Re-claimed prickly pear lands, 1935

Re-claimed prickly pear lands, 1935. In 1935, prickly pear was being controlled mainly by the work of Cactoblastis cactorum and other insects introduced from overseas. This map recorded the area formerly infested with prickly pear, as well as newly re-claimed lands under development. Queensland parliamentary papers, Vol 2, 1935