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Cockatoo Circus
Title:
Cockatoo Circus
NFSA ID
15059
Year
1949
This Cine Service production from 1949 shows Australian stockman Peter Miller with his well-trained sulphur-crested cockatoos performing a remarkable series of tricks, including the cockatoo merry-go-round, high wire and piano playing.
The cockatoos performed in front of packed houses of mesmerised children at the Melbourne exhibition building.
Learn more about Australian acts in the Circus curated collection.
Production company
Cine Service
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