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    South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary

    Meat

    "First Live Stock in the State" is in the Register,
    25 June 1909, page 9f,
    "Early-Day Mutton" on
    27 September 1919, page 5i,
    "Early-Day Beef" on
    7 October 1919, page 5f,
    "Early Days Pigs and Pork" on
    21 October 1919, page 7e.

    "Old Cattle Days" is in the Register,
    19 January 1920, page 6e.

    "Preserving Meat" is discussed in the Register,
    11 December 1866, page 2d,
    "Meat Curing" on
    3 June 1867, page 2g; also see
    Register,
    1, 7 and 11 May 1868, pages 2f, 2e and 2f,
    Observer,
    7 March 1868, page 6d,
    2 and 16 May 1868, pages 7c and 9d,
    18 July 1868, page 5f,
    17 October 1868, pagew 11f,
    Express,
    22 February 1868, page 2c,
    7 May 1868, page 2a,
    24 September 1868, page 2e,
    7 January 1869, page 2d,
    Advertiser,
    30 April 1868, pages 2g-3b,
    8 May 1868, page 2e.

    Also see Register,
    17 and 24 July 1868, pages 3b and 2f,
    7, 17 and 25 September 1868, pages 2e, 2g and 3a,
    17 and 18 October 1868, pages 3e and 2e,
    Observer,
    6 March 1869, page 9d,
    18 September 1869, page 9a.
    Sketches and other information are in the Australasian Sketcher,
    19 April 1873, pages 5-6c.

    "Australian Preserved Meats in England" is in the Express,
    18 March 1869, page 2c,
    "Meat Preserving" on
    2 April 1870, page 2a.

    "Disease in Cattle" is in the Chronicle,
    6 April 1867, page 4f.

    "Our Surplus Meat" is in the Chronicle,
    18 January 1868, page 5b,
    "The Meat Preserving Question" on
    8 and 29 February 1868, pages 10f and 6f,
    23 May 1868, page 12b,
    Observer,
    1 November 1873, page 8b.

    "Preservation of Animal Food" is in the Observer,
    25 January 1868, pages 3a-9b,
    8 and 29 February 1868, pages 5b and 9c,
    "Australian Meat for England" on
    1 February 1868, page 9a.

    A proposed meat export company is discussed in the Register,
    6 January 1868, page 3g; also see
    8, 24 and 28 January 1868, pages 2e, 2f and 2f,
    7 March 1868, page 3h,
    1, 7, 11 and 30 May 1868, pages 2f, 2e, 2f and 2e,
    Observer,
    6 and 13 June 1868, pages 9d and 4c,
    Register,
    17 and 24 July 1868, pages 3b and 2f,
    Observer,
    1 August 1868, page 9b,
    Register,
    7 and 20 September 1868, pages 2e and 3a,
    Chronicle,
    19 September 1868, page 6f,
    6 and 27 March 1869, pages 6c and 6b,
    22 May 1869, page 6b.

    Also see Register,
    17 and 19 October 1868, pages 3e and 2e,
    14 December 1868, page 2c,
    5 and 19 January 1869, pages 4d (supp.) and 2f,
    10 February 1869, page 2e,
    2 and 3 March 1869, pages 2d and 3d,
    Observer,
    22 May 1869, page 9f,
    Register,
    29 October 1869, page 3g,
    Chronicle,
    30 October 1869, page 8c,
    Express,
    4 February 1874, page 2b.

    Country fellmongery establishments are discussed in the Register,
    30 July 1868, page 2b.

    "Australian Preserved Meat" is in the Observer,
    18 June 1870, page 9a,
    Register,
    29 and 30 March 1872, pages 4e and 5c,
    9 April 1872, page 5b,
    Express,
    11 June 1872, page 3e,
    27 October 1873, page 2b.

    Information on a meat preservation company is in the Observer,
    15 July 1871, page 9a,
    28 February 1874, page 13e and
    on the Adelaide Meat Preserving Company is in the Chronicle,
    27 July 1872, page 10a,
    31 January 1874, page 7c,
    21 February 1874, page 10b.

    An informative article on "Meat Preservation in South Australia" is in the Observer,
    22 May 1869, page 9f,
    Register,
    16 September 1869, page 3c; also see
    11 February 1873, page 4e,
    Observer,
    1 February 1873, page 6d,
    7, 21 and 28 February 1874, pages 11f, 4d and 13e,
    6 June 1874, page 7d,
    Register,
    19 October 1875, page 4g,
    23 December 1875, page 4f,
    1 March 1876, page 5a,
    19 January 1877, page 4g,
    2 August 1877, page 4e.

    The Adelaide Meat Preserving Co. is described in the Register,
    29 October 1869, page 2g,
    12 and 24 July 1871, pages 4f and 5a,
    31 January 1874, page 5e,
    19 and 20 February 1874, pages 4f and 6a.

    "The Australian Meat Trade in London" is in the Observer,
    2 September 1871, page 9a; also see
    7 December 1872, page 9a.

    "The Freezing Process of Meat Preservation" is in the Observer,
    8 February 1873, page 9a,
    "Meat-Curing" on
    1 November 1873, page 8b,
    "Frozen Meat" on
    16 October 1875, page 9a.

    "Our Meat Supply" is in the Advertiser,
    4 November 1879, page 4e,
    Register,
    29 April 1880, page 4d.

    "Meat Preserving in Adelaide" is in the Register,
    3 June 1880, page 5b,
    Observer,
    5 June 1880, page 915c.

    The export of corned beef to India is reported in the Observer,
    28 March 1885, page 37a.
    Bacon curing at Port Adelaide is discussed in the Register,
    17 February 1887, page 5a and
    pork curing in Adelaide in the Register,
    4 August 1888, page 4h,
    Observer,
    11 August 1888, page 30c.

    Information on refrigerated railway cars is in the Observer,
    19 October 1889, page 9b,
    Register,
    27 March 1890, page 4h.

    The frozen meat trade is discussed in the Register,
    11 August 1890, page 4e,
    Observer,
    16 August 1890, page 9a,
    5 December 1891, page 9d,
    Advertiser,
    2 April 1891, page 4e,
    Register,
    10 October 1891, page 6a,
    Advertiser,
    1 December 1891, page 6a,
    11 February 1892, page 6d,
    Register,
    22 January 1892, page 7d,
    16 February 1892, page 4g,
    9 May 1892, page 4f,
    22 November 1892, page 4g,
    Observer,
    2 November 1895, page 3d.

    Also see Advertiser,
    12 September 1893, page 6d,
    23 November 1893, page 4d,
    9 and 18 December 1893, pages 4f and 5e,
    11, 18 and 29 January 1894, pages 7a, 4f and 4e,
    Observer,
    21 April 1894, page 29d,
    11 May 1895, page 2c.

    "The Pastoralists and the Frozen Meat Trade" is in the Register,
    7 and 9 December 1893, pages 4g and 4g-5a-6e.

    "Freezing Works in the North" is in the Observer,
    12 May 1894, page 3b,
    "Freezing Works in the South-East" on
    9 and 23 June 1894, pages 3d and 5d.

    Information on refrigerating chambers in the Adelaide railway yards is in the Observer,
    23 February 1895, page 32c.

    Also see Advertiser,
    27 December 1894, page 4f,
    Register,
    10 July 1894, page 6c,
    7 August 1894, page 4g,
    3 May 1895, page 4g,
    24 June 1895, pages 4f-5h,
    Advertiser,
    25 September 1895, page 7e,
    16 October 1895, page 7d,
    20 May 1897, page 4f,
    Register,
    8 October 1907, page 6h,
    Observer,
    17 March 1906, page 11a,
    Advertiser,
    12 December 1908, page 15g.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    23 December 1905, page 29.

    "Refrigerated Cargoes" is in the Observer,
    11 July 1925, page 49a.

    Live stock shipments are reported upon in the Observer,
    23 February 1895, page 3e,
    2 March 1895, page 3c,
    29 June 1895, page 3c,
    20 July 1895, page 4e,
    Register,
    20 and 24 June 1895, pages 4h and 4f-4h-5h,
    Advertiser,
    5 October 1895, page 6b,
    "Sea Transport of Livestock" on
    5 June 1896, page 6f.

    "Our Export Trade - The Refrigerating Chambers" is in the Register,
    22 February 1895, page 7a.
    "A New Frozen Meat Carrier" is in the Observer,
    18 February 1899, page 14d.

    "Australian Beef for England" is in the Register,
    24 June 1895, page 4f.

    Biographical details of the Government Veterinary Surgeon, Mr Desmond, are in the Observer,
    7 October 1899, page 16a.

    "The Lamb Export Trade" is in the Register,
    15 August 1900, page 4c.

    "Cattle and Cattle Roads - Highways in the Desert" is in the Register,
    26 June 1903, page 6f.

    "The Lamb Trade - Its Rise and Progress" is in the Register,
    28 and 29 November 1904, pages 5f and 5g,
    Observer,
    3 December 1904, page 35a.

    Pig breeding is commented upon in the Advertiser,
    15 August 1905, page 5h,
    2 January 1906, page 6g.

    "The Lamb Trade" is in the Register,
    3 August 1905, page 5a.

    "Australian Meat in England" is in the Register,
    8 June 1907, page 12d.

    "Meat Export Industry - An Association Formed" is in the Register,
    8 October 1907, page 6h.

    The first shipment of frozen beef is reported in the Register,
    11 and 12 December 1908, pages 7c and 7e-11f.

    "Canning Meat" is in the Advertiser,
    16 July 1909, page 7g.

    "Lamb Freezing - Wholesale Bungling" is in the Express,
    29 November 1907, page 3e,
    "The Lamb Export" is in the Register,
    15 October 1910, page 8c (includes photographs),
    Observer,
    22 October 1910, page 54.

    An interview with Mr G.A.W. Pope is in The Mail,
    13 March 1915, page 8e.

    "Operations at Government Depot" is in the Observer,
    22 November 1919, page 13a.

    "Pigs in Clover - Luxurious Quarters" is in the Register,
    4 May 1921, page 4i,
    "The Pig Industry" is in the Observer,
    15 October 1921, page 5a,
    "Meat Export" on
    17 June 1922, page 45d.
    "Swine Frever Losses" is in the Register,
    15 June 1927, page 9f.

    "Refrigeration - 25 Years Progress" is in the Observer,
    30 June 1923, page 4a.

    "Lamb Export Season Begins" is in The Mail,
    16 August 1924, page 1b,
    "Languishing [Meat] Industry" in The News,
    27 September 1927, page 17a.

    "Battle for the Meat Trade" is in The News,
    3 May 1932, page 6e.

    For information on Adelaide's abattoirs see Adelaide - Public Nuisances - Slaughterhouses.

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