Talk:Toomevara Lane Chinese Market Gardens

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"only source of fresh vegetables"

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For much of the Great Depression, Chinese market gardens were the only source of fresh vegetables for urban dwelling Australians.

1) The statement is supported by the reference.

2) The statement about the Great Depression isn't true. Most houses had a kitchen garden in the rear yard that provided a fresh supply of vegetables. Perhaps this was less true of the Sydney Slums? In any case, the assertion as stated is false.

3) Market gardens were not generical 'Chinese' before, during, or after the Great Depression

4) In particular, the Toomevara market gardens were operated by the the O'Meara family during the Great Depression

5) Other market gardens in the Sydney area had Chinese operators during the great depression, although in general this was rare, as an effect of the White Australia policies.

6) Market gardens are the source of fresh vegetables to a greater extent now than during the great depression.

So the sentence has three problems: the reference to the Great Depression is false or misleading: the reference to the Chinese is false or misleading, and the reference to urban dwelling Australians is false or misleading. 124.187.219.128 (talk) 10:18, 3 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

https://aso.gov.au/titles/home-movies/farey-sydney-harbour-bridge/clip7/ https://theconversation.com/if-you-took-to-growing-veggies-in-the-coronavirus-pandemic-then-keep-it-up-when-lockdown-ends-135359 https://www.environmentandsociety.org/sites/default/files/key_docs/harvest_of_the_suburbs__andrea_gaynor_with_title_and_content.pdf https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/chokos-introduced-queensland/ https://api.research-repository.uwa.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/9355344/Gaynor_Andrea_2001.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.187.219.128 (talk) 14:55, 3 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

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