Land development in South Australia • Photograph • State Library of South Australia

Land development in South Australia: South-East

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/31

South-east: Eight Mile Creek Area - seeding down pastures on the peat area with pneumatic-tyred combine. [See also B 50029/17 - B 50029/33.]

Land development in South Australia: South-East

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/32

South-east: Eight Mile Creek Area - strawberry clover, white clover, cocksfoot and rye grass pasture established on the peat area. [See also B 50029/17 - B 50029/33.]

Land development in South Australia: South-East

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/33

South-east: Eight Mile Creek Area - strawberry clover, white clover, cocksfoot and rye grass pasture established on the peat area. [See also B 50029/17 - B 50029/33.]

Land development in South Australia: Eyre Peninsula

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/34

Eyre Peninsula: Wanilla Area - logging light yacka and scrub prior to burning.

Land development in South Australia: Eyre Peninsula

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/35

Eyre Peninsula: Wanilla Area - ploughing burnt country with two 8-furrow Majestic ploughs hauled by 90 h.p. tractor. Note yacka stumps dealt with by ploughs.

Land development in South Australia: Eyre Peninsula

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/36

Eyre Peninsula: Wanilla Area - ploughed and unploughed land showing mass of yacka and other material buried by the Majestic plough.

Land development in South Australia: Eyre Peninsula

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/37

Eyre Peninsula: Wanilla Area - first year pasture of Bacchus Marsh subterranean clover, phalaris and Wimmera rye grass.

Land development in South Australia: Eyre Peninsula

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/38

Eyre Peninsula: Wanilla Area - first year pasture of Bacchus Marsh subterranean clover, phalaris and Wimmera rye grass. Two men are standing beside a 1938 Plymouth sedan.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/39

Kangaroo Island: light type of natural scrub.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/40

Kangaroo Island: old method of scrub rolling.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/41

Kangaroo Island: logging scrub by the present day method.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/42

Kangaroo Island: burnt scrub after logging, prior to sweeping sticks and stumps into heaps.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/43

Kangaroo Island: showing sweeping attachment for collecting the unburnt material shown in previous photograph.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/44

Kangaroo Island: double hitch Majestic ploughs carrying out initial ploughing operation.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/45

Kangaroo Island: twin-disc ploughs on second ploughing operation.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/46

Kangaroo Island: a light leveller used prior to seeding.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/47

Kangaroo Island: rear view of leveller and chain shown in previous photograph.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/48

Kangaroo Island: land treated by leveller after ploughing, ready for seeding.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/49

Kangaroo Island: filling combines with fertiliser and seed.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/50

Kangaroo Island: loading fertiliser into hopper for aerial top-dressing.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/51

Kangaroo Island: hopper conveying fertiliser to plane.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/52

Kangaroo Island: hopper in position to place fertiliser into the plane.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/53

Kangaroo Island: aerial top-dressing in operation.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/54

Kangaroo Island: front view of combination [Fordson] tractor seeder.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/55

Kangaroo Island: side view of tractor seeder showing sprocket drive.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/56

Kangaroo Island: rear view of tractor seeder showing chains for the covering of seed. A Chevrolet sedan (ca.1948) can be partially seen in the background.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/57

Kangaroo Island: established subterranean clover, rye grass and Yorkshire fog grass pasture.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/58

Kangaroo Island: the same mixture of pasture (subterranean clover, rye grass and Yorkshire fog grass) as in previous photograph, showing the contrast between pasture and virgin scrub.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/59

Kangaroo Island: carryall scoop of 11.5 cubic yards capacity, used for dam excavation.

Land development in South Australia: Kangaroo Island

1946-1953, Photograph, B 50029/60

Kangaroo Island: a completed dam of 1,500 cubic yards capacity.

Land development in South Australia [B 50029] • Photograph