Parramatta Carnival

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Event Parramatta Carnival
Venue Parramatta Park, Parramatta, NSW
First Date 27 March 1941
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Ubangi, tiny tree-dwelling human from Central Africa, will be among the attractions. Others include: Octopus riding device, Dare-devil motor cyclists Du Barry and Miss Pat Gamble; the Rocket Plane, Crazy House, waxworks, the Great South China Troupe including Chong (sp) (the Pin Head Chinaman), Yong (the world's champion horizontal bar performer), Ah Foo (mater magician) and Sun Tye (bird and animal mimic). Also La Belle, Queen of the Snakes. The carnival is in aid of the Parramatta Mayoral Patriotic Fund.
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Acrobatics
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ubangi Performer
Chang the Pinhead Performer
La Belle Snake handler
Pat Gamble Daredevil motor-cyclist
Resources
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate, 26 March 1941, p. 3, digitised on Trove
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 168387