Listen to episode 156 of The Adelaide Show podcast, which was published August 17, 2016, to find out which story is fake. This week’s pieces cover pickles in Adelaide. This week’s IS IT NEWS was researched and presented by Michael Shanahan while Nigel is away.
Fertile And Productive – Fruit And Pests
Observer, September 1911
The party strolled into the orchard, comprising principally orange trees ranging up to 15 years old. Most of the trees were exceedingly well developed and free from objectionable insects. Mr. Hillier, however, stated that the blackbirds were a great nuisance. “They are not on a par with the ‘possums down our way,” exclaimed a grower further west, and then Mr.; A. J. Bray referred to the swarms of sparrows that had visited the district. “I remember when we were younger,” he added, with a laugh at the recollection, “catching 4,500 sparrows in a couple of months. We used a large fishnet at night, when the birds were roosting in the trees. On one occasion, in this way we captured 1,000 in less than a week.
We sent the heads at the Adelaide Show, and had no difficulty in winning the prizes. “We were supposed to pickle the heads, but sometimes, I am afraid the pickle was not strong enough, or the heads were not permitted to stay in it sufficiently long.”
Chatting about his operations in the garden, Mr. Hillier said lately he had been ripping out the vines and older trees, and planting oranges instead, a course which the visitors warmly commended.
A Night Out
Express and Telegraph, August 1912
Albert Timmins, a youth, had to pay dearly for his misconduct -when brought before the Adelaide Police Court on Monday. He was charged with having assaulted John Michael Geary on July 12.
His statement showed that Timmins had boarded the last train for Glenelg at Victoria-square on the night in question, and had immediately began an argument with some of the passengers.He next drew from his pocket sandwiches and pickled onions, and threw them at his fellow-travellers, two of whom as a result had their clothes stained.
When the train reached Goodwood, in filthy language he dared anyone to leave the compartment. He insulted his fellow travellers individually and generally, and when the train left Goodwood complained that there was no room.
Geary opened the door of an adjoining compartment, and indicated that there was ample room there. For his trouble he was rewarded with a smack over the face from Timmins. Geary retaliated. A complaint was then made to the authorities.
Sauce And Pickles Factory Started In Hindmarsh – Council Refuses Permission, But Proprietor Goes On
Register, November 1911
Long discussion took place at the Hindmarsh Council on Monday night regarding a proposal to carry on the manufacture of sauces and pickles in a factory in River street.
Every councillor had something to say on the subject, and Cr. George, was alternately twitted and praised for having expressed himself in favour of such a business being carried on in his ward. Three-quarters of an hour were spent in the discussion. Then Cr. J. J. Strafford sent in a shell that caused an explosion.
He informed the objecting councillors that the building had already been registered as a factory and the council could not regulate the trade carried on except that it were a noxious trade, and the manufacture of pickles had not yet been declared noxious.
The objecting councillors demanded that the motion against the pickle factory be gone on with. A division was taken and they carried it.
Meanwhile the pickle manufacturers, have gone on with the business, and are this week placing on the market the first samples of Worcester sauce made in Hindmarsh and claimed to be equal-to Holbrook’s.