Ashton Circus redo

Send us Fan Mail The first successful circus in Australia actually originated from Hobart by an Englishman Robert Avis Radford in 1847. He used acts such as equestrianism, acrobats, and clowning, which mimicked the Astley circus in England. It was from this circus that James Henry Ashton, of the Ashton dynasty later established his own circus. The Ashton circus is the oldest continuing circus in Australian history. References Trove newspapers – https://trove.nla.gov.au Newspaper Article https://www.smh.com.au/national/circuss-backbone-thrilled-with-his-feats-20111106-1n1wp.html Fulford Family https://sites.rootsweb.com/~jray/gordon/fullford/frederick.htm Ashton’s Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_Joseph_Ashton#:~:text=The%20circus%20was%20founded%20in,times%20of%20the%20nineteenth%20century. PDF - HORSEMAN OR NO HORSEMAN: CIRCUS IN VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, 1847 TO 1851 by Mark St Leon https://www.pennygaff.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ielapa.545898401156495.pdf Music Lone Harvest, Waltz of the Carnies, Super Circus by Kevin McLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Circus Music – Classic (no copyright) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pctluEhAqBQ Facebook Group - Morpeth Moments email: [email protected]