Farms
A series of 17 articles describing the major farms of K.I. in 1910, from the Kangaroo Island Courier, 21 May 1910 to 25 Feb 1911. At that time a Commission had been appointed to look into the economic feasibility of a railway on Kangaroo Island, and there were a lot of detractors on the mainland, including those on the Commission, arguing that farming on Kangaroo Island could not be profitable. The articles unapologetically set out to show that this was not correct
As a background, read Kangaroo Island. - Not a Paradise (1909, April 10). Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 - 1918), p. 3. a disparaging letter from Mr. Harry Jackson M.P., a member of the Kangaroo Railway Commission.
See also
LATEST TELEGRAMS. (1908, March 7). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191630663
KANGAROO ISLAND RAILWAY POSTPONED. (1909, July 21). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), p. 7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56731631
KANGAROO ISLAND RAILWAY. Condemnatory Evidence (1910, May 18). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), p. 10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58142616
KANGAROO ISLAND RAILWAY. (1910, June 1). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), p. 7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5284642
I Bark Hut
II Highgrove
III Pulcara
IV The Glen
V Adavale
VII Arranmoor
VIII Richard Chapman, Point Marsden
IX Kaiwarra
X Karatta
XI Vivonne Park
XIII The Springs
XIV Turner Brothers, Smith's Bay
XV Hawk's Nest Nelson and Daw
XVI Redlands
XVII Smith's Bay F.W. Jacka
See also Mr Sidney Osborne Smith, Hd MacGillivray and Wisanger 1908
See also Register articles 1908 - 15 articles which include inspection of farms, especially The Agricultural Awakening.
See also History of Agriculture in SA - Farming Systems
An additional 1906 article on the Rocky River District and its potential - featuring George Luckett and Charles May.