Abstract The transnational connections of citrus growing in the Riverland of South Australia helped to shape the development and dominance of citriculture over other kinds of horticulture in the region. Established with settler-colonial closer settlement ideologies, as the twentieth century progressed and irrigation areas expanded, citrus growers made use of increasing access to global networksContinue reading “Orange World: Transnational Knowledge and the Riverland”
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Arid Oasis: Citrus Growing and Policy Challenges in the Murray Valley, 1965-1971
On citrus orchards in the Riverland (South Australia) in the late 1960s salinity caused trees to defoliate, decreased, fruit yields and decreased farm income. Industry newsletters and newspaper reports reveal the narratives through which growers understood these unwelcome changes on their farms. Salinity was experienced as both a chronic and a crisis situation by citrusContinue reading “Arid Oasis: Citrus Growing and Policy Challenges in the Murray Valley, 1965-1971“
Amanda Wells 