Wild Australia Show

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The Wild Australia Show was a troupe of Indigenous Australian performers that toured Australia during 1892 and 1893. The group was formed by the Scottish-born businessman Archibald Meston and his business partner Brabazon Harry Purcell with the intention of performing in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe on the way to Chicago to perform at the World's Columbian Exposition. The troupe comprised 27 people—21 men, 5 women, and 1 child—from across northern Queensland and the surrounding region.

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