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Showies and Sideshow Alley – Sydney Stories with Warren Fahey

This episode of Sydney Stories with Warren Fahey takes a look at the Sydney Show – where the country comes to town – and especially the curios of Sideshow Alley.

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Skating Carnival On South Brisbane Rink

This short silent clip shows a rollerskating carnival at a rink in Brisbane.

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Australian Circus Shows, Performers and History

This collection celebrates Australia's rich history of circus and carnival performers.

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Hal Turner as Bobo the Clown

This clip from Hal Turner's home movies includes footage of him performing as Bobo the Clown with his daughter Gayle as Lenny the Lion.

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Sydney Royal Easter Show attractions

This newsreel footage shows the diverse range of attractions at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in 1933. There is no narration; instead, ambient noise from the show fills the soundtrack.

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Australasian Gazette: Spectacular Surf Club Parade at Bondi Championships Carnival

This segment from an Australasian Gazette newsreel from approximately 1929 shows a Scottish pipe band leading the opening parade of a surf carnival at Bondi Beach, Sydney.

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Australasian Gazette: Shopping Week, Sydney

An intertitle introduces the ‘monster parade’ as floats and exhibits parade down the street.