| Index of Australian Show Movements | |||||
| 1833-1956 | |||||
| Entry | Day | Date | Location | Details | Source (s) |
| 18997 | 5-Jan-56 | Bendigo | Mr R.W.Kohler, at Union Concert Hall | BA | |
| 19001 | 9-Jan-56 | Portland | Hauser, Miska , 'celebrated Hungarian violinist' | PG | |
| 19001 | 9-Jan-56 | Hobart | Bacchus Minstrels, The World Renowned | HM | |
| 19007 | 15-Jan-56 | Bendigo | The Great Wizard Sidney | BA | |
| 19016 | 24-Jan-56 | Ballarat | Dellacase [sic],Madame, tightrope walker | BS | |
| 19017 | 25-Jan-56 | Glebe | Fanque's, Pablo, Royal Marquee | SMH | |
| 19018 | 26-Jan-56 | Sydney | Malcom's Circus, late Royal Lyceum Theatre | SMH | |
| 19020 | 28-Jan-56 | Hobart | Hayes, Miss Catherine, at Royal Victoria Theatre | HM | |
| 19025 | 2-Feb-56 | Bathurst | Ashton's Royal Amphitheatre | BFP | |
| 19027 | 4-Feb-56 | Sydney | Malcom's Royal Amphitheatre | SMH | |
| 19034 | 11-Feb-56 | Bendigo | Moss's Dissolving Views | BA | |
| 19036 | 13-Feb-56 | Portland | Hauser, Miska, 'celebrated Hungarian violinist' | PG | |
| 19042 | 19-Feb-56 | Bendigo | Messrs Kohler & Smaall's Benefit Concert | BA | |
| 19053 | 1-Mar-56 | Goulburn | Fanque's, Pablo, Royal Marquee | GH | |
| 19066 | 14-Mar-56 | Bathurst | La Rosiere's Circus combined with Ashton's | BFP | |
| 19067 | 15-Mar-56 | Fryer's Creek | Klaer's Miraculous Descent | MAM | |
| 19074 | 22-Mar-56 | Bendigo | The Wizard Sidney, farewell benefit | BA | |
| 19076 | 24-Mar-56 | Portland | Hauser, Miska & Madame Carandini | PG | |
| 19078 | 26-Mar-56 | Glebe | Adams & Melville's Royal Hippodrome & Circus | SMH | |
| 19081 | 29-Mar-56 | Bendigo | Lola Montes, at Coleman's Criterion Theatre | BA | |
| 19085 | 2-Apr-56 | Hobart | Poole, Mr & Mrs, & Henry Neil Warner at Royal Vic | HM | |
| 19093 | 10-Apr-56 | Castlemaine | Madame Lola Montes at the Hall of Castlemaine | MAM | |
| 19097 | 14-Apr-56 | Sydney | La Rosiere's, Mons, Licensed Travelling Circus | SMH | |
| 19109 | 26-Apr-56 | Castlemaine | G.V.Brooke | MAM | |
| 19111 | 28-Apr-56 | Portland | Burton's National Circus | PG | |
| 19111 | 28-Apr-56 | Castlemaine | Mr B.J.Coleman and others at the Theatre, Hall of Castlemaine | MAM | |
| 19116 | 3-May-56 | Brisbane | La Rosiere's Travelling Circus | CM | |
| 19116 | 3-May-56 | Bendigo | Coleman's Celebrated Criterion Brass Band | BA | |
| 19120 | 7-May-56 | Hobart | Watson, Mr F.B., at Royal Victoria Theatre | HM | |
| 19130 | 17-May-56 | Beechworth | Klaer's Performing Dogs and Monkies | COMI | |
| 19134 | 21-May-56 | Hobart | 'Macbeth' at Royal Victoria Theatre | HM | |
| 19137 | 24-May-56 | Beechworth | Wizard Jacobs | COMI | |
| 19143 | 30-May-56 | Warn'bool | Burton's Circus | WE | |
| 19146 | 2-Jun-56 | Beechworth | Klaer, at Star Theatre | COMI | |
| 19149 | 5-Jun-56 | Geelong | Dellacase, Mdme, on tightrope at Theatre Royal | GA | |
| 19153 | 9-Jun-56 | Wollongong | Ashton's Royal Amphitheatre (with John Jones) | IM | |
| 19154 | 10-Jun-56 | Dapto | Ashton's Royal Amphitheatre (with John Jones) | IM | |
| 19155 | 11-Jun-56 | Beechworth | Herr Collin, pianist at Star Theatre | COMI | |
| 19155 | 11-Jun-56 | Beechworth | Klaer & Troupe at Reid's Creek | COMI | |
| 19160 | 16-Jun-56 | Yackandandah | Wizard Jacobs, also at Osbourne's Creek | COMI | |
| 19160 | 16-Jun-56 | Beechworth | Mr J Fairchild & Female Serenaders at Gold Diggers' Arms, One Mile | COMI | |
| 19162 | 18-Jun-56 | Wellington, NZ | Foley's, W.H., Equestrian Troupe | NZS | |
| 19167 | 23-Jun-56 | Beechworth | Wizard Jacobs at the Star Theatre | COMI | |
| 19174 | 30-Jun-56 | Terry's Meadows | Ashton's Circus | IM | |
| 19174 | 30-Jun-56 | Jamberoo | Ashton's Circus | IM | |
| 19174 | 30-Jun-56 | Kiama | Ashton's Circus | IM | |
| 19174 | 30-Jun-56 | Shoalhaven | Ashton's Circus | IM | |
| 19183 | Wed | 9-Jul-56 | Kiama | Ashton's Mammoth Troupe of Equestrians | IM |
| 19185 | 11-Jul-56 | Sydney | Our Lyceum Theatre, late Malcom's Royal Amphitheatre | SMH | |
| 19186 | Sat | 12-Jul-56 | Beechworth | Operatic Festival at the Star Theatre | COMI |
| 19186 | Sat | 12-Jul-56 | Jamberoo | Ashton's Mammoth Troupe of Equestrians | IM |
| 19199 | 25-Jul-56 | Castlemaine | Rainer's Serenaders | MAM | |
| 19207 | 2-Aug-56 | Bendigo | The Wizard Jacobs | BA | |
| 19209 | 4-Aug-56 | Bendigo | Rainier's Serenaders | BA | |
| 19216 | 11-Aug-56 | Hobart | English Opera Company | HM | |
| 19218 | 13-Aug-56 | Ballarat | Klaer at Victoria Theatre | BT | |
| 19219 | 14-Aug-56 | Ballarat | Dherang & Stebbing, gymnasts at Napier's Rooms | BS | |
| 19221 | 16-Aug-56 | Castlemaine | The Wizard Jacobs (shortly to depart for California) | MAM | |
| 19223 | 18-Aug-56 | Bendigo | Frank Howson, at Shamrock Concert Hall | BA | |
| 19223 | 18-Aug-56 | Tenterfield | La Rosiere's Travelling Circus | AE | |
| 19238 | 2-Sep-56 | Warnambool | German Band | WE | |
| 19254 | 18-Sep-56 | Beechworth | Mr W. Radford, celebrated violinist at Star Casino | COMI | |
| 19274 | 8-Oct-56 | Castlemaine | The Lee Family | MAM | |
| 19293 | 27-Oct-56 | Castlemaine | Rainer's Serenaders | MAM | |
| 19300 | 3-Nov-56 | Castlemaine | Barlow & Small at Albert Hotel | MAM | |
| 19302 | 5-Nov-56 | Castlemaine | Grand Balloon Fete | MAM | |
| 19305 | 8-Nov-56 | Beechworth | Professor de Jaques' Phrenological Lecture | COMI | |
| 19311 | 14-Nov-56 | Warnambool | Oriental Circus | WE | |
| 19315 | 18-Nov-56 | Sebastopol | National Minstrels at Mooney's Hotel | COMI | |
| 19319 | 22-Nov-56 | Armidale | La Rosiere's Travelling Circus | AE | |
| 19319 | 22-Nov-56 | Castlemaine | Coppin's Shakespearean Company | MAM | |
| 19323 | 26-Nov-56 | Castlemaine | Brooke, G.V., and Mr & Mrs Heir at Theatre Royal | MAM | |
| 19324 | 27-Nov-56 | Beechworth | Corsican Brothers at Star Theatre | COMI | |
| 19330 | 3-Dec-56 | Castlemaine | English Opera Company | MAM | |
| 19337 | 10-Dec-56 | Beechworth | James Ellis' entertainments at Star Theatre | COMI | |
| 19338 | 11-Dec-56 | Castlemaine | Jones applies for theatrical license VPRS 1411/9 (Z10436) | VPRS | |
| 19339 | 12-Dec-56 | Castlemaine | G.V.Brooke | MAM | |
| 19344 | 17-Dec-56 | Bathurst | Ashton's Royal Circus opens | BFP | |
| 19350 | 23-Dec-56 | Spring Creek | Rainer's Serenaders | MAM | |