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Circus Joseph Ashton, formerly trading as Ashton's Circus, is the longest-surviving circus in Australia, pre-dating most others in the English-speaking world.. The circus was founded in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1847 by Thomas Mollor, and acquired in February 1850 by James Henry Ashton, a man schooled in the tradition of English circus and who had experienced the hard times of the nineteenth century.
Yes (Australia; global) Wirth's Circus, also known as Wirth Brothers' Circus, was Australia's largest and most prestigious circus company for eight decades. [ 1] Billed as Australia's own 'Greatest show on Earth' (a reference to the slogan of the American P. T. Barnum Circus ), the travelling circus held an international reputation.
Eroni's Circus is a traditional travelling Australian circus, founded in 2007 and owned by Tony and Cathy Maynard. Acts include performing with horses, trick roping, performing dogs, hula hoops, trapeze, and other aerial acts, such as acrobats and juggling. Eroni's Circus performs in a 32-metre, red-and-white Big Top marquee.
The Lennon family are the only circus family in Australia who make their own circus big tops and marquees. They also made SuperTents for rock concerts such as Homebake and The Big Day Out . It is one of only three circuses left in Australia with big cats in their programme. The three lions at Lennon's are 4 years of age, 2 females and 1 male ...
Stardust Circus is a circus that tours in Australia. It’s annual performance season lasts from January to late November, touring Australia from the remotest towns to the largest cities. The circus was established in 1993 by the Lennon and West families, two circus families with tradition going back to the late 19th century.
Within five years, Silver's Circus was Australia's largest road show and toured every state of the Australian mainland. Silvers Circus became one of the most well organised, best looking and popular circuses in the country. It also was the first to cross the Nullarbor by road, then a corrugated dirt track full of potholes and bulldust.
Circus Oz was incorporated in December 1977 in Melbourne and funded by the Australian Performing Group, with its first performance season in March 1978.Circus Oz was the amalgamation of two already well-known groups: the New Ensemble Circus, a continuation of the New Circus, established in Adelaide in 1973; and the Soapbox Circus, a roadshow set up by the Australian Performing Group in 1976.
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