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Clip description
The members of Wirth’s Circus and Zoo parade down the main street as a large crowd looks on. The parade includes elephants, clowns, performers on horseback and caged animals. In another shot, Shetland ponies are led by boys over a bridge towards the showground.
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Curator’s notes
The popularity of the travelling circus is clear in this clip with heavy crowds swarming the streets to watch members of Wirth’s Circus and Zoo – one of Australia’s famous circus troupes – parade through the city. While there are no details on the actual film as to the location of the city, the bridge shown at the end of this clip is most likely the William Jolly Bridge in Brisbane, Queensland. You can also see the tram tracks on the road as the parade passes down the main street.
