| Place | Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Barmera |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 122920 |
| 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
|
BARMERA, SA 1944-06-29. NO. 14 GARDENS, LOVEDAY INTERNMENT GROUP. BEFORE THE WAR THE UNITED ...
Description
BARMERA, SA 1944-06-29. NO. 14 GARDENS, LOVEDAY INTERNMENT GROUP. BEFORE THE WAR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SUPPLIED ALMOST ALL OF AUSTRALIA'S VEGETABLE SEED REQUIREMENTS BUT THEIR EXPORT CEASED IN 1942AFTER PEARL HARBOUR. AS PART OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO MEET THE THREAT OF A SHORTAGE A LARGE AREA WAS SET ASIDE AT LOVEDAY FOR A FARM AND TO DATE MORE THAN 46,000 POUNDS WEIGHT OF MAINLY TOMATO, BEAN, BEETROOT, LETTUCE AND CABBAGE SEED HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMONWEALTH SEED COMMITTEE FOR DISTRIBUTION. JAPANESE INTERNEES WORKING IN TEAMS OF FOUR REPLANTING CARROTS FOR SEED PRODUCTION. THE FIRST SPRINKLES BONE DUST, THE SECOND SPACES THE CARROTS EVENLY, THE THIRD PLACES THEM IN THE GROUND AND THE FOURTH FIRMS THE SOIL. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT H. K. CULLEN)