Summary
Booklet entitled 'Wheat & Sheep Farming In Australia', published by the Commonwealth Immigration Office in 1922. This pamphlet promotes the emigration of agricultural workers and entrepreneurs from Europe to encourage land settlement for farming in inland Australia. It describes the areas of Australia where wheat and sheep farming were practicised, and contains information relating to the production of wheat & sheep farming in different states of Australia.
Physical Description
Soft cover booklet with colour illustration which consists of two children standing in a wheat paddock in the foreground, watching a farmer harvest the field with horses and machinery.
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Inscriptions
Printed on front: "WHEAT & SHEEP / FARMING IN / AUSTRALIA" Printed on inside page along bottom edge: "This pamphlet was published in October, 1922, by the Commonwealth / Immigration Office under the authority of the Prime Minister of the / Commonwealth of Australia. Intending settlers are advised to ascertain / whether any other pamphlet dealing with this subject has been issued / at a more recent date."
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Settlement schemes, Promotional materials
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Overall Dimensions
24.4 cm (Length), 15.5 cm (Width), 0.3 cm (Depth)
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Keywords
Agriculture, Art Deco, Australian Federation, 1901, Closer Settlement Schemes, Immigration, Immigration Selection, Sheep, Wheat, Farming Information, British Immigration