Treasure
Market garden, Normanton
Date Published
: Market Gardens
: market gardening
: Gulf Country (Qld & NT)
: Normanton
: 1935
: market gardening
: Gulf Country (Qld & NT)
: Normanton
: 1935
Rare picture of a Chinese market garden, Normanton.
Market garden, Normanton
Image Courtesy of: State Library, Queensland, APE-074-0001-0013
Chinese run market gardens were a vital part of most rural towns in a period of poor transportation. They were rarely featured in images however and this is a rare image taken only because of the visiting politician.
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