South Australia - Flora and Fauna

Miscellany

For information on grasshoppers and locusts see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Locusts and Grasshoppers.

"A new variety of flower [Sturt Pea]" grown by John Bowman of "the Great North Road" from seed brought back from the desert by Captain Sturt is reported in the Register,
13 January 1847, page 2d.

"The Native Silkworm" is in the Register
on 22 and 29 December 1847, pages 3d and 2a-c.

"The Scotch Thistle" is in the Register,
7, 12 and 29 November 1853, pages 3e, 3d and 3a,
8 December 1854, page 3d,
7 August 1855, page 2e,
"The Thistle Bill" in the Observer,
30 September 1871, page 9b-c.

"Hedge Plants for South Australia" is in the Observer,
29 December 1855, page 5c.

"Gums and Resins of Australia" is in the Observer,
16 August 1856, page 2b (supp.).

The importation of a tiger is reported in the Observer,
22 May 1858, page 5e.
"First Tigers in Adelaide" is in the Register,
20 September 1926, page 7c.

"Injurious Insects" is in the Observer,
16 June 1860, page 4h.

"Poisonous Plants" is in the Register,
6, 12, 14, 18, 20 and 21 December 1860, pages 2h, 3b, 2f, 3b, 3c and 3a,
10 January 1861, page 3c,
4 April 1861, page 2e.

The importation of gold fish is reported in the Register,
29 November 1862, page 2g.

The shooting of hares at the Reedbeds is reported in the Register,
29 November 1862, page 2g.

"Larks and Rabbits in the Mallee" is in the Register,
20 March 1863, page 2g.

"New Native Grass and Lucern" is in the Register,
27 April 1863, page 2h.

"Australian Flora" is in the Observer,
20 February 1864, page 6f,
"Australian Flora and Fauna" on
11 October 1902, page 27d.

Information on "Native Truffles" harvested at Finniss Vale is in the Observer,
11 November 1865, page 4e (supp.).

A new Game Act is discussed in the Advertiser,
26 July 1866, page 2d.
"Game Laws" is reported upon on
10 August 1868, page 2f.
"New Game Act" is in the Observer,
13 September 1873, pages 4e-10c,
13 June 1874, page 9a.
Comment on the Game Bill is in the Register,
23 and 24 April 1872, pages 5d and 3f,
6 September 1873, page 4f.
"Game Bill" is in the Observer,
17 August 1889, page 21b.
"The Game and Gun Laws" is in the Register,
12, 14 and 21 November 1879, pages 6f, 6g and 7c,
Observer,
1 and 22 November 1879, pages 22e and 18f.

"Wombats - How to Catch Them" is in the Register,
10 July 1866, page 3g.

"Decay in Native Trees" is in the Observer,
15 December 1866, page 1c (supp.).

"The Influence of Trees on Climate" is in the Observer,
20 March 1869, page 9a.
Also see South Australia - Weather, Astronomy and Allied Matters.

"Kangaroos and Dingoes for the Adelaide Hunt Club" is in the Register,
8 July 1869, page 2f.

"The Close Season" is in the Observer,
17 July 1875, page 13g.
Protection of native flora and fauna is discussed in the Advertiser,
22 October 1888, page 3g,
13 November 1888, page 7e.

"Naturalized Pests' is in the Observer,
25 November 1876, page 20g.

Wild life on the Neptune Islands is described in the Register,
29 November 1876, page 6e.

Notes on the natural history of South Australia are in the Advertiser,
9 and 12 March 1877, pages 6g and 6d, and
on zoology on 9 April 1877, page 7c.

"South Australian Ferns" is in the Register,
8 July 1878, page 7b; also see
10 December 1883, page 6f,
4 February 1884, page 7a,
3 March 1884, page 2d (supp.),
15 December 1885, page 3g,
9 March 1886, page 3g,
4 October 1893, page 5b,
12 November 1903, page 3d.

"Australian Sarsparilla" is in the Register,
23 November 1878, page 5f.

An editorial on the eucalypt tree is in the Advertiser,
27 February 1879, page 4d.
"The Eucalyptus" is discussed in the Register on
6 December 1902, page 6e.

"Extinct Animals of South Australia" is in the Advertiser,
28 August 1879, page 1f (supp.).

"Some Valuable Summer Plants" is in the Register,
6 January 1885, page 7c.

Notes of a naturalist are in the Advertiser,
25 June 1885, page 7e,
Register,
2 July 1885, page 7e.

A "jubilee" report on the flora and fauna of South Australia is in the Register,
21 June 1887 (supp.).

An interesting letter on "Household Pets" is in the Register, 5 June 1888, page 3h:

At the dawn I rise and in my pyjamas betake me to the open to witness the creation of a new day. All is silence except the cascade from the waves as they boom along the sand. My nostrils inhale the iodine from Patawalonga Creek... Presently I hear a flutter in the air; it is my male magpie, who alights on the fence before me...

"Our Native Fuchsia" is in the Observer,
25 August 1888, page 12b.

"Our Native Flora and Fauna" is in the Register,
3, 6 and 10 November 1888, pages 7g, 7g and 7e,
Observer,
19 and 26 October 1889, pages 41e and 41d,
"Protecting Native Game" on
7 October 1893, page 24e,
"The Flora of South Australia" is in the Advertiser,
10 January 1890, page 5f.

"Importing Pests" is in the Register,
24 December 1889, page 4g.

"The Vermin Pest" is in the Observer,
13 September 1890, page 9c.
"The Vermin Destruction Commission" in the Register,
20 July 1893, pages 4f-7g.

"Wild Animals Stuffed" is in the Observer,
26 March 1892, page 32e.

The introduction of snails is discussed in the Express,
14 October 1893, page 4d.

"Preservation of Native Fauna" is in the Register,
19 November 1895, page 6h.

"Oil and Fibre Plants" is in the Register,
25 March 1896, page 7c.

"Spare the Trees" is in the Register,
16 and 19 October 1900, pages 4d and 5f.

"Beasts and Birds in Conclave - Their Grievances", by Simpson Newland, is in the Advertiser,
22 October 1900, page 5i.

"Australian Flora and Fauna" is in the Register
on 8 October 1902, page 4c.

A letter concerning the protection of native animals is in the Advertiser,
23 August 1904, page 9d.

"The Native Animals of Australasia" are discussed in the Register,
25 May 1905, page 6i.

"Rare Plants from [South] Australia" is in the Register,
11 April 1906, page 4f.

A poem titled "Adelaide's Vanished Gums" is in the Register,
22 June 1907, page 9h.

"A Plea for the Platypus" is in the Register,
6 December 1907, page 3e.

"Beauty Spots - Flora and Fauna" is in the Advertiser;
11 January 1908, page 6f,
Advertiser,
11 January 1908, page 6f,
"Australia's Dying Fauna" on
11 January 1908, page 8e,
"Preserving Australia's Flora and Fauna" on
17 November 1909, page 6d.

"Winter and Wild Flowers", including comment on the cultivation of the soursob, is in the Observer,
30 July 1910, page 45a.
The introduction of soursobs is discussed in The News,
29 September 1923, page 5d.
"Encouraging Our Wildflowers" is in the Advertiser,
22 November 1937, page 22e.

"That Purple Weed [Salvation Jane] - Where It Has Friends" is in the Register,
28 November 1910, page 3d.

"Wattle in England" is in the Observer,
24 February 1912, page 35b.

"The Native Peach [Quandong]" is in the Register,
7 March 1912, page 6a.

"Protection of Wild Animals" is in the Advertiser,
27 September 1912, page 8e,
Register,
1 and 16 October 1912, pages 6c and 12g,
"A Magna Charta for Animals" on
18 November 1912, page 6c.

"Cat Problem in Australia" is in the Register,
9 December 1912, page 10b,
"Cats - The Arch Enemies of Birds" on
11 July 1918, page 5c,
"Apologists for the Cat" is in the Register,
13 July 1929, page 6c.

"Animals and Easter" is in the Register,
22 March 1913, page 12f,
"The Protection of Animals" on
30 June 1913, page 12d.

"Protecting Native Animals" is in the Advertiser,
20 June 1913, page 8f.

"Taxidermy - Two Local Artists" is in the Advertiser,
16 August 1913, page 6d.

"Save the Fauna" is in the Observer,
18 July 1914, page 50a.

"Australian Fauna - Good and Bad" is in the Advertiser,
4 June 1914, page 14c,
"Australian Flora and Fauna - Preservation Advocated" on
19, 24 and 25 August 1921, pages 9a, 10h and 6f.

"Grass Trees - Their Economic Value" is in the Observer,
12 May 1917, page 4e.

"Animals Can Reason" is in the Register,
29 January 1918, page 5f,
"The Game Laws" on
16 and 23 July 1918, page 4c-g and 4h.

"Wanted, A Veterinary Surgeons Act" is in the Register,
26 February 1919, page 6d.

"Another Imported Pest - American Squirrels Active" is in the Register,
8 August 1919, page 9c; also see
3 November 1919, page 5f.

"Adelaide's First Elephant" is in the Advertiser,
14 November 1906, page 6e,
"The SA Elephant - A Melancholy Page of History" in the Register,
8 and 29 January 1921, pages 7d and 3g, 8,
12 and 21 February 1921, pages 4g, 10a and 6g,
Register,
17 October 1855, page 3c.

"Fauna and Flora Protection" is in the Register on
16, 17 and 19 August 1921, pages 5e, 6d and 7d,
"Traffic in Native Fauna" on
15 February 1922, page 4a.

"Protecting Nature From Man" is in the Advertiser,
20 July 1922, page 6g.

"South Australian Flora" is in the Register,
21 August 1922, page 6d.

"The Rights of Animals" is in the Advertiser,
4 August 1923, page 21g.

"The Work of T.P. Bellchambers" is discussed in the Register,
8 March 1923, page 9c,
"A Needed Sanctuary" on
28 August 1923, page 10g,
4 October 1923, page 10h.

"Our Fauna and Its Preservation" is in the Register,
19 May 1923, page 3d,
"Our Native Fauna - Protection and Export" on
27 February 1924, page 11c,
"Deer Parks in SA" on
4 June 1924, page 10e,
"A Plea for Flora and Fauna" on
11 July 1925, page 5g.

The introduction of soursobs is discussed in The News,
29 September 1923, page 5d.

"Our Native Fauna" is in the Observer,
8 March 1924, page 47d,
Advertiser,
1 April 1924, page 17a,
"Our Dumb Friends" on
23 June 1924, page 8f.

"Deer Parks in South Australia" is in the Register,
4 June 1924, page 10e,
Observer,
14 June 1924, page 17d.

"Control of Fauna - State Authority Suggested" is in the Advertiser,
28 June 1924, page 13a.

"South Australia's Native Fauna" is in The Mail,
14 February 1925, page 1a.

Information on the Nature Lovers' League is in the Register,
14 February 1925, page 5h,
Observer,
26 September 1925, page 44d.

"Our Disappearing Fauna" is in the Register,
28 November 1925, page 10a.

"Imported Pests" is in the Register,
18 January 1926, page 12e.

"War on White Ants" is in The Mail,
27 March 1926, page 1a.

"Native Flora and Fauna" is in the Advertiser,
22 October 1926, page 12f.

"The Prickly Pear Menace" is in the Register,
20 May 1926, page 10a; also see
4 February 1927, page 6e,
The Mail,
5 May 1928, page 11b,
Advertiser,
13 May 1929, page 13e,
13 December 1929, page 24i,
Chronicle,
11 February 1937, page 7a.

"Our First Entomologist" is in the Register,
21 May 1926, page 12f,
"First Tigers in Adelaide" on
20 September 1926, page 7c.

"Birds and Beasts - High Prices Offering" is in The News,
9 December 1926, page 13c.

"Preserving Wild Life" is in the Register on
27 June 1927, page 8d,
Observer,
2 July 1927, page 35b.

"Depletion of Wild Life - Causes and Remedies" is in The Mail,
16 July 1927, page 13e.

"Mistletoe - Spreading in Hills" is in The Mail,
6 August 1927, page 1e.

"Fauna and Flora" is in the Advertiser,
2 and 17 August 1927, pages 12h and 21f,
"The Value of Local Flora" on
13 December 1927, page 15c,
"Our Fauna" on
4 February 1928, page 12g,
"Protection of Fauna - Inter-State Conference" on
20 April 1928, page 16c.

"Upsetting Nature's Balance - Destruction of Animals and Vegetation" is in The Mail,
13 August 1927, page 3c; also see
27 August 1927, page 16e.

"Native Bears - Attempt to Introduce Fails" is in The News,
16 September 1927, page 5g.

Information on the Nature Lovers' League of South Australia is in The News,
7 June 1928, page 10c.

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

"Sandalwood Embargo" is in the Advertiser,
27 November 1930, page 8f.

"Subterranean Clover and Its History" is discussed in the Advertiser,
10 February 1930, page 18d; also see
2 and 9 September 1936, pages 25b and 31b.

"Our Wonderful Fauna Dying Out" is in The Mail,
10 September 1932, page 19.

"Unsuspected Beauties of Humble Mallee Scrub" is in the Advertiser,
14 July 1931, page 5g.

"Blackberries - Hillside Picture" is in the Advertiser,
13 February 1932, page 15c.

"Why Saltbush Resists Drought" is in the Advertiser,
11 March 1933, page 8g.

Information on imported predators on native wild life, etc is in The Mail,
13 May 1933, page 14.

"How to Kill Summer Pests" is in The News,
15 December 1933, page 7b.

"Our Wild Flowers" is in the Advertiser,
17 October 1934.

"Centenary Move for Game Protection Laws" is in the Advertiser,
2 and 25 November 1935, pages 18g and 18c.

"South Australia's Fauna Vanishing" is in the Advertiser,
4 April 1936, page 13c.

"Flora Reserves Favoured - Regeneration of Pastoral Country" is in the Advertiser,
20 June 1936, page 12d.

"Beauty Parlor for Cats and Dogs" is in The Mail,
11 July 1936, page 9e.

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