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

Prickly pear infestation, Chinchilla, 1920s

This photo taken near Chinchilla about 1920 illustrates how much of a hindrance prickly pear was to settlers and why properties were often abandoned.

Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland image 152651

Types of prickly pear, 1925

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

Prickly pear, 1925

1 January 1925
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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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