Barton Bros Circus and Wild West
1914, Reference: Eph-A-CABOT-Circus-1914-01-cover
The figure may be simply an anonymous cowboy or he may be "Queensland Harry", the intrepid buckjump rider, mentioned in the New Zealand Truth of 14 November 1914.
We can find out more information about this season of Barton’s circus by looking at Papers Past, the National Library’s website of full-text, keyword searchable newspapers from 1839 to 1945. Papers Past includes 61 publications from all regions of New Zealand, and currently contains 1.4 million pages, with another 600,000 more coming shortly. For example, a search on the keywords barton, circus and cabot will yield a useful article from the Ashburton Guardian, 12 November 1914, page 1.
Barton Bros Circus and Wild West
1914, Reference: Eph-A-CABOT-Circus-1914-01-cover
The figure may be simply an anonymous cowboy or he may be "Queensland Harry", the intrepid buckjump rider, mentioned in the New Zealand Truth of 14 November 1914.
We can find out more information about this season of Barton’s circus by looking at Papers Past, the National Library’s website of full-text, keyword searchable newspapers from 1839 to 1945. Papers Past includes 61 publications from all regions of New Zealand, and currently contains 1.4 million pages, with another 600,000 more coming shortly. For example, a search on the keywords barton, circus and cabot will yield a useful article from the Ashburton Guardian, 12 November 1914, page 1.