| Place | Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Barmera |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART23406 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 51 x 61.6 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Ragless, Max |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia |
| Date made | August 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Opium poppies
Description
Opium poppies growing at the Loveday Internment Group, Barmera, South Australia. These have been grown most successfully at Loveday, and from them is extracted a large proportion of the morphine requirements of the Australian Military Forces. A chronology of events at the Loveday Group Camp records on 17 December 1945 completion of picking 107 acres of opium poppy heads that were then packed into 301 wool bales. It was the largest harvest of opium poppies ever to be gathered in Australia.