Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Sun-kissed peaches, picked straight from the tree – the best way to enjoy this delicious fruit. An Australian classic is ‘Peach Melba’, fragrant, juicy peaches, gently poached in wine and vanilla bean and served with a thick raspberry sauce and creamy vanilla ice cream. A French chef invented this dish in the 1890s to honour the Australian opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba.
The peach tree originated in China and peaches were mentioned in Chinese literature as early as 550 BC. Eventually, peaches were introduced to Europe by Alexander the Great who found them growing in Persia (Iran). The ancient Romans cultivated peaches in the 1st century AD and there are depictions of peach trees in paintings found in towns destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Spanish explorers introduced peaches to the Americas in the 16th century and they appeared in France and England sometime in the