W H Wilkies Circus in South Africa

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W H Wilkies Circus
Type	circus
Founded	1949
Closed down	1963
Place	Aberdeen
Country	South Africa
Related persons
Owner	1949-1972: W. H. Wilkie


Key People
Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2022-04-22

Latest document update	2022-04-22 13:17:01

Description

W H Wilkies Circus, in Aberdeen, South Africa , was founded in 1949. W H Wilkies Circus closed down in 1963.

Comments / pictures1949: W. H. Wilkie bought Pagels CircusThe Circus was founded and named W H Wilkie\'s Mammoth Circus.
1954: The Circus arrives in South Africa, and the name is changed to W H Wilkie\'s Great Continental Circus.
1963: Merge with Boswells Circus, as Boswell Wilkie\'s Great Combined Circus

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). W H Wilkies Circus, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2444. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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http://www.quovadis-southern-africa.co.za/content/10/3956/en/aberdeen-and-the-circus-karoo-eastern-cape-south-africa.html

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