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JAMES MELVILLE'S AUSTRALIAN CIRCUS. The Sydney rider, James Melville, toured his circus throughout the mid-west at the height of the [[CIVIL WAR]], moving along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] in a stern-wheel steamboat, landing and giving performances to Union soldiers one day and Confederates the next. (1) It came to Dubuque in May, 1864. (2)

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Source:

1. Circus in Australia: Index of Show Movements, 1833-1969, Online: http://www.pennygaff.com.au/shows.html

2. "Circuses," ''Dubuque Herald'', May 22, 1864, p. 4

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