Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Stanthorpe Orchards.
The season of mellow fruitfulness is in full swing at Stanthorpe, and the orchards are well worth a visit (writes a correpsondent). It is not many years since this district was condemned by agriculturists for its sterility, yet now the landscape is diversified by orchards in all stages of development.
The transformation has been almost magical in its rapidity. The early apples and peaches are now ready, and are being despatched daily in large quantities to the markets. One morning last week six and a half tons of fruit were sent from Ballandean siding to Brisbane, one orchardist accounting for more than 300 cases.
It is gratifying to know that the crop is unusually prolific, and that there is an entire absence of the fruit fly. A stroll through an orchard at this season cannot fail to be absorbing – to the palate. If