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Savage South Africa #2, 1900 9 years 1 week ago #44689

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While the first visit to Britain of Frank Fillis's Savage South Africa, in 1899, appears to have had no ABW connection, the 1900 visit was updated to include ABW references. This newspaper advertisement was for a three weel-long exhibition at the Broughton Rangers Northern Union (rugby league) ground in Salford. Now covered by housing, the Wheater's Field ground could supposedly hold 20,000 spectators.

"Genuine Boers." Really?

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Savage South Africa #2, 1900 9 years 1 week ago #44690

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Savage South Africa #2, 1900 9 years 1 week ago #44691

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6739 Thank you received: 958	This absolutely trilled the masses up and down the country, the Matabeleland re enactments proving very popular in particular.
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BereniceUK Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 3366 Thank you received: 2316	It was an alternative to the hugely popular Wild West Shows. www.sheffield.ac.uk/nfa/researchandarticles/wildwestshows
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Savage South Africa #2, 1900 9 years 6 days ago #44695

SWB Offline Senior Member Posts: 1842 Thank you received: 460	"Genuine" anything?? Fascinating social history, would love to see such a show. Researcher & Collector The Register of the Anglo-Boer Wars 1899-1902 theangloboerwars.blogspot.co.uk/ www.facebook.com/boerwarregister
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