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   Mar 22, 2024 · When travelling tent boxing troupes were a sure showground hit. Summary by Newcastle Herald. Explore the fascinating history of Jimmy Sharman, a legendary boxing showman in Australia. Learn about his iconic career and the evolution of tent boxing.

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   Aug 1, 2018 · Sandy Moore, Jimmy Sharman and others signed up tough men who dug in the dirt to make a living and found their entertainment in fighting a round or two for a pound or two.

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   Jimmy Sharman. James Sharman (20 June 1887 – 18 November 1965) was an Australian boxing troupe and entertainment impresario. His son also worked with him and took over for his father in 1955 after playing as a professional rugby league footballer.

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   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 ...

6. www.youtube.com › watchMidnight Oil - Jimmy Sharman's Boxers - YouTube

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   Jul 9, 2011 · Jimmy Sharmans Boxers - Midnight Oil. Boom! Boom Butterbean! Ugly Tent Fight BRAWL - Outback Fight Club Australia.

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   Sharman was twenty seven and medically fit when the war started. We learn the real life stories of several indigenous boxers who were openly defiant against the intense racism they encountered. We meet clumsy Billy Grimes (the flat foot kid) who went on to win several Australian titles.

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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.

   A round or two for a pound or two: The touring tent boxing circuses - S…

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   Who is Jimmy Sharman & what did he do?

   • 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 a week. A member of the "Showmans Guild of Australasia", he then turned to dodgem cars in partnership with Garry oneill Reg Grundy. [ 3]

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   Did Jimmy Sharman use Aboriginal boxers?

   • The Australian rock band Midnight Oil 's 1984 album Red Sails in the Sunset includes the song "Jimmy Sharman's Boxers" whose lyrics assert that Sharman exploited the Aboriginal boxers he employed in his show. [ 11] The Australian rock band Cold Chisel 's song "Yesterdays" has lyrics which refer to Jimmy Sharman's boxers .

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   Who is Jimmy Sharman Jr son Jim Sharman?

   • Jimmy Sharman Jr's son Jim Sharman became a theatre and film director known especially for the musicals Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Rocky Horror Show, and the movie version, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. One Paul Kelly track, "Rally Around the Drum", written with Archie Roach, was about an Indigenous tent boxing man.

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9. www.youtube.com › watchMidnight Oil - Jimmy Sharman’s Boxers (triple j Live At The ...

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   Feb 3, 2022 · Midnight Oil perform 'Jimmy Sharman’s Boxers' live from Goat Island, Sydney in 1985, presented by triple j's Live at the Wireless. 'Jimmy Sharman’s Boxers' comes from the band's 1984...

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