Silvers Circus (Mervyn King) in Australia

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Silvers Circus (Mervyn King)
Type	circus
Founded	1946
Closed down	1953
Country	Australia
Website	Website
Related persons
Owner	1946-1953: Mervyn King 1976-: Anton Gasser 1976-: Anna Gasser


Directors	: Dominik Gasser : Rosita Gasser : Toni Gasser

Performers & Artists
1976: Ernest Gasser


Key People
Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2013-05-20

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11

Description

Silvers Circus (Mervyn King), Australia , was founded in 1946. Silvers Circus (Mervyn King) closed down in 1953.

Comments / picturesKing sold Silver\'s in 1953, admitting later the sale was premature since TV didn't make much of an impact on Australian rural life until well into the 1960s. He saw television as a threat. Mervyn King had two sons. He died in 2003 at age 96.

Although it\'s not the original circus, the name Silver\'s Circus still travels Australia. It is run by Anton and Anna Gasser and has been since 1976.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Silvers Circus (Mervyn King), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2548. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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