Jerry Jerome
Australian boxer (1874-1943)
- Born
- 24 May 1874
- Died
- 27 September 1943
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
Jerry Jerome (24 May 1874 – 27 September 1943) was born at Jimbour Homestead, near Dalby.
Jerome's father was Wollon Charles, an Aboriginal labourer, and his mother's name was Guli. He was a descendant of the Jarowair tribe. In 1906, Jerome married Alice Davis.
Jerome lived during the Control of Aboriginal Protection Act, which meant that his movement and life were restricted to the control of the Chief Protector. Before his fourth fight with Fred Booth, Jerome was arrested in Warra, due to the Protection Act. However, he was released in time for a fight in Toowoomba where he was knocked out, which had the crowds convinced that he had been drugged. In 1908, a Dalby citizen applied successfully for Jerome's exemption on the spurious ground that he was a 'half caste', in order to be removed from the controlled native listing, which would allow him to pursue a sporting career.
In 1908, at the age of 34, Jerome officially commenced boxing at "The Pines", a park near Warra, Queensland. This earned him the nickname of the "Warra Cyclone".
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