Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Romance of Food: Oranges
Oranges are commercially the most important of fresh fruits, since they grow in all sub-tropical countries and can be brought without difficulty across the seas to the world’s markets.
Originally, the orange grew wild in Eastern Asia. It was cultivated at an early date in Asia Minor and the Mediterranean region, establishing itself in the sunny, mild climate of Italy, Southern France, and Spain. Orange trees were taken to the West Indies, Brazil, and Florida by the Spaniards, and the Franciscan Fathers planted them in California. And they flourish in South Africa and Australia.
Orange groves with their delightful fragrance, alive with birds and bees, are a delight to the senses, and no industry could be more welcome to the country than the cultivation of the golden fruit.
Frost is the greatest enemy of the orange grower. In some districts there is a system of