Prickly pear infestation, Chinchilla, 1920s

This photo taken near Chinchilla about 1920 illustrates how much of a hindrance prickly pear was to settlers and why properties were often abandoned. Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland image 152651
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Chinchilla, QLD
Australia