Cockatoo Circus
1949
Cockatoo Circus
1949
- NFSA ID1M8NTEEB
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormDocumentary
- Year1949
This Cine Service production from 1949 shows Australian stockman Peter Miller with his well-trained sulphur-crested cockatoos performing a remarkable series of tricks, including the cockatoo merry-go-round, high wire and piano playing.
The cockatoos performed in front of packed houses of mesmerised children at the Melbourne exhibition building.
Learn more about Australian acts in the Circus curated collection.
This Cine Service production from 1949 shows Australian stockman Peter Miller with his well-trained sulphur-crested cockatoos performing a remarkable series of tricks, including the cockatoo merry-go-round, high wire and piano playing.
The cockatoos performed in front of packed houses of mesmerised children at the Melbourne exhibition building.
Learn more about Australian acts in the Circus curated collection.
- NFSA ID1M8NTEEB
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormDocumentary
- Year1949
- Production companyCine Service
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