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Among those unusual happenings that, to he accepted by the chary, am introduced as “strange hut true,** must he included the following action by an ex-world 's champion pugilist. For the express purpose of building a church in the town of Osa!/« (TJ.8.A.), Tommy Gibbons, retired heavyweight champion, has donated £10,000. Tradition has it that most of those who retire from the ring put their bruised and beaten constitutions and their savings into countryside inns. Bat evidently Tommie has higher thoughts than otVr of his brethren. He would no Aouht neree with the prophet who accuses the Lord of chastising whom Fie loveth. seeing that portion of a bruiser's estate is going to build an institution which says love is tha drat commandment.
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Lismore Northern Star
Lismore, New South Wales, AU
Thu, Jun 27, 1929
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