Con Colleano - Revision history

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 File:Con_Colleano_-_Vesque_(1932).jpg|Con Colleano by M. & J. Vesque (1932)
 Image:Con_Colleano_2.jpg|Con Colleano (c.1935)
 File:Colleano_Stamp.jpg|Colleano Postage Stamp (1997)
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 [[Category:Artists and Acts|Colleano, Con]][[Category:Acrobats|Colleano, Con]][[Category:Tight Wire|Colleano, Con]]

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 Near the end of the 19th century, the Sullivan family&mdash;the family was later to adopt the professional name of Colleano&mdash;were obscure boxing show and carnival people who wandered the eastern states of Australia, turning up at every kind of country show or race meeting. Old Cornelius Sullivan was known as "Con" Sullivan. A boxing troupe showman by profession, he hired aspiring young fighters in the cities and took them away to the bush to stand on his line-up boards to take on all and any challengers.
-Con Sullivan and Vittorine Julie Robinson [sic] were married at Narrabri, New South Wales, on October 31, 1894. Vittorine Julia was born at Narrabri on October 23, 1878, the daughter of William Rob''ert''son [''sic''], a shearer, aged thirty-four years, and a native of the island of St Thomas in the West Indies (now one of the Virgin Islands), and Julia Robertson, née Saunders, aged thirty-three years, a half-caste Aboriginal woman native of Wee Waa, New South Wales.
+Con Sullivan and Vittorine Julie Robinson [''sic''] were married at Narrabri, New South Wales, on October 31, 1894. Vittorine Julia was born at Narrabri on October 23, 1878, the daughter of William Rob''ert''son [''sic''], a shearer, aged thirty-four years, and a native of the island of St Thomas in the West Indies (now one of the Virgin Islands), and Julia Robertson, née Saunders, aged thirty-three years, a half-caste Aboriginal woman native of Wee Waa, New South Wales.
 ===Enter Cornelius Sullivan===

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 Near the end of the 19th century, the Sullivan family&mdash;the family was later to adopt the professional name of Colleano&mdash;were obscure boxing show and carnival people who wandered the eastern states of Australia, turning up at every kind of country show or race meeting. Old Cornelius Sullivan was known as "Con" Sullivan. A boxing troupe showman by profession, he hired aspiring young fighters in the cities and took them away to the bush to stand on his line-up boards to take on all and any challengers.
-Con Sullivan and Vittorine Julie Robinson [sic] were married at Narrabri, New South Wales, on October 31, 1894. Vittorine Julia was born at Narrabri on October 23, 1878, the daughter of William Rob''ert''son [sic], a shearer, aged thirty-four years, and a native of the island of St Thomas in the West Indies (now one of the Virgin Islands), and Julia Robertson, née Saunders, aged thirty-three years, a half-caste Aboriginal woman native of Wee Waa, New South Wales.
+Con Sullivan and Vittorine Julie Robinson [sic] were married at Narrabri, New South Wales, on October 31, 1894. Vittorine Julia was born at Narrabri on October 23, 1878, the daughter of William Rob''ert''son [''sic''], a shearer, aged thirty-four years, and a native of the island of St Thomas in the West Indies (now one of the Virgin Islands), and Julia Robertson, née Saunders, aged thirty-three years, a half-caste Aboriginal woman native of Wee Waa, New South Wales.
 ===Enter Cornelius Sullivan===

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	==Tight Wire Dancer==		==Tight Wire Dancer==

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	==Tight Wire Dancer==		==Tight Wire Dancer==

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	After his retirement, Con and his wife settled in Florida. In 1966, Con received the supreme honour of the American circus world: election to the Circus Hall of Fame. Con Colleano died of a heart attack on Tuesday, November 12, 1973 at his home at 8282 124th Street SW, South Miami, Florida. He was 73 years of age. His widow, Winnie, died at a private hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, on January 5, 1986.		After his retirement, Con and his wife settled in Florida. In 1966, Con received the supreme honour of the American circus world: election to the Circus Hall of Fame. Con Colleano died of a heart attack on Tuesday, November 12, 1973 at his home at 8282 124th Street SW, South Miami, Florida. He was 73 years of age. His widow, Winnie, died at a private hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, on January 5, 1986.

−	In everything that Con performed on the wire, there was an integrity and style found only amongst the greatest performers. He brought a new excitement and aesthetic satisfaction to circus. In 1997, the Australia Post released a postage stamp featuring Con Colleano—an official recognition of sorts of ~~the legendary~~ Australian circus star.	+	In everything that Con performed on the wire, there was an integrity and style found only amongst the greatest performers. He brought a new excitement and aesthetic satisfaction to circus. In 1997, the Australia Post released a postage stamp featuring Con Colleano—an official recognition of sorts of an Australian true circus star.

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	After his retirement, Con and his wife settled in Florida. In 1966, Con received the supreme honour of the American circus world: election to the Circus Hall of Fame. Con Colleano died of a heart attack on Tuesday, November 12, 1973 at his home at 8282 124th Street SW, South Miami, Florida. He was 73 years of age. His widow, Winnie, died at a private hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, on January 5, 1986.		After his retirement, Con and his wife settled in Florida. In 1966, Con received the supreme honour of the American circus world: election to the Circus Hall of Fame. Con Colleano died of a heart attack on Tuesday, November 12, 1973 at his home at 8282 124th Street SW, South Miami, Florida. He was 73 years of age. His widow, Winnie, died at a private hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, on January 5, 1986.

−	In everything that Con performed on the wire, there was an integrity and style found only amongst the greatest performers. He brought a new excitement and aesthetic satisfaction to circus. In 1997, the ~~Australian Postal Service~~ released a postage stamp featuring Con Colleano ~~wirewalker~~—~~a belated tribute to~~ the legendary Australian circus star.	+	In everything that Con performed on the wire, there was an integrity and style found only amongst the greatest performers. He brought a new excitement and aesthetic satisfaction to circus. In 1997, the Australia Post released a postage stamp featuring Con Colleano—an official recognition of sorts of the legendary Australian circus star.

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	After his retirement, Con and his wife settled in Florida. In 1966, Con received the supreme honour of the American circus world: election to the Circus Hall of Fame. Con Colleano died of a heart attack on Tuesday, November 12, 1973 at his home at 8282 124th Street SW, South Miami, Florida. He was 73 years of age. His widow, Winnie, died at a private hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, on January 5, 1986.		After his retirement, Con and his wife settled in Florida. In 1966, Con received the supreme honour of the American circus world: election to the Circus Hall of Fame. Con Colleano died of a heart attack on Tuesday, November 12, 1973 at his home at 8282 124th Street SW, South Miami, Florida. He was 73 years of age. His widow, Winnie, died at a private hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, on January 5, 1986.

−	In everything that Con performed on the wire, there was an integrity and style found only amongst the greatest performers. He brought a new excitement and aesthetic satisfaction to circus.	+	In everything that Con performed on the wire, there was an integrity and style found only amongst the greatest performers. He brought a new excitement and aesthetic satisfaction to circus. In 1997, the Australian Postal Service released a postage stamp featuring Con Colleano wirewalker—a belated tribute to the legendary Australian circus star.