Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Well-Kept Lawns On The Homestead.
When once properly laid down, a lawn can be kept in first class condition with the ordinary routine of mowing, watering and rolling, and an occasional top-dressing. The initial formation demands most careful consideration, for not after attention can compensate for defects in the original preparation. The requirements of a good lawn are well understood. It must be of good texture, have a pleasing colour, make a complete covering of the ground, and grow sufficiently thick to keep out weeds. To enable the grass or grasses comprising the turf of the lawn to send their roots well down into the moist subsoil and thus enable the lawn to combat the prolonged dry spells in some districts, it is essential that the ground be well-dug, or, better still, trenched. In the case of heavy soils, it is essential, of course, that they