South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary

Ostrich Farming

A letter urging the introduction of ostrich farming into the colony is in the Register,
27 June 1870, page 6b; also see
Chronicle,
28 September 1872, page 4a,
Observer,
10 August 1878, page 9e; also see
Register,
21 (supp.), 27 and 28 August 1878, pages 4f (supp.), 6b and 7a,
19 November 1878, page 5b,
28 January 1881, page 5b,
19, 20 and 26 September 1881, pages 4f, 6c and 5e-1c (supp.).

Also see Advertiser,
23 September 1881, page 1d (supp.),
13, 14 and 18 October 1881, pages 4f, 6f and 6f,
14 and 30 November 1881, pages 1e (supp.) and 1b (supp.),
2, 15 and 19 December 1881, pages 6f, 1e (supp.) and 1f (supp.),
Observer,
1, 8 and 22 October 1881, pages 9b-e, 9a-10a and 9a-10a,
5 November 1881, page 10d.

Also see Register,
14, 18, 20, 21 and 27 October 1881, pages 4g-6c, 6d, 2f (supp.), 5c and 2g (supp.),
22 and 24 July 1882, pages 4f and 6a,
4 August 1882 (supp.), page 2c,
29 September 1882, pages 4g-5b,
17 October 1882, page 5d,
Observer,
11 November 1882, page 24b,
Advertiser,
24 July 1882, page 6c,
7 November 1882, page 4d.

"The Ostrich Farming Bill" is in the Observer,
11 November 1882, page 24b; also see
Chronicle,
9 December 1882, page 4f.

Also see Register,
3, 6, 8, 9, 14, 21 and 24 November 1882, pages 5b, 4c, 4e-5a, 6e, 6e, 1c and 5b-7a,
13 January 1883, page 5a,
16 February 1883, page 4g,
5 April 1883, page 4g,
Observer,
28 April 1883, page 9c,
Register,
27 September 1883, page 5b,
Advertiser,
15 December 1883, page 2d (supp.).

Also see Register,
6 February 1884, page 6g,
29 July 1884, pages 5a-6h,
20 and 26 August 1884, pages 6e and 5c.

The first sale of "colonial" ostrich feathers is reported in the Observer,
30 August 1884, page 30b.

Also see Register,
11 October 1884, page 5f,
19 November 1884, page 4h,
6 December 1884, page 5f,
20 January 1885, page 5a,
2 and 30 July 1885, pages 7e and 5a,
14 and 18 November 1885, pages 6g and 3g,
1 and 16 December 1885, pages 5b,
Observer,
1 August 1885, page 29b,
21 November 1885, page 13c,
Chronicle,
21 November 1885, page 5c.

Also see Register,
2 March 1886, page 5c,
26 August 1886, page 7b,
4 May 1887, page 5c,
Observer,
10 September 1887, page 30b,
Register,
1 December 1887, page 3h,
12 July 1888, page 4h,
15 November 1888, page 7d,
21 and 23 May 1889, pages 6e and 6g,
21 November 1889, page 5d,
6 and 30 May 1890, pages 5b and 7e,
3 September 1890, page 5a,
28 November 1890, page 5c,
22 December 1890, page 6f.
Sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in
June 1888, pages 85-86.

Also see Register,
30 May 1890, page 7e,
30 May 1891, page 5b,
19 May 1892, page 3e,
16 November 1892, page 5e,
17 February 1893, page 5b,
12 May 1893, page 5c,
24 May 1894, page 7g,
17 May 1895, page 3d,
9 December 1895, page 4h,
20 May 1898, page 4g,
30 November 1901, page 9f.

Also see Advertiser,
3 May 1907, page 8e,
Register,
29 May 1909, page 10h,
Advertiser,
17 August 1909, page 6e,
Register,
23 October 1913, page 6d,
14 and 22 January 1914, pages 6e and 6h,
14 July 1915, page 9f,
20 December 1921, page 8c.

An advertisement for the sale of some birds is in the Register,
21 May 1883, page 8d - "Five pairs, majestic, full-grown birds, which cost us in Africa 200 pounds per pair"; also see
11 June 1883, page 5b,
20 January 1885, page 5a.

Ostrich farming in Victoria is discussed in the Register,
25 June 1883, page 5c.

An obituary of William Malcolm is in the Observer,
3 November 1888, page 32e.

"The Ostrich and its Plumage" is in the Observer,
14 December 1895, page 2e.

"Ostriches for the Queen" is in the Register,
20 May 1898, page 4g,
Observer,
21 May 1898, page 27d.

"Beautiful Feathers" is in the Register,
3 May 1907, page 4h.

"Ostriches and Their Feathers" is in the Register,
9 July 1912, pages 5d-10h.
Observer,
13 July 1912, page 33e.

"South Australia and the Ostrich" is in the Advertiser,
24 February 1913, page 4b; also see
2 August 1913, page 18g,
"The Cult of the Ostrich" on
28 August 1913, page 8c.
Observer,
10 May 1913, page 14a.

"Soldiers and Ostrich Farming" is in the Advertiser,
24 November 1917, page 6i,
"Fortunes in Feathers" on
10 June 1922, page 18c.

"Ostriches to Race Here" is in The News,
30 March 1926, page 10e,
"Speed Tests" for ostriches are reported in The Mail,
3 April 1926, page 5b.
Also see Sports - Miscellany.

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