Prickly pear treatment, Chinchilla, 1928-29

Before and after treatment of prickly pear in the Chinchilla area, by cactoblastis moth, May 1928 - October 1929. Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland images API-101-01-001, API-101-01-002

Types of prickly pear, 1925

Common pest pear (Opuntia stricta var. stricta), Spiny pest pear (Opuntia stricta var.

Prickly pear, 1925

1 January 1925
25 October 2010
25 October 2010
25 October 2010
Commonwealth Prickly Pear Board
Prickly pear

Map showing main prickly pear areas of Queensland and New South Wales, 1925. Australia Prickly Pear Board, The prickly pears acclimatised in Australia, Sydney, Commonwealth Prickly Pear Board, 1925

Prickly pear

The introduction and spread of exotic plant and animal species in Australia has impacted on the environment, native biodiversity and local communities, transforming the landscape.

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Slater's pocket map of Brisbane, 1865

Brisbane, QLD
Australia
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1 January 1865
14 October 2010
14 October 2010

Location

Brisbane, QLD
Australia
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14 October 2010
Brisbane
Queensland Acclimatisation Society

Slater's pocket map of the city of Brisbane, 1865. The Queensland Acclimatisation Society gardens are shown at York's Hollow, Bowen Park.

City and environs of Brisbane, 1865

Brisbane, QLD
Australia
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1 January 1865
14 October 2010
14 October 2010

Location

Brisbane, QLD
Australia
See map: Google Maps
14 October 2010
Brisbane
Government Printing Office
Queensland Acclimatisation Society

City and environs of Brisbane, 1865. Atlas of the colony of Queensland, Office of the Surveyor General, Government Printing Office, Brisbane 1865. The Queensland Acclimatisation Society obtained a large grant of land at York’s Hollow to the north of Fortitude Valley. The size of this land, which is clearly marked with a light green boundary on the 1865 map of the city of Brisbane, reflects the importance given to the concept of ‘acclimatisation’ in Queensland.

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