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Fancy having a lion, tiger, horse, goat, and monkeys living next door? Poor Mr Jarvis did. Read about 'Queensland's worst neighbour' at our John Oxley Library Blog: blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/2010/02/05/queenslands-worst-nei...

That article is priceless!

I can confirm there are two lions in that photo. The lions were obtained from Melbourne zoo and integrated into the act. It was first performed in Brisbane in May 1903 Ref: THE "INNER LIFE" OF A MODERN CIRCUS. (1903, May 23). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), p. 22 Supplement: Unknown. Retrieved March 16, 2015, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21645453

Liz Clark Thank you for confirming where the lions came from. Great to read the article from the Queenslander about Wirth's Circus. We will add this detail to the image record. Thank you

You're welcome. Here's the blog post I wrote about it today. circuszooanimals.blogspot.co.nz/2015/03/an-ocular-demonst...

made me smile :)

Love this! So English with their teapot!

Australians have long been dedicated picnickers. Local excursions on foot, or further afield by bicycle, horse-drawn vehicle, road and rail have been popular summer pastimes since the late 19th century. Picnicking reached its zenith between the 1880s and the interwar years. Families, friends or trade and religious communities gathered, sometimes in their hundreds, to zealously overeat and laze away an afternoon in good company. A refreshing change of scene marked a break with the working week. Other than a well-stocked hamper, picnics didn’t require fiddly or expensive equipment and could be arranged on a whim. Source: www.nma.gov.au/explore/blog/picnicking-across-ages

Alberton is a rural locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The Aboriginal name for the area was Wobbomerijee (where Wobum means mud and Mudtheri means sticky). European settlement began in 1863 when the first settlers arrived, mostly German immigrants. A German school was established early in the 1870s beside the church. The Alberton Provisional School opened on 13 May 1876 with children attending German school on only one day a week. On 13 October 1884 the provisional school became the Alberton State School. In 1886, a new larger Lutheran church (the present St Peter's at 187 Alberton Road) was built. It was consecrated in 1887 by Rev Hellmuth. The German school was demolished in 1919. The Alberton State School closed in 1966. Source: kids.kiddle.co/Alberton,_Queensland