Controlled burning on Phillipa Station |
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| Title : | Controlled burning on Phillipa Station |
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| Date of creation : | 1921 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 70 x 110 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
Distant view of controlled burning to clear an area on Phillipa Station in the far north of South Australia. Fire was and still is used to clear land or to reduce the fire load in parks and other areas, particularly after a wet winter. These controlled or prescribed burns need to be carefully monitored to prevent them escaping and becoming out-of-control fires. Weather conditions need to be monitored in advance to select the best times. Firestick farming was practiced by the Australian Aboriginal people for thousands of years before white settlement. This burnt off old grass enabling lush new growth to flourish. This in turn attracted game for them to hunt. It also served to thin the vegetation and produced a more open landscape, suitable for grazing animals. Many Australian plants are well adapted to fire regimes and require it for their seed to germinate. |
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| Coverage year : | 1921 |
| Region : | Flinders Ranges and Far North - Outback |
| Further reading : | Pyne, Stephen J. The still-burning bush, Carlton North, Vic.: Scribe, 2006 The burning continent: forest ecosystems and fire management in Australia West Perth, W.A.: Institute of Public Affairs, 1994 |
| Internet links : | Bushfire: scroll down to Bushfire control |
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