The Flying Pieman

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Event The Flying Pieman
Venue Elizabeth Street, Newcastle, NSW
First Date 25 February 1848
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Otherwise known as "The Ladies' Walking Flying Pieman", William Francis King. Pieman ran a mile, walked a mile, wheeled a barrow a mile, drew a cart half a mile, run half a mile backwards, picked up fifty stones placed a yard apart and performed fifty clean leaps in ninety minutes.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Other
Contributors
Name Function Notes
William Francis King Circus Style Performer Pedestrian
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Maitland Mercury
Mapping Hunter Project
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 86585