Report on planting Olives, etc., on Mallee Lands
[Adelaide, E. Spiller, Government Printer], 1884.
Foolscap folio, 3 pages plus a large folding map (530 × 580 mm, overprinted in blue).
Drop-title; needle-holes and small notches in the inner margins where sewn when bound (now disbound); paper lightly tanned; clean tears to the map expertly sealed; an excellent copy.
South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 178 of 1884; 2550 copies printed (but decidedly uncommon in our experience). The 'etc.' in the title refers to 'White Mulberry Planting' and 'Planting Dates in the Far North'. The map of the entire state is overprinted in blue with 'some Waters suitable for Irrigation in the Northern portion of the Province', and the principal fresh-water springs north of Port Augusta, which have 'more or less small areas of land in proximity' likely to be suitable for growing dates. These include Lungley's Gully, Glen Ferdinand, Titania Springs and the source of the Read Creek, all in the Musgrave Ranges.
Item #144503
Price (AUD):
$300.00