Blackall celebrates pivotal role in story of Australia s circus industry with life-size elephant
WedWednesday 27
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WedWednesday 27
Jumbo the elephant, donated by Robert Perry, was transported from Geelong, Victoria to Blackall.
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Perry Bros would go on to become the first circus to circumnavigate Australia
A life-size fibreglass elephant named Jumbo has been erected in Blackall in tribute to the troupe
But for a 12-year-old girl in outback Queensland, that snap decision would end up altering the course of history and put her on the way to arguably becoming the brains behind Australia s circus industry.
It was on the banks of the Barcoo River near Blackall that the Perry Bros Circus started in 1889.