South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary

Fruit and Vegetables

"Our First Orchard [on Kangaroo Island]" is in the Register,
23 March 1905, page 6e.

The First Apricot and Other Things" is in the Register,
8 June 1914, page 9d; also see
12 and 17 June 1914, pages 9a and 13a,
"Fruit in Earlier Days" is in the Register,
6 April 1920, page 4e,
"Our Fruit Gardens - Pioneers of Tree and Vine" is in the Register,
23 May 1922, page 6h,
"Our [Early] Fruit Gardens" on
25 May 1922, page 6f.

"Old-Time Potatoes" is in the Register,
23 March 1920, page 4d.

"Orange Growing in Early Days" is in the Register,
23 June 1921, page 4e.

Information on pioneer horticulturalists is in the Advertiser,
2 October 1936, page 28f.

"The First Fruit Trees in SA" is in the Register,
8 October 1900, page 4g.

A letter discussing methods to eliminate slugs and insects is in the Farm & Garden,
12 May 1859, page 183.
"Fruit Pests and Fruitgrowers" is in the Register,
26 February 1896, page 4e; also see
2 and 27 November 1896, pages 4h and 5c.
"The War Against Insects" is in the Register,
7 December 1897, page 4g.

"The First Fruit Trees in SA" is in the Register,
8 October 1900, page 4g,
"Pioneer Fruit Growing" in the Advertiser,
20 April 1898, page 6c,
"Early South Australian Plants - Interesting History" in the Observer,
8 May 1920, page 9d.

"Fruit Culture - When the State Was Young" is in the Observer,
24 July 1915, page 10e.

"Our [Early] Fruit Gardens" is in the Observer,
27 May 1922, page 29b.

Gardening in South Australia is discussed in the Register,
5 October 1839, page 5b,
16 November 1839, page 5c,
14 December 1839, page 5c and
horticulture on
23 April 1842, page 3b; also see
Advertiser,
26 October 1901, page 6d,
22 July 1903, page 7g,
11 January 1910, page 12b,
1 April 1911, page 5,
The News,
30 June 1927, page 19a and Place Names - Lofty, Mount.

A list of fruitgrowers is in the Observer,
12 December 1846, page 6a.

Information on tomato growing is in the Farm & Garden,
14 April 1859, page 168,
12 May 1859, page 186,
Advertiser,
11 December 1911, page 15f,
"The Glass House Tomato Industry" on
16 July 1929, page 11b,
"Glasshouse Tomatoes" in The News,
9 June 1927, page 4d,
"Grown Under Glass - Tomatoes Profitable" in The Mail,
3 November 1928, page 6c.
Also see Place Names - Chance's Garden Corner.

"Where Luscious Fruit Grows on the Adelaide Plains" is in the Chronicle,
8 March 1934, page 5.

"Fruit Drying and Preserving" is in the Observer,
17 September 1881, page 11d.

"Market Gardening in the North" is in the Chronicle,
10 June 1882, page 15b.

"The Jam Industry" is in the Observer,
27 January 1883, page 12d.

"The Almond" is in the Register,
20 May 1884, page 7e.

A gardeners' picnic is reported in the Express,
17 October 1884, page 3d,
23 October 1885, page 4a,
19 October 1888, page 4b,
Chronicle,
14 November 1891, page 23c,
Express,
4 November 1892, page 3e,
25 October 1901, page 4a,
3 November 1905, page 4g;
photographs are in the Observer,
11 November 1905, page 30,
Chronicle,
9 November 1907, page 31,
9 November 1912, page 32,
Express,
27 October 1920, page 2b,
The Critic,
2 November 1921, page 21 (photographs),
Observer,
10 November 1928, page 38.

"Adelaide Fruit in London" is in the Register,
18 June 1888, page 6e.

"Adelaide Bananas" is in the Register,
15 November 1892, page 5d.

"Hills Gardeners and Their Troubles" is in the Observer,
19 March 1898, page 4c,
"The Fertile Hills - Scientific Gardening" in the Express,
25 March 1898, page 4b,
"Our Market Gardeners", Observer,
28 November 1903, page 39a.

"Packing and Shipping Fruit" is in the Register,
15 May 1886, page 7c.

"Fresh Fruit from the Colonies" is in the Observer,
14 August 1886, page 13b.

"Diseases in Fruit Trees" is in the Register,
5 January 1891, page 7e.

An obituary of Mr C.F. Newman is in the Express,
22 June 1899, page 2d.

"Our Market Gardeners - A Prosperous Class" is in the Register,
21 November 1903, page 7d.

"Market Gardeners and Longevity" is in the Register,
22 June 1907, page 6f.

The reminiscences of John Halliday are in the Observer,
18July 1908, page 41a.
A photograph of fruitgrowers and gardeners is in the Observer,
6 October 1923, page 29.

"Fruit Export Reform" is in the Register,
23 October 1909, page 12d.

The second annual general meeting of the Fruitgrowers and Market Gardeners' Association is reported in the Observer,
5 October 1912, page 12e.

"Glimpse of the Market Gardener"is in the Register,
27 July 1914, page 9a,
Observer,
1 August 1914, page 41a.

"Market Gardening in the Past" is in the Advertiser,
5 September 1927, page 12d,
"The Market Gardener" in Observer,
23 January 1869, page 3d,
The Mail,
17 May 1930, page 22d.

"South Australian Horticulture" is in the South Australian Magazine, 1841-1842, page 208.

A list of fruiterers is in the Observer,
12 December 1846, page 6a.

"New Importation of the Pine Apple" is in the Chronicle,
21 August 1858, page 4f (supp.); also see
11 September 1858, page 3c (supp.),
Farm & Garden,
11 November 1858, page 75.

A report on banana growing at Mitcham is in the Register,
12 March 1859, page 3e; also see
Farm & Garden,
10 March 1859, page 146,
Observer,
28 March 1863, page 1h (supp.),
3 September 1864, page 1d (supp.), and Place Names - Hyde Park.

"South Australian Horticulture" is in the South Australian Magazine, 1841-1842, page 208.

A list of fruiterers is in the Observer,
12 December 1846, page 6a.

"New Importation of the Pine Apple" is in the Chronicle,
21 August 1858, page 4f (supp.); also see
11 September 1858, page 3c (supp.),
Farm & Garden,
11 November 1858, page 75.

The production of sultana raisins is reported upon in the Observer,
30 April 1859, page 5c,
Register,
14 April 1869, page 2c,
"Dried Fruits" in the Advertiser,
22 February 1876, page 4d.

"Potato Culture" is in the Observer,
23 July 1859, page 2e (supp.).

A letter discussing the "date tree" is in the Farm & Garden,
14 July 1859, page 4.
"Planting Dates in the Far North" is in the Observer,
4 October 1884, page 12d; also see
Express,
18 September 1894, page 2b.

A report on South Australian oranges in London is in theObserver,
9 July 1859, page 3f.
The export of oranges is discussed in the Register,
3 July 1893, pages 4h-5d,
30 September 1897, page 7b,
Observer,
8 July 1893, page 8c,
10 and 17 July 1897, pages 29a and 5d,
Advertiser,
13 July 1897, page 5f,
Observer,
9 and 16 October 1897, page 5a and 3c,
13 November 1897, page 4b,
Register,
23 June 1900, page 8e.

"Mr Bailey and his Oranges" is in the Farm & Garden,
14 July 1859, page 9.

A meeting of market gardeners is reported in the Observer,
4 February 1860, page 2h.

"On the Formation of Gardens and Orchards", by Mr George McEwin, is in the Observer,
5 May 1860, page 1g (supp.).

"Potato-Digging-Machine Match" is in the Observer,
1 May 1875, page 9d.

Orangeries in SA are described in the Register,
19 and 26 July 1875, pages 6e and 6a and
6 September 1875, page 6a,
Advertiser,
21 April 1898, page 7a,
Register,
29 May 1903, page 6b,
3, 6, 22, 23 and 30 June 1903, pages 6c, 8g, 6g, 6g and 6h.

"Orange and Lemon Growing", including a little background history, is in the Observer,
4 May 1889, page 12a.

The export of oranges is discussed in the Advertiser,
13 July 1897, page 5f,
Register,
23 June 1900, page 8e.

"Among the Orangeries" is in the Chronicle,
7 May 1898, page 42c,
"An Outside Market Wanted" on
20 June 1903, page 9a,
"Orange Growing in Early Days" in the Register,
23 June 1921, page 4e,
31 August 1922, page 6e,
"Our Fruit Gardens - Pioneers of Fruit and Vine" on
23 and 25 May 1922, pages 6h and 6f,
6 June 1922, page 5f,
"Citrus Industry" on
13 January 1923, page 9f.

"New Summer Drink - Orange Juice for Health" is in The Mail,
20 August 1927, page 1f.

"A Pioneer Orchardist - Mr Charles Giles Looks Back" is in the Register,
25 August 1925, page 10d.

Information on the South Australian Jam Factory is in the Observer,
15 January 1870, page 3e,
Express,
25 January 1870, page 2c,
Observer,
15 January 1870, page 3e,
18 October 1873, page 8a,
Chronicle,
14 March 1874, page 12a.

"SA Jam in London" is in the Observer,
27 July 1872, page 7d.

The production of candied peels and fruits and confectionery is discussed in the Observer, 23 July 1870, page 12d,
Register,
15 and 20 July 1870, pages 5a and 4f.
Candied citron is discussed in the Observer,
14 September 1872, page 7e.

A lecture by Mr G. McEwin on "Dried and Preserved Fruits" is reproduced in the Observer,
1 October 1870, page 9d.

Jam making by Mr S. Moss at Mount Barker is reported in the Observer,
4 March 1871, page 7c.

The Glen Ewin Jam Factory is described in the Register, on
31 January 1876, page 6b; also see
18 January 1879, page 6a,
7 February 1883, page 6b,
1 March 1900, page 9b,
22 January 1903, page 8a,
The News,
11 May 1925, page 5a and Place Names - Glen Ewin.

Mr Laffer's strawberry gardens are described in the Register,
24 November 1874, page 6d,
Observer,
28 November 1874, page 9e.

"The Strawberry Industry" is discussed in the Advertiser,
25 March 1902, page 8a.

Information on the fruit industry is in the Register,
9 November 1875, page 6b.

"Dried Fruits" is in the Chronicle,
26 February 1876, page 12a.

"Fruit for the Paris Exhibition" is in the Register,
4 March 1878, page 5d.

"Orangeries, Gardens and Nurseries" is in the Chronicle,
23 August 1879, page 17b.

"Mr Umpherston's Potato Digger" is in the Observer,
10 April 1880, page 594c.

"Shipment of Fruit to England" is in the Register,
3 December 1880, page 5c.

An editorial on the Australian Fruit and Vegetable Preserving Company at Kent Town is in the Advertiser,
8 April 1882, page 4c,
Register,
30 August 1882, page 3c.

"What We Do With Our Fruit" is in the Register,
27 and 30 January 1883, pages 6b and 6e,
8 and 17 February 1883, pages 6c and 6a.

Information on glass houses is in the Chronicle,
27 October 1883, page 14e.

"The Fruit Growing Interest" is in the Observer,
12 April 1884, page 11d.

Also see Register,
20 and 28 November 1888, pages 7e and 4h,
12 and 17 August 1889, pages 7f and 6d,
24 September 1889, page 7g,
8 January 1890, page 4e,
24 July 1893, page 4g,
2 November 1893, page 6f,
8 May 1894, page 4g.

"The Codlin Moth in South Australia" is in the Register,
13 February 1882, page 4e,
Chronicle,
26 December 1885, page 4f,
Advertiser,
25 and 30 December 1885, pages 6a and 7f,
5 June 1897, page 4e,
25 May 1899, page 4f,
16 June 1899, page 6h,
Biographical details of G. Sandow are in the Register,
24 June 1902, page 4h.

"Exit Codlin Moth and Black Spot" is in the Register,
1 February 1904, page 5a; also see
2 June 1904, page 6e.

Information on the apple industry is in the Advertiser,
16 July 1895, page 5g,
28 April 1898, page 7e,
23 March 1901, page 6e,
13 and 26 November 1902, pages 4c and 6d,
Observer,
27 February 1897, page 29b,
20 March 1897, page 30b,
3 April 1897, page 4d,
14 May 1904, page 13b,
Register on
29 June 1905, page 7b,
30 April 1908, page 5c,
2 February 1909, page 8c,
Express,
19 January 1906, page 1i,
Register,
11 June 1912, page 10c,
Advertiser,
9 July 1912, page 12g.

"First to Export Apples", an obituary of Mr George Hannaford, is in the Advertiser,
8 November 1927, page 14c.

Cider making is discussed in the Advertiser,
6 January 1886, page 5f,
9 January 1895, page 7b,
"New Industry - Manufacture of Cider" in the Register,
30 May 1928, page 12e.

"Protection for the Fruit Growers" is in the Advertiser,
30 September 1885, page 5c.

"The Raspberry Crop" is in the Advertiser,
12 January 1885, page 5g; also see
21, 22 and 23 September 1885, pages 7b, 6f and 5c.

"Chinese and European Gardeners" is in the Register,
15 April 1885, page 3f.

"Fruit Evaporator" is in the Register,
1 May 1885, page 5a.

Information on the Adelaide Fruit and Vegetable Preserving Company is in the Register,
9 June 1885, page 7e.

"The Jam-Making Industry" is in the Chronicle,
19 September 1885, page 12c,
"Drawbacks in Exported Jam" on
26 May 1888, page 8g.
Register,
17 September 1885, page 7a.

"Moth Found in Dried Fruit at Port Adelaide" is in the Express,
24 February 1886, page 5g.
Register,
18 and 24 February 1886, pages 5c and 6b.

A trial box of grapes exported to London is discussed in the Express,
17 April 1886, page 2c.

"Exports of Fruit" is in the Observer,
6 November 1886, page 11d,
19 March 1887, page 9a.
"Shipment of Fruit to England" is in the Observer,
30 March 1889, page 28c,
26 October 1889, page 9a,
11 January 1890, page 25e,
"Exporting Fruit to England - Interview With a South Australian Shipper" is in the Observer,
24 August 1889, page 11d,
22 June 1895, page 5c.

"Fruit Growing in the Colony" is in the Observer,
28 September 1889, page 12b,
"Fruit Export and South Australia" on
11 January 1890, page 25e.

"The Moth Found in Fruit at Port Adelaide" is in the Advertiser,
24 February 1886, page 6c,
"Fruit Pests" on
10 September 1895, page 4f.

"The Date Palm in the Interior" is in the Register,
8 September 1890, page 7d,
2 February 1892, page 5b,
Observer,
22 November 1890, page 11b,
Express,
4 January 1892, page 2d,
Observer,
7 December 1901, page 10e.
"The First Bunch of SA Dates" is in the Register,
5 April 1893, page 5c.
The arrival of palms from Algeria is reported in the Observer,
8 September 1894, page 14a,
Register,
19 September 1894, page 5b,
23 November 1894, page 5b,
1 and 12 February 1895, pages 5b and 5b; also see
Register,
12 December 1906, page 6g,
24 November 1909, page 6f,
7 October 1910, page 6g.
"Date Palm Culture - South Australia's Failure" is in the Chronicle,
14 November 1935, page 51. Also see Harry, Lake and Marree.

A market gardeners' picnic is reported in the Register,
1 November 1890, page 6h,
4 November 1892, page 3d,
Observer,
26 October 1901, page 32c,
Register,
1 November 1923, page 11c (includes photographs and a history of the event).

"Pests and Laws for Their Suppression" is in the Register,
22 February 1892, page 7e.
"Orchard Pests" is in the Advertiser,
29 December 1896, page 4f; also see
27 and 29 July 1897, pages 4g and 4f,
18 January 1898, page 4d,
27 December 1899, page 4d,
31 December 1901, page 4d.
"Fighting the Fruit Pests" is in the Observer,
31 July 1897, page 24d.

"Fighting Fruit Pests" is in the Register,
19 and 28 May 1904, pages 7i and 10d,
1 June 1904, page 5g.

"Fruit Pest Legislation" is in the Register,
21 June 1899, page 7e.

The fruit fly menace is discussed in the Chronicle,
27 September 1902, page 16a,
16 March 1907, page 7c,
Register,
9, 11, 15 and 17 April 1907, pages 4d, 3d, 4f and 7i,
Advertiser,
3 and 10 April 1907, pages 4d and 8g,
24 May 1907, page 5g,
2 December 1907, page 6d,
Observer,
25 May 1907, page 18e,
8 June 1907, page 14a,
20 July 1907, page 17a,
Express,
6 August 1907, page 1g,
Register,
21 and 24 May 1907, pages 9c and 7h,
3, 5, 11 and 27 June 1907, pages 8f, 6c, 8d and 4f,
26 August 1907, page 4h,
Advertiser,
23 February 1924, page 12h,
Observer,
13 March 1915, page 10d,
Register,
21 June 1918, page 9e.

"Fruit Growing in the North" is in the Advertiser,
6 May 1887, page 6g,
"Fruit Culture in South Australia" on
10 January 1888, page 3d; also see
22 May 1893, page 6a and
"The Fruit Trade" on
13 December 1894, page 6a.

"Our Fruit and Wine Industry" is in the Register,
20 March 1889, page 4e,
"Our Fruit Industry" on
17 September 1892, page 7c.

"The Cure of Fruit Diseases" is in the Register,
2 December 1890, pages 4g-7e.

Early almond growing is discussed in the Observer,
27 August 1892, page 20d.

"The Fruit Trade With England" is in the Register,
2 March 1892, page 6a.
"SA Fruit in London" is in the Observer
13 October 1894, page 6c,
"Australian Fruit - Trade With England" in the Advertiser,
7 August 1903, page 6f.
"Our Fruit in London" in the Observer,
14 January 1928, page 4c.

"Fruitgrowing in the Hills" is in the Register,
8 February 1893, page 4g.

"The Future of Fruitgrowing" is in the Register,
24 July 1893, pages 4g-6c.

"A Market for Canned Goods in London" is in the Register,
4 September 1894, page 6g.

"Fruitgrowing Up To Date" is in the Register,
19 February 1895, page 4e.

"The Wine and Fruit Industry" is in the Advertiser,
13 August 1895, page 4e,
"Fruit as a Food and Medicine" on
8 June 1897, page 4e,
"Fruit Export" on
15 July 1899, page 11c,
"Our Fruit Trade" on
24 December 1900, page 4d.

"The Bradley Tin and Jar Labeller" is in the Register,
13 June 1898, page 7f.

A market gardeners' picnic is reported in the Observer,
26 October 1901, page 32c.

"A Fruitgrower's Experiences" is in the Advertiser,
9 September 1902, page 9a,
"Among the Orchards" on
21 November 1902, page 6f.

"Australian Fruit - Trade With England" is in the Advertiser,
7 August 1903, page 6f.

For further information on the industry see Advertiser,
10 August 1904, page 11c,
3 October 1908, page 10e,
Register,
23 and 27 October 1909, pages 12d and 9f,
4 February 1910, page 6g,
1 April 1911, page 8c.

"Saving the Fruit Industry" is in the Observer,
13 April 1907, page 40a.

"The Apple Industry" is in the Register,
10 May 1904, page 6e,
Observer,
14 January 1905, page 13d,
9 May 1908, page 14b,
"Apple Export Trade" on
5 August 1905, page 13c.

"Export of Apples - First Shipment to London" is in the Register,
17 May 1906, page 3f,
"The Apple Export Trade" on
21 August 1908, page 7a.

"Apple Export Trade - How to Make it Pay" is in the Advertiser,
26 and 28 January 1907, pages 11d and 9a,
"The Dried Apple Industry" on
4 May 1908, page 11g,
"Fruitgrowers in Council" on
17 October 1907, page 6.

"The Fruit Regulations - An Outspoken Critic [A.E. Pitt]" is in the Register,
31 October 1907, page 6h.

A photograph of members of the Australian Dried Fruits Association is in The Critic,
23 October 1907, page 24.

"The Apple Industry" is in the Register,
30 April 1908, page 5c.

"The Late Mr Molineux" is in the Register,
7 June 1909, pages 4d-g-7d.

"Potato Diseases - The Worries of Producers" is in the Advertiser,
16 July 1909, page 10c.

"The Standard Fruitcase" is in the Observer,
2 October 1909, page 45b.

Fig culture by Mr T.B. Robson of Glynde is discussed in the Advertiser,
1 January 1910, page 13g,
"Smyrna Figs in South Australia" on
28 February 1911, page 8g.

"SA Fruitgrowers' Association - Career Closed" is in the Register,
13 December 1910, page 10g.

"A Land of Fruit - Orchard and Vineyard Areas" is in the Register,
1 April 1911, page 8c (includes photographs).

"A Day on a Fruit Farm" is in the Observer,
20 April 1912, page 51a.

An obituary of J.F. Pascoe is in the Observer,
29 June 1912, page 41a.

"Fruit Nomenclature" is in the Observer,
22 February 1913, page 12c.

An obituary of Ebenezer Pitt, "a veteran fruitgrower", is in the Express,
30 September 1913, page 4g.

"Co-operation in Fruit Industry" is in The Mail,
14 March 1914, page 5.

"Down from the Hills - Glimpse of the Market Gardener" is in the Observer,
1 August 1914, page 41a.

"Fruit and Vines - Big SA Industry" is in the Observer,
17 July 1915, page 12a.

"Vegetables in the Mallee - How They May Be Grown" is in the Observer,
15 September 1917, page 5d.

The harvesting of peas at Golden Grove is reported in the Observer,
24 December 1921, page 4a.

Information on a State experimental orchard is in the Register,
19 May 1922, page 7d.

"Economics and the Market Gardener" is in the Register,
17 August 1923, page 12d,
"Market Gardeners" on
29 October 1924, page 8f.

"Cooperative Marketing - A Lesson for Murray Settlements" is in the Observer,
21 March 1925, page 7.

An obituary of John Williams, "a pioneer marker gardener", is in the Register,
29 July 1925, page 15f.

"A Pioneer Orchardist - Mr Charles Giles Looks Back" is in the Observer,
29 August 1925, page 43d.

"Market Gardeners" is in the Register,
28 October 1925, page 8f.
Biographical details of Mrs G. Oinn and Miss Oinn, market gardeners, is in The News,
21 January 1937, page 15c.

"What It [the industry] Needs" is in the Advertiser,
19 May 1926, page 8d,
"Reorganising the Dried Fruit Industry" on
31 July 1928, page 19d.

Two articles on the fruit industry are in The News,
27 September 1927, page 19.

"Wild Currants - Fine Fruit for Jam" is in The Mail,
8 September 1928, page 16a-b.

"Orchard and Garden Industry of State" is in The News,
3 October 1928, page 14f.

"Fruit Case Making - A Dying Industry" is in the Observer,
22 December 1928, page 4c.

"Canned Fruits" is in the Register,
3 January 1929, page 11d.

"Romance of Organized Fruit Marketing - Cooperation Leads to Success" is in the Register,
14 January 1929, page 11g; also see
16 January 1929, page 8e.

"Fruit marketing - New Association Formed" is in The News,
6 April 1929, page 7f.

"The Dried Fruit Industry" is discussed in the Advertiser,
26 February 1930, page 19c,
"Citrus Fruits" on
7 April 1931, page 6d.

"Celery SA's Helper" is in The News,
29 June 1932, page 8c.
"Celery Growing in SA" is in the Chronicle,
25 February 1937, page 12a

Information on the marketing of dried fruit is in The News,
21 January 1933, page 4e.

"Glass House Colony", tomato growing on Madman's Flat between the Henley tram line and the River Torrens, is reported in the Advertiser,
11 October 1934, page 12f.

Biographical details of W.J. Kimber are in the Advertiser,
12 July 1937, page 20a.

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