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1843
The
Mound Precinct has a long history for providing
entertainment.
Charles Halkerston
(d.1899), produced an oil
painting of the Mound Precinct in 1843.
The painting showed
a diorama, with an advert for:
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Jerusalem
and Thebes
and
The
Battle of Waterloo
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There
was also a travelling menagerie and an elephant with a board on its back advertising:
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Botanical
Gardens
A Grand Fete Tonight
Fireworks
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[Art
in the City' Exhibition at City Art Centre: Aug 2001].
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