South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary

Miscellany

A history of SA commerce is in the Register,
18 July 1855; also see 19 July 1905, page 5d.

A history of manufacturing industries is in the Register,
21 June 1887, page 6d.
"Secondary Industries - Local Disadvantages Discussed" is in the Register,
23 June 1926, page 10f.
"Secondary Industry of South Australia" is in the Advertiser,
13 and 14 October 1932, pages 11b and 11b.

"Romance of Secondary Industries" is in The Mail,
21 March 1936, page 2.

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

"Maple Sugar in South Australia" is in the South Australian Record,
28 March 1840, page 142.

The manufacture of castor oil is discussed in the Observer,
27 April 1844, page 5a,
5 February 1881, page 225a.

A history of the importation and overlanding of cattle, sheep, horses, etc, is in the Observer,
7 September 1844, page 2b.

"Our Markets" is in the Southern Australian,
20 September 1844, page 2c.

The export of native gum is reported in the Observer,
28 June 1845, page 2c.

"On the Policy of Smelting Iron in SA" is in the Observer,
18 January 1851, page 3e (supp.),
11 October 1851, page 2c (supp.),
31 January 1857, page 6d,
28 February 1857, page 6e; also see
Chronicle,
2 May 1874.

The SA Iron and Steel Company is discussed in the Register,
27 April 1874, page 4e.
"The Government and the Iron Trade" is in the Observer,
19 and 26 May 1877, pages 11e and 13a,
2 June 1877, pages 10a-13g.

"Mountains of Iron - Great SA Industry" is in the Register,
11 April 1917, page 6h,
"SA's Big Part in Steel Industry" in The News,
17 May 1935, page 6g; also see
6 May 1936, page 11c.

"The Undeveloped Resources of SA" is in the Observer,
22 February 1851, page 2e (supp.).

A retrospective comment on "articles of South Australian produce forwarded to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London" is in the Register,
18 October 1853, page 3c,
27 May 1854, page 3d.

"Gas from the Grass Trees" is in the Observer,
20 October 1855, pge 1h (supp.),
"The Grass Tree and Its Uses" in the Chronicle,
28 May 1887, page 20c.
"Grass Trees - Their Economical Value" is in the Register,
5 May 1917, page 7e.

The introduction and cultivation of the sugar plant, Holcus saccharatus, is discussed in the Observer,
11 and 18 October 1856, pages 1e and 5g,
10 January 1857, page 6d,
2 May 1857, page 5f,
30 January 1858, page 3a,
6 and 27 March 1858, pages 6d and 6h,
1 and 22 May 1858, pages 6g and 7b-1c (supp.),
26 June 1858, page 6g,
3 and 31 July 1858, pages 6f and 4d (supp.).
A proposal to grow sugar cane at the Reedbeds is discussed in the Observer,
31 October 1868, page 13c,
7 November 1868, page 9b.

"Colonial Porcelain" is in the Observer,
29 August 1857, page 6h.

Candle manufactories are discussed in the Register,
21 June 1864, page 3d,
1 July 1864, page 2f.

"Cultivation of Sugar Beet" is in the Observer,
7 September 1867, page 1a (supp.),
29 July 1871, page 9b,
19 October 1872, page 9a,
24 February 1883, page 10b.
Register,
23 April 1912, page 10f.
"Sugar Beet in the South-East" is in the Chronicle,
7 January 1922, page 7b,
Advertiser,
8 September 1927, page 14h.

In March 1870 a meeting was held at Mount Gambier of persons interested in sugar beet cultivation, but it was not until 8 July 1871 at a gathering of interested persons in the Gambier West Council Chamber that it was stated that promises had been obtained for 2,000 shares to be taken up in the proposed company. Accordingly, a prospectus was issued on 19 July 1871 for the Mount Gambier Beet Sugar Company Limited with a nominal capital of �10,000 the promoters being C. Fidler, N.A. Lord, A.F. Barrett, A.W McGregor, E.H. Derrington, W. Paltridge, J. Frew, T. Williams, C. Clark, J.K. Bors and C. Engelbrecht. The governemnt of South Australia voted �1,000 as a bonus for the first 100 tons of sugar manufactured in the colony, while the Secretary of the Sugar Beet Committee offered �5 towards tha analysing of sugar beet grown in the district.

A favourable letter was received in respect of the progress of a Melbourne company and it was resolved to distribute a quantity of pure beet seed among the shareholders and, accordingly, about 60 acres of sugar beet were planted in the 1871 season. Later, a sample of sugar was sent to Melbourne for analysis and yields from 5 to 11 lbs. per hundredweight were reported and this result was deemed to be very favourable when compared with sugar beet produced in European countries. To assist in getting the infant industry off the ground a local farmer, Mr J.F. Hirth, said he was anxious to see a manufacturing plant established and prepared to place at its disposal from 20 to 40 acres of first class land for beet growing and to lease up to10 acres for the erection of a factory, while the Editor of the Border Watch was of the opinion that:.

Our soil is becoming exhausted and foul - a crop is wanted that will yield something like a fair return for putting the land in heart again and getting rid of the weeds. It now looks as if it were to be - beet and prosperity and progress; or no beet, and the gradual abandonment of agricultural operations.

Unfortunately within 15 months the scheme had collapsed and:

The truth of the matter is that a beet-sugar factory cannot be established at an expense less than some �8,000 or �10,000 and to raise that amount it is necessary that the moneyed men of the colony should come forward and take up shares. But unfortunately, this is the sort of thing that they are disinclined to do.

Therefore, in October 1872 the company was wound up and, having a final tilt at inherent foibles within management, the Border Watch proclaimed that:

Its promoters ran well but it was not long before they discovered that they had started before they were ready. The company was scarcely floated when the directors found they were all at sea as to the work before them. They had to open up communications with Europe as to machinery, method of working, etc., and it is not at all wonderful that the year of grace allowed them by the Limited Liability Act expired ere they had mastered the situation and were ready for a start...

For the remainder of the 19th century the press is silent but, in 1912 at a public meeting in Mount Gambier, it was resolved to seek the assistance of the local branch of the Agricultural Bureau in planting experimental plots and, by 1921, they were established at Millicent and Penola and proved so successful that the construction of a factory was mooted.
Sources - Observer, 29 July 1871, p. 9, 19 October 1872, p. 9, Register, 23 April 1912, p. 10, Chronicle, 7 January 1922, p. 7, Border Watch, 23 March 1870, 5 April 1871, 10 June 1871, 24 June 1871, 1 July 1871, 8 July 1871, 14 October 1871, 10 & 17 August 1872, 23 October 1872.

"Sugar-Growing in South Australia" is in the Observer,
17 December 1881, page 9a.

Statistics on "Manufactories and Works in SA" are in the Observer,
10 July 1858, page 5g.

A letter discussing methods to eliminate slugs and insects is in the Farm & Garden,
12 May 1859, page 183.

"Our Manufacturing Industry" is in the Register,
16 September 1859, page 2h,
18 October 1859, page 4f,
Observer,
24 September 1859, page 6e.

"The Tanneries of South Australia" is in the Register,
29 and 31 October 1859, pages 3e and 3c,
2 December 1859, page 3b,
"Yacca Gum Discoveries - Revolution in Tanning" is in The News,
21 May 1928, page 8e.

Brickmaking in SA is discussed in the Observer,
24 December 1859, page 5h,
"Country Brick Mills" is in the Register on
30 July 1868, page 3b.

"Colonial Whip-Making" is in the Observer,
22 August 1863, page 4h.

"Woollen Manufacturers in South Australia" is in the Observer,
23 and 30 January 1864, pages 6f and 6h.
Register,
14 January 1874, page 5a.
Also see Farming.

"Novel Industries", including comment on tobacco growing and olive oil production, is in the Observer,
10 September 1864, page 6b.

"The English Markets" is in the Register,
19 August 1867, page 2c.

"Culture of Chicory" is in the Observer,
8 July 1865, page 1a (supp.),
31 December 1870, page 9b.
The production of chicory is reported upon in the Register,
13 October 1884, page 5d,
Chronicle,
31 December 1892, page 6a,
Advertiser,
16 January 1893, page 7c.

In June 1883 Messrs D. & J. Fowler wrote to Professor Custance at the Roseworthy Agricultural College offering "to contract for and purchase [its] production of green chicory root...", to which they received a response that he "did not expect to have any for disposal this season..." Accordingly, the company distributed chicory seed to interested parties and in 1888 a cultivator of Rendelsham reported that:

The sale of chicory has helped me considerably; although the profit is as yet small... The washing is the most tedious of all. The getting it out of the ground costs �4 per acre... Our flats are terribly bad for frosts and chicory is affected very little by it; so, although there is a good deal of trouble there is very little risk in this respect and much praise is due to you for introducing an industry likely to be of great benefit to the drainage district...

The production of pure chicory for the colonial markets was of incalculable benefit and The Advertiser published a summary of the industry's progress in January 1893:

Messrs Harper & Co and Messrs Fowler & Co, of Adelaide, embarked in the industry some years ago and they have found a rival in Mr J.B. Carr who has erected steam chicory works at Beachport on Rivoli Bay... It might be well to produce by reference of the factory at Beachport to the capabilities of the Rendelsham area for the growth of the chicory root. The swampy lands with their black, peaty soil are peculiarly fitted for root crops... It was my pleasure to meet with the settler who first introduced chicory cultivation to Rendelsham. He started in a small way... last year he delivered 140 tons for �3.5s) a ton in the trucks at Rendelsham under contract with Mr Fowler...

At the same time it was announced that Mr Carr had decided to embark on the manufacture of "dandelion coffee" and to this end planted an acre or two of land near Millicent with the dandelion "familiar to the sight of us Australians" and was "complimented on the quality of the chicory they have recently placed before the public through their agents, Messrs Bickford & Co., Adelaide."

Mr Crowder's "South Australian Sauce" is discussed in the Register,
11 December 1865, page 2g.

"A New Colonial Manufacture", the making of "uppers of boots and shoes", by Messrs Bean Brothers is reported in the Observer,
13 January 1866, page 1g (supp.).

The proposed cultivation of tea is discussed in the Register,
18 and 23 June 1866, pages 2h and 2c.

The testing of fire-proof safes made by Messrs A. Simpson and Company is reported in the Observer,
22 September 1866, page 2f (supp.).

"South Australian Produce in London" is in the Observer,
17 November 1866, page 6a,
22 December 1866, page 2d (supp.).

"Encouragement to Native Industries" is in the Register,
2, 3 and 4 April 1867, pages 2g, 2b-f and 3c,
"Native Industries" in the Observer,
7 and 14 March 1868, pages 9b and 13c; also see
Register,
23, 24 and 25 September 1884, pages 4d, 4e and 4g,
14 October 1884, page 4e,
Express,
23 and 27 April 1887, pages 3e and 5d-7d.

"The Protectionist Manifesto" is in the Register,
29 and 30 April 1867, pages 2c-2g and 2c.

Galvanised iron works in Adelaide are reported upon in the Observer,
2 May 1868, page 12c.

"Cultivation of Lucern" is in the Register,
2 May 1867, page 2d; also see
Observer,
9 August 1873, page 9c,
20 September 1873, page 9e,
Register,
27 October 1898, page 6h.

The preservation and export of "animal food" is discussed in the Observer,
25 January 1868, pages 3a-9b,
8 and 29 February 1868, pages 5b and 9c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Meat.

SA Manufactures - The Iron Trade" is in the Advertiser,
25 May 1868, page 2d,
"Our Potteries and Brickfields" on
2 June 1868, page 2c,
"Our Carriage and Coach Factories" on
11 and 15 June 1868, pages 2d and 2f.

The manufacture of bone dust is reported in the Register,
25 August 1868, page 2f.

Proposed rope making from "flag to be found in endless quantities along the sea coast" is discussed in the Register, 6 April 1869, page 2f.

"Colonial Furs" is in the Register,
15 April 1869, page 3a,
"Jubilee Sale of Furs" on
15 June 1897, page 5b.

"Encouragement to Colonial Manufactures" is in the Register,
20 April 1869, page 3e.

The manufacture of screw piles and iron girders is discussed in the Observer,
29 May 1869, page 6b.

"Shipments to India" is in the Observer,
16 April 1870, page 9f,
9 July 1870, page 15e,
10 September 1870, page 6c.

A public meeting called to discuss the establishment of a "tweed manufactory" is reported in the Observer,
16 July 1870, page 5c,
6 August 1870, page 15d; also see the
Express,
15 July 1870, page 3c,
6 September 1870, page 2c.

"New Industries for SA" is in the Chronicle,
2 July 1870, page 11f.

"Indigenous Fibre Plants" is in the Observer,
17 September 1870, page 9b.

Canary seed production is discussed in the Observer,
3 December 1870, page 7g.

"Special Rural Industries and Forest Culture" is in the Observer,
28 October 1871, page 9a.

Ink making is reported upon in the Register,
24 April 1872, page 4f,
Observer,
27 April 1872, page 8b;
of the manufacture of caustic soda on
2 November 1872, page 8c.

"South Australian Kerosine" is in the Observer,
26 April 1873, page 10g,
"The Storage of Kerosine" in the Observer,
24 January 1874, page 13e.
Also see Place Names - Coorong.

"A New Industry", corkmaking, is reported upon in the Observer,
9 August 1873, page 9d.
"South Australian Cork" is in the Observer,
8 January 1876, page 7e.
"The Cork Industry" is in the Register,
7 and 8 February 1893, pages 5c and 5c; also see
14 February 1894, page 6g.

A proposal to manufacture bottles is discussed in the Observer,
4 October 1873, page 6d; also see
6 June 1874, page 8c for the first ordinary meeting of the SA bottle factory and
Observer,
30 January 1875, page 3c.

The first locally made glass bottle was produced on the premises of the SA Bottle Co - see Register, 1 February 1875, page 6f and
27 April 1875, page 6e; also see
31 August 1886, page 7d,
3 November 1886, page 5b and Place Names - Brompton.
"Local versus Imported Bottles" is in the Advertiser,
23 July 1909, page 5c.

"Our Colonial Industries" is in the Register,
20 November 1875, page 4f.

"A Glance at SA Manufactures and Industries" is in the Register,
9 and 20 November 1875, pages 5g and 4f.

Information on flower farming is in the Register,
9 November 1875, page 6c.

"Factories and the Health Act" is in the Register,
9 November 1875, page 7a.

"Food Preserving" is in the Observer,
18 December 1875, page 9a.

Soap and candle manufacturers are reported upon in the Register,
2 February 1876, page 6a and
soap manufacturing on
20 April 1894, page 7h.
Observer,
28 April 1894, page 44c.
A recipe for candles is in the Advertiser,
14 August 1924, page 15d.

A. and J. Dobbie's electroplating works are discussed in the Register,
23 February 1876, page 6a,
Peacock and Sons woolwash and tannery on
13 March 1876, page 6a,
makers of jams, jellies, condiments and cordials on
16 March 1876, page 5g and
boot factories on
10, 22 and 24 May 1876, pages 6a, 6a and 6b.

Taxidermy in SA is discussed in the Register
on 9 February 1876, page 6b.

The plaster of Paris and salt industry is discussed in the Register,
21 February 1876, page 4e,
17 and 19 September 1883, pages 5b and 5a,
29 August 1884, page 5a,
29 April 1885, pages 4h-6d,
16 May 1885, page 7g,
Observer,
18 November 1876, page 17f.

The salt industry in the Observer,
23 May 1885, page 13e,
Register,
23 October 1896, page 3h,
30 May 1898, page 5a,
Express,
22 October 1896, page 2e,
6 November 1896, page 2e,
27 April 1899, page 3d,
19 December 1900, page 2c,
Observer,
22 May 1897, pages 43-44,
23 April 1904, page 33a,
Register,
3 June 1905, page 8d,
"South Australia's Salt Industry - From Lakes to the Table" on
22 April 1911, page 8 (includes photographs).

Also see Place Names - Yorke Peninsula and
Advertiser,
16 August 1895, page 7g,
18 May 1897, page 6a,
Chronicle,
29 April 1899, page 16a,
Register,
27 May 1904, page 5c,
Advertiser,
20 June 1913, page 14a,
31 March 1916, page 7a,
Observer,
22 October 1921, page 19a,
The Mail,
27 May 1922, page 15g,
Chronicle,
26 February 1926, page 52,
Advertiser,
19 June 1926, page 17d,
The News,
7 March 1927, page 6e.

An annual general meeting of the Castle Salt Co. is reported in the Observer,
22 June 1912, page 45e.

Dishonest trading is the subject of an editorial in the Register,
29 February 1876, pages 4e and 5a:

Register

"South Australian Industries" is in the Observer,
25 March 1876, page 17f.

"Organ Making" is in the Observer,
20 May 1876, page 8d.

"An Adelaide-Made Organ" is in the Register,
24 March 1885, page 3c.

Information on a new brickmaking machine patented in SA is discussed in the Register,
20 January 1879, page 5c.

"The Manufacture of Drain-Pipes" is in the Register,
15 July 1879, page 5d,
Observer,
19 July 1879, page 22b.

"The Castor Oil Plant and Its Uses" is in the Observer,
29 November 1879, page 9b.

"Oil Seeds and Their Commercial Value in South Australia" is in the Observer,
29 January 1881, page 185a-e,
Register,
1 February 1881 (supp.), page 2a,
"Oil and Fibre Plants" on
25 March 1896, page 7c; also see
Advertiser,
12 and 18 March 1896, pages 7a and 4i.

"Encouragement of Colonial Industries" is in the Register,
6 July 1880, page 6b.

"Colonial Patents and Copyrights" is in the Register,
14 February 1881, page 4c.

"Colonial Made Guns" is in the Chronicle,
5 March 1881, page 20d.

Information on the Colonial Industries Defence Association is in the Register,
19, 21 and 30 March 1881, pages 6g, 4f and 3a (supp.),
4 April 1881, page 4d.

"Tramcar Manufacture" is in the Register, 15 November 1881, page 6b.

"Neglected Industries" is in the Register,
28 November 1881, page 4f.

"The Manufacturing Districts Act" is in the Register,
30 March 1882, page 4d.

An editorial on food producers is in the Advertiser,
25 November 1882, page 4d.

The manufacture of railway carriages in the colony is reported upon in the Register,
5 and 9 January 1883, pages 6d and 4f.

The first annual general meeting of the SA Firewood Company is reported in the Register,
19 May 1883, page 5e. The protection of colonial industry is discussed in the Advertiser,
23 October 1883, page 5f,
Observer,
27 October 1883, pages 7-24d.

A banquet for the SA Typographical Society is reported in the Register,
5 November 1883, page 5g.

The SA Pearl Shelling Company" is in the Register,
1, 9, 13 and 20 May 1884, pages 5b, 4h-7f, 7h and 6g.

Information on the introduction of the castor oil plant is reported in the Register,
4 October 1884, page 5a.
"The Castor Oil Plant and Its Uses" is in the Observer,
29 November 1879, page 9b.

"Indian Seeds for SA" is in the Register,
4 October 1884, page 1d (supp.).

Brickmaking by machinery patented by W. Richardson of Thebarton is reported upon in the Register,
19 July 1884, page 5d.

"Native Industries" is in the Observer,
16 August 1884, page 10e,
"Encouragement of Native Industries" in the Advertiser,
30 September 1884, page 7d,
14 October 1884, page 6a,
23 April 1887, page 6d.
"Native Industries and Exports is in the Observer,
23 and 30 April 1887, pages 32a and 9c-10a-11c.

Information on the carob tree is in the Chronicle,
20 September 1884, page 21e,
15 November 1884, page 14f,
10 October 1891, page 13f.

"The Manufacture of Cordials and Aerated Waters" is in the Register,
20 and 29 November 1884, pages 6b and 6c.

A glass blowing exhibition by Mr Woodroffe is reported in the Register,
26 November 1884, page 6f.

A lecture on sorghum cultivation by G.W. Cotton is reported in the Register,
29 April 1885, page 7c.

Locally made vinegar and pickles are discussed in the Register,
22 and 25 August 1885, pages 7h and 7g.

"Vinegar Manufacture" is in the Register,
2 April 1894, page 6g.

"Revival of the Brick-Making Industry" is in the Chronicle,
17 April 1886, page 8f.
Information on a Master Brickmakers' Association is in the Express,
18 May 1893, page 3g.

"Fifty Years of Trade" is in the Register,
21 March 1887, page 4g,
"The Industrial Development of South Australia" on
4 April 1887, page 4g.

The manufacture of bicycles is reported in the Observer,
14 May 1887, page 19d,
29 October 1887, page 35d,
12 January 1889, page 18d.

An interview with Messrs Gray Brothers, ironwork contractors, is reported in the Register,
13 June 1887, page 7b.

The successful manufacture of eucalyptus oil by F.H. Faulding & Co is reported in the Register,
20 June 1887, page 5c; also see
Advertiser,
16 March 1892, page 6f,
Register,
11 November 1898, page 7f,
6 December 1902, page 6e,
The Mail,
10 May 1913, page 19f,
Observer,
10 May 1913, page 13a,
Advertiser,
19 February 1921, page 8h,
Register,
16 December 1924, page 3g,
The News,
20 and 22 April 1931, pages 6f and 3g.

"What Are Our Native Industries" is in the Observer,
19 March 1887, page 25a.

"Fifty Years of Trade" is in the Observer,
26 March 1887, page 39e,
"Native Industries and Exports" is in the Observer,
23 April 1887, page 32a.

The manufacture of felt hats is reported upon in the Register,
29 September 1887, page 3g,
2 January 1888, page 5b,
19 and 30 November 1888, pages 7b and 6g,
11 and 13 July 1891, pages 6a-6f and 4e-7h; also see
20 February 1888, page 3h for a humorous letter on the subject and
The News,
25 September 1935, pages 8 and 9.

"Manufacture of Colonial Flannel" is in the Register,
10 February 1888, page 6c,
Observer,
11 February 1888, page 32d.

The manufacture of starch is discussed in the Register,
27 September 1888, page 5a.

"The Cement Hills of Barossa" is in the Chronicle,
27 March 1869, page 6a,
17 July 1869, page 11f.
"Colonial Cement" is in the Observer,
9 March 1889, page 30b.
"The Colonial Cement Industry" is in the Advertiser,
13 August 1892, page 5f,
22 March 1894, page 7f,
12 April 1906, page 11b,
xpress,
29 September 1894, page 4e.

"Local Cement" is in the Register,
10 September 1892, page 2a (supp.),
"The Cement Industry" in the Register,
26 and 29 November 1892, pages 4h-1f (supp.) and 7a,
8, 10 and 13 December 1892, pages 4f, 7b and 6g,
5 May 1893, page 5d,
16 May 1924, page 10f; also see
The News, 15 May 1924, page 7c.
Also see Place Names - Hindmarsh and Place Names - Marino.

"The Brass Work Industry" is in the Register,
28 March 1889, page 5b.
A paint factory is described in the Register,
1 November 1889, page 5c.

"Preservation of the Kangaroo Skin Trade" is in the Observer,
23 March 1889, page 10a.
"Kangaroo Skin Trade" in the Register,
17 April 1889, page 5a.

"Minor Crops" is in the Register,
19 and 20 August 1889, pages 4h and 4g and
"Our Minor Industries" on
24 February 1899, page 6a.

"The Terracotta Industry" is in the Register,
21 March 1890, page 7c.

"Another Undeveloped Resource [Goat Skins]" is in the Register,
1 December 1890, page 7g.

"Our Manufactories" is in the Register,
29 January 1891, page 6d.

"Patent Laws and Local Industry" is in the Register,
16 March 1891, page 4f.

"The Export Trade" is in the Register,
16 March 1891, page 6c.

"The State of Trade of SA" is in the Observer,
9 May 1891, page 29c.

Information on the leather industry is in Observer,
9 May 1891, page 31e,
The Mail,
2 May 1931, page 6e.

"Rural Industries" is in the Register,
2 June 1891, page 4h.

"Our Pastoral Industry" is in the Register,
28 January 1892, page 6b,
9, 16 and 23 February 1892, pages 5h, 6a and 6a,
8 and 22 March 1892, pages 6b and 6f,
5, 19 and 26 April 1892, pages 6b, 5e and 5g,
3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 May 1892, pages 6c, 6b, 6a, 6b and 5g.
Also see South Australia - Northern Lands Development and Allied Matters and South Australia - Miscellany - Squatters and Pastoralists.

"Pests and Laws for Their Suppression" is in the Register,
22 and 27 February 1892, pages 7e and 4g-6d,
11 March 1892, page 7b.

"Possibility of New Industry [lavender oil]" is in the Register,
26 November 1892, page 5b.
Perfume distillation is discussed in the Observer,
14 January 1893, page 11b;
also see Place Names - Crafers.
The cultivation of the lavender plant is discussed in the Advertiser,
24 May 1893, page 3h.

Gypsum is discussed in the Register,
21 September 1892, pages 4g-5b.

The manufacture of cigarettes is discussed in the Register,
8 July 1893, page 6f,
Observer,
22 July 1893, page 42d,
14 October 1893, page 15d.

"A New Industry [Peat]" is in the Register,
25 July 1893, page 7d.

"Vinegar manufacture" is in the >I>Register,
2 April 1894, page 6g.

"The Colonial Cement Industry" is in the Advertiser,
13 August 1892, page 5f,
22 March 1894, page 7f,
12 April 1906, page 11b,
Express,
29 September 1894, page 4e,
"The Cement Industry" in the Register,
16 May 1924, page 10f; also see
The News,
15 May 1924, page 7c.

"Soap Manufacture" is in the Register,
20 April 1894, page 7h,
Observer,
28 April 1894, page 44c.

Corrugated iron works at Port Adelaide are discussed in the Register,
2 March 1894, page 3g.

"Our Export Trade" is in the Advertiser,
9 March 1895, page 4e,
"Our Colonial Produce" on
19 September 1895, page 6c.

An obituary of Mr T.N. Grierson is in the Advertiser,
6 February 1895, page 6f.

"Our Rural Industries - Marketing Food Products" is in the Advertiser,
27 October 1894, page 6d.

"The Government as a Butcher and Produce Dealer" is in the Register,
27 March 1895, page 4d.

"The South Australian Mustard Industry" is in the Express,
20 August 1895, page 3f.

"Our Flocks and Herds" is in the Advertiser,
3 September 1895, page 4d,
Register,
16 November 1903, page 4h.

"Export of Produce - The Refrigerating Depot" is in the Advertiser,
25 September 1895, page 7e,
16 October 1895, page 7d.

"Mining Machinery - An Important Industry" is in the Chronicle,
22 April 1899, page 21a.

"From Bane to Blessing - Export Trade in Rabbits" is in the Register,
9 May 1899, page 6d,
Observer,
6 and 13 May 1899, pages 2a and 2b.
A proposed new industry, "Rabbit Extract", is in the Chronicle,
28 January 1905, page 7e,
"The Frozen Rabbit Industry" on
8 August 1908, page 30 (photos).
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Rabbits.

Biographical details of Mephan Ferguson, manufacturer, are in the Register,
10 June 1899, page 9e.

"A Proposed New Produce Depot" at the rear of the Jubilee Exhibition building, is in the Observer,
22 and 29 July 1899, pages 3a and 2e.
Information on the State Produce Department is in The Herald,
3 and 10 October 1908, pages 5a and 4a.

"The Position of Our Industries" is in the Advertiser,
12, 22 and 29 March 1902, pages 7g, 5c and 8e.

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

The manufacture of furniture is discussed in the Advertiser,
3 March 1902, page 6f.

"South Australian Trade from 1882 to 1901" is in the Observer,
1 November 1902, page 13d.

"Production in SA [for 1901-2]" is in the Register,
12 January 1903, page 6a.

A photograph of skin buyers is in The Critic,
28 March 1903, page 15.

"The Mohair Industry" is in the Observer,
13 June 1903, page 25,
"A Promising Industry" in the Register,
17 October 1903, page 8e,
31 March 1905, page 4f.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Goats.

"A Promising Industry [blue clay]" is in the Register,
25 November 1903, page 4f.

"Mule Breeding" is in the Register,
12 February 1904, page 3e,
"Mule Breeding - A Neglected Industry" in the Advertiser,
8 September 1905, page 7f.

"South Australian Cider" is in the Chronicle,
30 April 1904, page 34e,
"New Industry - Manufacture of Cider" in the Express,
9 January 1895, page 4a,
Register,
28 April 1903, page 4g,
Observer,
2 June 1928, page 44a; also see
Express,
31 January 1899, page 2b.

"Mainspring of Wealth - South Australia's Primary Products" is in the Register,
27 July 1905, page 5c.

"Mule Breeding - A Neglected Industry" is in the Advertiser,
8 September 1905, page 7f.

The growing of peas is discussed in the Register,
29 March 1906, page 7c.

Horse breeding is discussed in the Register,
14 February 1907, page 5e,
"The Paint Industry" on
27 June 1907, page 6g.

"Romance of Manufacture - South Australian Examples" is in the Register,
19 April 1906, page 6b.

"The Paint Industry" is in the Register,
27 June 1907, page 6g.

"Good Bread - How it is Made" is in the Advertiser,
16 November 1907, page 12c.

"From the Sea Floor - Fibre From SA" is in the Register,
3 January 1908, page 6g,
15 September 1908, page 6f,
22 February 1917, page 4f.

Information on the State Produce Department is in The Herald,
3 and 10 October 1908, pages 5a and 4a.

"A New Lime Industry [A.W.G. Pitt]" is in the Register,
20 February 1909, page 7h,
5 March 1909, page 10g.

"Manufacturers' Day" is in the Register,
15 September 1909, page 14e.

"A Promising Industry - Soapstone and French Chalk" is in the Register,
17 December 1910, page 13f,
Observer,
24 December 1910, page 40c.

The manufacture of charcoal is discussed in the Register,
7 January 1911, page 15f.

"A SA Industry - Wholesale Millinery" is in the Register,
21 August 1911, page 9e.

Information on State brickyards is in the Observer,
23 March 1912, page 39d,
14 December 1912, page 33c,
29 March 1913, page 51e.

"South Australian Furs - Big Export Trade" is in the Advertiser,
11 June 1912, page 12d,
"The Genesis of Our Fur Industry" in the Register,
12 May 1924, page 4e and the
"Art of the Furrier" on
1 January 1926, page 8c.

The lime industry is discussed in the Observer,
8 June 1912, page 39a.

"A New Industry - Manufacture of Wooden Pipes" is in the Observer,
7 December 1912, page 49.

"A Market for Donkeys" is in the Register,
24 May 1913, page 14i,
"Is Horsebreeding Doomed" on
25 September 1913, page 15a,
"Mules at Auction" on
29 January 1916, page 9e.

"A New Industry - Reinforced Concrete Sleepers" is in the Register,
25 August 1913, page 10a,
"The Cement Industry" in the Observer,
24 May 1924, page 58c,
"Uses of Concrete" on
5 November 1927, page 48a.

"A Business Romance - South Australian's Fine Achievement [E.J. & W.R. Hume]" is in the Register,
25 June 1920, page 5g,
9 September 1920, page 5h,
11 June 1921, page 10e.
"Concrete Pipes - Hume Bros Big Enterprise" is in the Observer,
18 June 1921, page 37a; also see
Register,
19 September 1923, page 13d.
An obituary of John C. Ross is in the Register,
7 March 1923, page 8f,
Observer,
10 March 1923, page 33d.

"Toy Making - A Chance for a Local Industry" is in the Chronicle,
24 June 1916, page 15c.

Information on Wunderlich's tiles is in The Mail,
18 October 1919, page 12.

"Motor Body Making" is in the Observer,
31 May 1919, page 14d,
"Motor Body Industry - Adelaide in the Lead" in the Register,
24 April 1920, page 9g,
Observer,
1 May 1920, page 43a,
"Great Industry - Motors in Demand" in The News,
25 September 1923, page 4c,
"From Coaches to Motor Cars - Remarkable Growth of Body Building" on
4 May 1926, page 12c.
Photographs of motor body trimming are in the Chronicle,
10 March 1923, page 31.
"Romantic Rise of Big SA Industry - Motor Body Building" in The Mail,
16 June 1934, page 4.
"Motor Body Industry" is in the Advertiser,
27 May 1937, page 18d,
1 June 1937, page 20a.
Also see Place Names - Holden Gardens.

"Acute Coal Shortage - Crisis Approaching" is in the Express,
17 May 1920, page 1e.

"Future of Coopering" is in the Register,
7 June 1920, page 4e.

"New Process of Dry Cleaning" is in The Mail,
19 June 1920, page 8a.

"State as Icemaker" is in The Mail,
29 January 1921, page 2h,
"Making Bread by Machinery" on
9 July 1921, page 8a.

"Our Gypsum Deposits" is in the Observer,
7 April 1923, page 33a.

The brick industry is discussed in the Register,
28 June 1923, page 7d,
"Some Contractors I Have Known" on
21 January 1924, page 13d.

"Historical Commercial Documents - Evolution of Trade Settlements" is in the Register,
4 February 1924, page 11c.

Comprehensive articles on South Australia's industries is in The News,
27 March 1925, pages 15 to 19.

"Women Weavers - New Industry for Adelaide" is in the Register,
17 February 1926, page 10c,
6 April 1926, page 12d.

The "Advent of General Motors Corporation" is in The Mail,
8 May 1926, page 1f,
"Outlook for Holdens" in the Observer,
24 March 1928, page 53a.

"Securing Trade by Aeroplane" is in the Register,
14 and 16 July 1928, pages 14e and 10 (photo.)

"Vanishing Trades - Time Brings Changes in Industry" is in The Mail,
2 February 1929, page 28c.

Diverse articles on the food production industry are in The News,
18 June 1930, pages 13-22.

"Buy Home Manufactured Goods" is in The News,
1 July 1931, pages 11-19.

Information on the leather industry is in The Mail,
2 May 1931, page 6e and
on knitting mills on
13 June 1931, page 6e.

"Buy Home Manufactured Goods" is in The News,
1 July 1931, pages 11-19.

Information on knitting mills is in The Mail,
13 June 1931, page 6e.

"Almond Growing" is in the Advertiser,
22 July 1931, page 12e,
13 August 1931, page 12e,
30 September 1931, page 5c.

"Ladies Hose From Our Seaweed" is in The Mail,
9 January 1932, page 2b.

"Building Trade Revival" is in the Advertiser,
6 October 1932, page 11b,
"Home Building - Shortage of Right Type" on
12 October 1932, page 11b.

"Secondary Industry of South Australia" is in the Advertiser,
13 and 14 October 1932, pages 11b and 11b.

"Mending and Making Violins in SA" is in The Mail,
23 September 1933, page 15.

"Silverware - Adelaide's Share in Industry" is in the Advertiser,
9 December 1933, page 7d.

"Making Buttons for Adelaide on Button Days" is in The Mail,
6 July 1935, page 2.

Information on Stobie poles is in The Mail,
7 September 1935, page 9a.

"Date Palm Culture - South Australia's Failure" is in the Chronicle,
14 November 1935, page 51.
Also see Place Names - Harry, Lake and Place Names - Marree.

"Prospect of New Industry [Crystal Glass]" is in The News,
2 March 1936, page 1h.

"SA Has Fine Engineering Record" is in The News,
6 May 1936, page 9.

"Probable New SA Industry - Straw Cellulose Products" is in the Advertiser,
19 July 1937, page 19g,
19 August 1937, page 16f.

Information on the brush fence industry is in The Mail,
16 October 1937, page 26c.

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