Fatal Prize Fight

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Date:6th of June 1791

Description:A newscutting from the Mercury of 6 June 1891 quoting Aris's Birmingham Gazette from 100 years before. It recounts two prizefights which took place at Kingstanding resulting in the death of two men.

From the G.H. Osborne collection of newscuttings.

Related themes:

Sports Kingstanding 1766 - 1800 (Mid-Georgian period & the Industrial Revolution

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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Central Library

Donor ref:L93.2 G H Osborne Collection (15/3115)

Source: Local Studies & History Department , Birmingham Central Library

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