Equestrian shows and Shakespeare in a tent: A Saturday night in Melbourne in 1854
You might have a drink at the tavern, or take in a circus show of dance and swordplay on horseback. As The Age celebrates 170 years, we look back at the city’s cultural life in 1854.
- by Karl Quinn
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