State Library of South Australia logo Water, Land, Sky
SA Memory. South Australia past and present, for the future




Possum hunting
Title : Possum hunting Possum hunting
Add To My SA Memory
Date of creation : 1915
Format : Photograph
Contributor : State Library catalogue
Catalogue record
The State Library of South Australia is keen to find out more about SA Memory items. We encourage you to contact the Library if you have additional information about any of these items.
Copyright : Reproduction rights are owned by State Library of South Australia. This image may be printed or saved for research or study. Use for any other purpose requires permission from the State Library of South Australia. To request approval, complete the Permission to publish form.
Description :

W. B. Clark with a brace of possums. The Common Brushtail Possum was once widely hunted in Australia for its pelt but now is a protected species.  It is the most familar of possums in Australia and often cohabits with humans.

Subjects
Coverage year : 1915
Further reading :

The common brushtail possum in South Australia: seminar proceedings, editors, J.B. Paton ... [et al.] Adelaide, S. Aust.: Fauna Management Coordinating Committee, 1997

Kerle, J. Anne Possums: the brushtails, ringtails and greater glider: illustrations by Veronica Saunders Sydney: UNSW Press, 2001

Dickman, C. R. A fragile balance : the extraordinary story of Australian marsupials, Chicago, Illinois. : University of Chicago Press, 2007

Internet links :
Animals in the Wild : Department for Environment and Heritage website

Navigation

Home

About SA Memory

Explore SA Memory

SA Memory Themes

Search

My SA Memory

Learning

What's on

Contributors