A fortnightly history podcast about the people, places, and events that have shaped the city of Sydney and its surrounds. Find us on facebook or instagram @storiesfromsydney
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Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
On Boxing Day, 1908, before a crowd of 20,000 Sydneysiders, an African American boxer named Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns, a white Canadian, to become the first ever black Heavyweight Champion of the World. This episode tells the story of how this important event ended up taking place in Rushcutters Bay at the newly built "Sydney Stadium".
5 years ago
The debut was a great episode (grepisode). Glad we cleared up the Mrs. Mac confusion, I was going to lose sleep wondering. All aboard the hype train for Episode 02!