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South Australian Vigneron and Gardeners' Manual

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The South Australian Vigneron and Gardeners' Manual (July 1843) was the first gardening book published (and one of the first books locally written and published) in the newly founded colony of South Australia.

It was written by George McEwin (1815 – 1885), then gardener to vigneron George Stevenson, published by James Allen, and sold by subscription at 3s. then retailed at 4s.

Subscribers

The list of subscribers reads like a "Who's Who" of SA colonists. At 24 June 1843 they were:

His Excellency the Governor (10 copies) His Honour the Judge (2) James Allen, North Adelaide (6) Capt. Allen, Port Gawler George Alston, Sturt River G. A. Anstey (2) David Ball, Vine Farm, Prospect John Beerjew, North Adelaide Charles Berkeley, Cranford William Blyth, Hindley Street C. F. Bonner J. Bouch, Hindley Street (2) John Bradford, Sturt River Alex. Brodie, Claremont Cottage Lewis Bryant (2) W. H. Burford, Grenfell Street T. Burr John Calder, Port Adelaide G. L. Cooper, Hindmarsh J. Cousins, Brighton James Coutts K. J. F. Crawford J. D. Finnis, North Adelaide C. Davies, M.D., North Adelaide (2) Rev. R. Drummond, Brownhill Creek (6) George Duke, South Terrace J. S. Duncan, Reed-beds E. N. Emmett, Lyndoch Valley (2) C. G. Everard, Ashford S. Fairlie, Hindley Street Charles Fenn, Kensington Flett and Linklater, Hindley Street (2) John Foreman, South Terrace C. E. Fortnimin (3) A. Foster James Frew, Fullarton (2) Lieut Frome (2:) Samuel D. Gill Osmond Gilles, Glen Osmond John Guthrie, Fairfield R. L. Hall Jean Harkness, Grahamshall Alexander Hay, Little Para William Hay, North Adelaide William Higginson, Kensington H. D. Hilton, Grenfell Street J. Humphrey, Islington J. A. Jackson (2) H. Johnson (3) A. C. Kelly M.D., Morphett Vale W. G. Lambert, Grenfell Street H. W. Litchfield, Grenfell Street W. Little, Mount Barker H. Manfull, Challaston Grove C. Mann, Syleham, on the Torrens (3) R. Miller, Hindley Street Capt. John Mitchell, Mount Barker (2) T. J. Mitchell, North Adelaide T. N. Mitchell, Mount Barker (2) Capt. W. C. Mitchell, ship Frankfeld (2) Jacob Montefiore R. L. Montefiore A. M. Mundy (3) W. H. Newenham, North Terrace Thomas Norris, North Adelaide P. Peachey, Kermode Street C. G. Platts, Hindley Street (6) Edward Roberts, Pine Forest John Roedan, Lyndoch Valley Thomas Round, Weymouth Street William Seargeant, Log House Farm Matthew Smith, Gawler Place Emanuel Spiller, Grenfell Street George Stevenson, North Adelaide (6) Samuel Stocks, junr., Grenfell Street Captain Sturt (2) David Sutherland, Sturt River John Taylor, Bank of South Australia W. K. Thomas, Kermode Street Edmund Trimmer, North Adelaide John and James Turner M. Turton, Rundle Street J. Walker, Havering, on the Torrens (2) John Warden, North Adelaide J. Wetherspoon, Franklin Street Nathanial Wheaten, Park Farm Frederic Wicksteed, Adelaide John T. Wicksteed, Taranake, New Zealand Thomas Williams, Hermitage E. Wright, junr., North Terrace George Young, Port Adelaide

The Public Library of South Australia produced a facsimile edition in 1962.

References

South Australian Vigneron and Gardeners' Manual Wikipedia


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