Rabbits killed over two nights on a Ninnes farm |
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| Title : | Rabbits killed over two nights on a Ninnes farm |
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| Creator : | Daniel, Brenda, photographer | ||
| Place Of Creation : | Ninnes | ||
| Date of creation : | 1950 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 80 x 540 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
Graham, Kevin and Billie Daniel with their dog and 89 pairs of rabbits collected over two nights on the family farm at Ninnes in January 1950. The pelts were used for Akubra hats and the meat sent to wholesale butchers. During 1950 the myxomatosis virus was released in Australia. Initially this had a dramatic effect on the rabbit population but genetic resistance enabled to population to increase significantly during the next 40 years. In 1996 rabbit calicivirus was released. This has not however been as successful as myxomatosis. |
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| Period : | 1946-1979 |
| Region : | Yorke Peninsula |
| Further reading : | Rolls, Eric C. They all ran wild: the story of pests on the land in Australia London: Angus & Robertson, 1977 Coman, Brian J., Tooth and nail: the story of the rabbit in Australia Melbourne: Text Publishing, 1999 |
| Internet links : | Feral animals - rabbits : Department of Environment and Natural Resources Feral Animals in Australia : Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources website |
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