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.[1]
Subscribers edit
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 Berjew, North Adelaide
- Charles Berkeley, Cranford
- William Blyth, Hindley Street
- C. F. Bonner
- Joseph 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
- John 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 Barrow 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, jun., 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, jun., North Terrace
- George Young, Port Adelaide[1]
The Public Library of South Australia produced a facsimile edition in 1962.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Advertising". South Australian Register. South Australia. 24 June 1843. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ The South Australian vigneron and gardeners' manual: Containing plain practical directions for the cultivation of the vine; the propagation of fruit-trees, with catalogue and directions for cultivation; and the management of the kitchen garden, with catalogue of culinary vegetables, &c. &c. South Australian facsimile editions. Public Library of South Australia. 1962.