| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 123080 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Cullen, Hedley Keith |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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BARMERA, SA 1943-10. NO. 14 CAMP GARDENS, LOVEDAY INTERNMENT GROUP. PART OF A FIFTY ACRE CROP OF ...
Description
BARMERA, SA 1943-10. NO. 14 CAMP GARDENS, LOVEDAY INTERNMENT GROUP. PART OF A FIFTY ACRE CROP OF OPIUM POPPIES (PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM) SOWN IN 1943-03 THAT FLOWERED IN 1943-10 AND WERE HARVESTED IN 1943-11. THIS INITIAL CROP WAS HAMPERED BY DROUGHT BUT BY 1945 THE ANNUAL HARVEST YIELDED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FIVE TONS OF POPPY HEADS. THIS MADE THE BARMERA AREA THE PRINCIPLE SOURCE OF POPPY STRAW IN AUSTRALIA AND HELPED THE COMMONWEALTH TO BECOME INDEPENDENT OF OVERSEAS SOURCES OF MORPHINE AND OTHER OPIUM DERIVATIVES. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT H. K. CULLEN)