Don't Call us Carnies
While many Australian teenagers have dreamed of joining a travelling circus, Norma Brophy wanted to run away from it. As a born and bred ''show person'', she adored her early years on the road, running wild in town after town with her fellow little ''showies''. But growing up backstage of a famed travelling show wasn''t all fun and games. At 15, Norma fled the circus and her father''s violent ways...
While many Australian teenagers have dreamed of joining a travelling circus, Norma Brophy wanted to run away from it. As a born and bred ''show person'', she adored her early years on the road, running wild in town after town with her fellow little ''showies''. But growing up backstage of a famed travelling show wasn''t all fun and games. At 15, Norma fled the circus and her father''s violent ways...
