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2. www.smh.com.au › national › jimmy-sharman-heir-toJimmy Sharman, heir to the boxing tents, dies at 94

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   Apr 26, 2006 · James Michael Sharman, who died at St Vincent's Hospice on Monday, aged 94, was born at Narrandera a year after his father first set up Jimmy Sharman's Boxing Troupe at the Royal Easter Show. He ...

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4. www.bytesdaily.com.au › 2012 › 08Bytes: Five Minutes of History: Jimmy Sharman

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   Aug 18, 2012 · Jimmy Sharman Jnr (1912-2006) was born a year after his father set up his first boxing tent and began working in his father’s tents as a teenager. His interest however was not in boxing but in rugby league football, captaining Wests and playing 7 seasons as fullback between 1934-1940.

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   Aug 29, 2023 · Midnight Oil is an Australian rock band that emerged in the 1970s, known for their impactful lyrics addressing social and political issues. One of their notable songs is “Jimmy Sharman’s Boxers,” released in 1982. This powerful track dives deep into themes of exploitation, inequality, and the struggles faced by Indigenous Australians.

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   Who is Jimmy Sharman?

   • Jimmy Sharman Jnr (1912-2006) was born a year after his father set up his first boxing tent and began working in his father’s tents as a teenager. His interest however was not in boxing but in rugby league football, captaining Wests and playing 7 seasons as fullback between 1934-1940.

   Bytes: Five Minutes of History: Jimmy Sharman

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   How did Jimmy Sharman become famous?

   • Based on extensive research of real people and real events, this story tells how Jimmy Sharman managed to continue to tour throughout the war and created an unbeatable boxing troupe of White, Chinese and indigenous boxers, training them to be the most famous of all the Australian Travelling Boxing Troupes.

   Jimmy Sharman’s Boxers | Big Sky Publishing

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   Who was James Michael Sharman?

   • James Michael Sharman, who died at St Vincent's Hospice on Monday, aged 94, was born at Narrandera a year after his father first set up Jimmy Sharman's Boxing Troupe at the Royal Easter Show. He spent a week working the box office for his father at the Easter Show as a teenager, but his future lay in rugby league; he captained Wests.

   Jimmy Sharman, heir to the boxing tents, dies at 94

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   Who was the 'troupe of Jimmy Sharman's'?

   • The infamous boxing tent legend in Australian carnival history was the 'troupe of Jimmy Sharman's' who attracted a number of young Aboriginal boys that looked rough, mean and 'ready to rumble' but more importantly, were looking for respect, equality and a bit of dough to put in their pockets.

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7. www.goodreads.com › book › showJimmy Sharman's Boxers: Australia's legendary travelling ...

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   Oct 4, 2023 · Jimmy Sharman's Boxers depicts an unique piece of Australian history with its vivid story telling. And more than that, it is a story about humanity in its best and worst form, the struggle, the suffering and survival within the WWI contexts.

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   Jimmy Sharman's Troupe. The infamous boxing tent legend in Australian carnival history was the 'troupe of Jimmy Sharman's' who attracted a number of young Aboriginal boys that looked rough, mean ...

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10. oldtimemusic.com › w2 › the-meaning-behind-the-songThe Meaning Behind The Song: Jimmy Sharman’s Boxers by ...

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    The song takes us on a journey to the red dust north of Dalmore Downs, where Jimmy Sharman’s boxing tent rolls into town. For over four decades, from 1911 to 1955, Jimmy Sharman ran this traveling boxing tent in rural New South Wales, offering Aboriginal boxers a chance to train and compete.

11. www.bigskypublishing.com.au › books › jimmy-sharmansJimmy Sharman’s Boxers | Big Sky Publishing

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    Oct 10, 2023 · Buy E-books. Jimmy Sharman is a conundrum. Raised in a large poor catholic family, becoming a tent boxer at age eleven. 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 ...