Moonta Acrobats

An amazing Ebay find, that I feel very privileged to own. These two are acrobats or clowns photographed in Moonta South Australia, circa 1880.  Mark St Leon, author of Circus, The Australian Story believes these two fellows could be William Hayes and Harry Benham (real name Gilmore, sometimes known as “Merry Benhamo”), who came to Australia from London about … Continue reading Moonta Acrobats