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Radio announcer Ron Casey calls the closing minutes of the bantamweight world title fight between Lionel Rose of Australia and 'Fighting’ Harada of Japan on 26 February 1968.
Summary by Graham...
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Bundjalung man Anthony Mundine excelled in two sports, boxing and rugby league, and was known by his nicknames, ‘The Man’ and ‘Choc’.
Throughout the 1990s he played for several NRL clubs and appeared...
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This episode of Sydney Stories with Warren Fahey takes a look at the Sydney Show – where the country comes to town – and especially the curios of Sideshow Alley.
Sydney abounds with curious history....
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This newsreel shows highlights of boxing, fencing, weightlifting and swimming competitions where Australia won gold at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Australian boxer Tony Madigan...
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On 31 July 1915 Darcy defended his world middleweight title against American Eddie McGoorty. This was filmed and used in the recruitment campaign. First, a number of returned soldiers from Gallipoli...
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Jimmy Cook (Sandy McVea), an Aboriginal detective, has been assigned to the Special Service to help Jack Airlie (Snowy Baker) crack a ring of German spies operating in Australia during the First...
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Jack and Jimmy have discovered the gang’s secret city hide-out. Gang boss Bill Warne (Billy Ryan) escapes, pursued by Jack (Snowy Baker). They both commandeer horses as Warne heads to the boatshed...
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Jack (Snowy Baker) has pursued the German spies to the secret beach from which they will rendezvous with a German ship. Master villain Brasels (John Faulkner) has kidnapped Jack’s girl Myee (Lily...
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The 1st Chatswood troop of Boy Scouts erects a tower and suspension bridge and two scouts compete in a boxing match at an oval in Melbourne. Summary by Elizabeth Taggart-Speers.
