admitted with a chuckle. Explore the fascinating history of Jimmy Sharman, a legendary boxing showman in Australia. Learn about his iconic career and the evolution of tent boxing.

  6. Birthplace Australia. Age 79 years old ... His father was boxing tent entrepreneur Jimmy Sharman. ... Jim Sharman Is A Member Of . 79 Year Olds.

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    • March 12, 1945
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  7. Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre. Name/Title. Photograph - Jimmy Sharman Jnr. Date Made. 1955 - 1971. Inscription and Marks. On the back, hand written in black ink "Jimmy Sharman Junior, as Australian/audiences remember him. prior to 1971". Measurements. 205 * 210 mm.

  8. Sharman was born in Sydney, the son of boxing tent impresario and rugby league player James Michael "Jimmy" Sharman jr. (1912–2006) and Christina McAndleish Sharman (née Mirchell; 1914–2003). He was educated in Sydney, though his upbringing included time spent on Australian showgrounds, where his father ran a travelling sideshow of popular ...

  9. He blinds another boxer and is racked by guilt for the rest of his life yet develops an extremely profitable and popular showground fixture. We learn about Sharman's boxing tent spruiking, his unconventional business habits, his furious temper, his leadership and diplomacy. Sharman was twenty seven and medically fit when the war started.