‘Hurry, hurry, get your tickets now!’: the last of the great Australian showmen – photo essay
My Uncle Teddy was born 90 years ago into a long line of whip-cracking sideshow folk – his grandmother used to dangle people in the air by her teeth. From contortionists and knife-throwers to a double-jointed horse, he recalls the magic of the showgrounds’ heyday My uncle Teddy Trevor remembers Casey Nelson, a fellow showman, spruiking his double-jointed horse to sideshow punters in the 1960s.…
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‘Hurry, hurry, get your tickets now!’: the last of the great Australian showmen – photo essay (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
My Uncle Teddy was born 90 years ago into a long line of whip-cracking sideshow folk – his grandmother used to dangle people in the air by her teeth. From contortionists and knife-throwers to a double-jointed horse, he recalls the magic of the showgrounds’…
