circuses

I think I've seen this photo identified as an enroute stop to water the stock and feed performers during a long "jump" between two performance sites. The cloud of smoke, presumably from cookhouse fires, would seem to indicate that only the cookhouse has been unloaded.

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The Wirths were well known in Australia because of the circus. Wirth family was originally from the Rhineland in Germany. After emigrating to Australia, members of the family started the circus in the early 1880s. The circus was very popular in Australia and also toured overseas. It closed in 1961 with the advent of TV and other entertainment options. Circus equestrienne May Wirth was born in Bundaberg in 1894. Source: www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/bundaberg/circus-f...