The Flying Pieman

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Event The Flying Pieman
Venue Fitz Roy Hotel, West Maitland, NSW
First Date 27 December 1847
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Otherwise known as "The Ladies' Walking Flying Pieman", William Francis King. Pieman ran a mile, walked a mile, wheeled a barrow half a mile, drew a gig with a young lady for half a mile, run half a mile backwards in half an hour, picked up fifty stones placed a yard apart and performed fifty clean leaps between 3.30 and 5.00pm
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Outdoor Entertainment
Contributors
Name Function Notes
William Francis King Circus Style Performer Pedestrian
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Maitland Mercury
Mapping Hunter Project
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 86579