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Ashton's Circus (currently operating as Circus Joseph Ashton) is the longest-surviving circus in Australia, pre-dating most others in the English-speaking world. The circus was founded in Hobart, Tasmania in about 1849 by Thomas Mollor, and acquired in February 1850 by James Henry Ashton, a man schooled in the tradition of English circus and who had experienced the hard times of the nineteenth century. The circus operated as the Royal Amphitheatre or Royal Circus. When founder James Henry Ashton died in 1889, his son Fred, then aged 22, inherited the circus. The circus continued to be handed down throughout the family, and today it is run by the 6th generation of Ashtons, Michelle and Joseph and their sons Jordan and Merrik. As Joseph had founded 'Circus Joseph Ashton' in 1998 prior to his grandfather's retirement in 2000, it was decided to apply this name to the family's main circus reflecting the current state of ownership and operations. The prior name of "Ashton's Circus" was retired. Circus Joseph Ashton travels mainly in South Australia and Western Australia. Other circuses run by other members of the Ashton family include Lorraine Ashton's Classic Circus and Circus Xsavia. ==External links== * *(The Flying Ashtons website ) *(Ashton's Family Circuses Collection ) at the (Performing Arts Collection ), Arts Centre Melbourne *(Ashtons Circus on ABC 'Dynasties' TV show ) * (heading ). (1849, October 30). Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828 - 1857), p. 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page672241] * ((1850, February 19). Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828 - 1857), p. 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8766635 ) Category:Australian circuses ()] 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Circus Joseph Ashton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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