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BARMERA, SA 1944-05-16. HEADQUARTERS, LOVEDAY INTERNMENT GROUP. BEFORE THE WAR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SUPPLIED ALMOST ALL OF AUSTRALIA'S VEGETABLE SEED REQUIREMENTS BUT THEIR EXPORT CEASED IN 1942. AS PART OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO MEET THE THREAT OF A SHORTAGE A LARGE AREA WAS SET ASIDE AT LOVEDAY FOR A FARM AND TO DATE MORE THAN 46,000 POUNDS WEIGHT OF MAINLY TOMATO, BEAN, BEETROOT, LETTUCE AND CABBAGE SEED HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMONWEALTH SEED COMMITTEE FOR DISTRIBUTION. AN ARMY SEMI TRAILER ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR ADELAIDE CARRYING 4,000 POUNDS WORTH OF SEEDS. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT H. K. CULLEN)
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Hedley Keith Cullen
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Colour: Black & white
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Copyright expired - public domain
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