Robert & Alby Perry Bros. circus : touring Australia for over 100 years. The big name in the circus game

"The original Perry Bros. Circus was founded over 100 years ago, when the Perry ancestors owned 'The Half-Way Hotel', between Tambo and Blackall in Western Queensland. They eventually exchanged the hotel for a bullock team and so started their circus days ... During the 1930s, Perrys became one of the biggest shows in Australia. They were particularly well known for their High-Jumping horses..."--adapted from a Perry Bros. poster; National Library of Australia's copy is vn7326049. In 1976, Robert William Perry and his brother Albert (Alby) took over the business. In the 1980s, Mr Perry operated a three-ring show and attracted the talent of Tommy Hanlon. The Perry Bros Circus was sold to the Stardust Circus in 1993.