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 Jimmy Sharman Sr refereeing a boxing match between Prest and Lewis in the 1910s | |
| Born | 20 June 1887 Narellan, New South Wales, Australian |
| Died | 18 November 1965 (aged 78) Camden, New South Wales, Australia |
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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.
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. [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 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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| Born | James Michael Sharman 28 October 1912 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 April 2006 (aged 93) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sharman junior was born, as James Michael Sharman in 1912 at Narrandera, New South Wales. He attended his first Sydney Royal Easter Show in 1926 working in his father's tent. [4] Sharman junior played rugby league for Western Suburbs Magpies. [5] He was fullback in Western Suburbs' 1934 premiership win against the Eastern Suburbs. In 1938 he became First Grade captain. He retired after 7 seasons in 1939 to become a journalist, taking over the boxing tent from his father in 1955. [6] Sharman played 45 games between 1935 and 1939, scored 12 tries and kicked 11 goals. He died on 26 April 2006, aged 94. [7] He was awarded life membership in 1998. [8]
Many famous boxers worked in the Sharman tent, including:
The Black Irish Man (champion) Aboriginal
Famous Indigenous Australians to work in the tent include:
Some boxers came from the Cherbourg Aboriginal mission, near Nanango, Queensland. [3]
In 2003 the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales honoured Sharman Jr. with the title of "Show Legend". [4]
Stephen McGraths historical fiction novel Jimmy Sharmans Boxers published 1 September 2023 describes Sharman’s touring during World War One when Sharman who was 27 and fit did not enlist and continued to tour his troupe throughout the war.
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