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James Michael (Jimmy) Sharman was born in 1912 in Narrandera, New South Wales. In 1926 he attended his first Sydney Royal Easter Show, working in his father's boxing troupe tent. Jimmy Sharman Senior started the boxing circuit after his own successful professional boxing career ended in 1911. Jimmy Junior took over the business in 1955.
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.
Aug 10, 2021 · JIMMY SHARMAN'S BOXING TROUPE legendary carnival attraction throughout Australia in the 20th Century. When JSBT came to Charters Towers, Qld. in 1945 they took on the RAAF base in a tournament on Boxing Day of that year. Feature event 6 Rounds - JACK HASSEN (JSBT) v. ERN HAMMON (RAAF) The rest is history, see write up.....
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Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Jimmy Sharman's Boxers · Midnight Oil · Jim Moginie · Peter Gifford · Rob Hirst Best of Both Worlds - Oils o...
Their days are darker than your nights. But they won't be the first to fall. Children broken from their dreams. But they won't be the first to fall. Fighting in the spotlight. Eye's turn blacker ...
Wikipedia: James ("Jimmy") Sharman senior (20 June 1887 – 18 November 1965) and junior (1912 – 24 April 2006) were father and son Australian boxing troupe impresarios. Born in Narellan, New South Wales Jimmy Sharman Sr had established a boxing tent in 1911 at Ardlethan near Temora .The tent visited 45 to 50 shows each year.
Jimmy Sharman's Boxing Troupe, Royal Easter Show 1956-62. By. Raymond Morris. Contributed By. National Museum of Australia. [Slide 169, via NMA's Flickr set] (Raymond Morris Collection, courtesy of the photographer)
