# South Australian Vigneron and Gardeners' Manual

The South Australian Vigneron and Gardeners' Manual (July 1843) was the first gardening book published (and one of the first books locally written and published) in the newly founded colony of South Australia.
It was written by George McEwin (1815 – 1885), then gardener to vigneron George Stevenson, published by James Allen, and sold by subscription at 3s. then retailed at 4s.

## Subscribers

The list of subscribers reads like a "Who's Who" of SA colonists. At 24 June 1843 they were:
    His Excellency the Governor (10 copies)
    His Honour the Judge (2)
    James Allen, North Adelaide (6)
    Capt. Allen, Port Gawler
    George Alston, Sturt River
    G. A. Anstey (2)
    David Ball, Vine Farm, Prospect
    John Berjew, North Adelaide
    Charles Berkeley, Cranford
    William Blyth, Hindley Street
    C. F. Bonner
    Joseph Bouch, Hindley Street (2)
    John Bradford, Sturt River
    Alex. Brodie, Claremont Cottage
    Lewis Bryant (2)
    W. H. Burford, Grenfell Street
    T. Burr
    John Calder, Port Adelaide
    G. L. Cooper, Hindmarsh
    John Cousins, Brighton
    James Coutts
    K. J. F. Crawford
    J. D. Finnis, North Adelaide
    C. Davies, M.D., North Adelaide (2)
    Rev. R. Drummond, Brownhill Creek (6)
    George Duke, South Terrace
    J. S. Duncan, Reed-beds
    E. N. Emmett, Lyndoch Valley (2)
    C. G. Everard, Ashford
    S. Fairlie, Hindley Street
    Charles Fenn, Kensington
    Flett and Linklater, Hindley Street (2)
    John Foreman, South Terrace
    C. E. Fortnimin (3)
    A. Foster
    James Frew, Fullarton (2)
    Lieut Frome (2:)
    Samuel D. Gill
    Osmond Gilles, Glen Osmond
    John Guthrie, Fairfield
    R. L. Hall
    Jean Harkness, Grahamshall
    Alexander Hay, Little Para
    William Hay, North Adelaide
    William Higginson, Kensington
    H. D. Hilton, Grenfell Street
    J. Humphrey, Islington
    J. A. Jackson (2)
    H. Johnson (3)
    A. C. Kelly M.D., Morphett Vale
    W. G. Lambert, Grenfell Street
    H. W. Litchfield, Grenfell Street
    W. Little, Mount Barker
    H. Manfull, Challaston Grove
    C. Mann, Syleham, on the Torrens (3)
    R. Miller, Hindley Street
    Capt. John Mitchell, Mount Barker (2)
    T. J. Mitchell, North Adelaide
    T. N. Mitchell, Mount Barker (2)
    Capt. W. C. Mitchell, ship Frankfeld (2)
    Jacob Barrow Montefiore
    R. L. Montefiore
    A. M. Mundy (3)
    W. H. Newenham, North Terrace
    Thomas Norris, North Adelaide
    P. Peachey, Kermode Street
    C. G. Platts, Hindley Street (6)
    Edward Roberts, Pine Forest
    John Roedan, Lyndoch Valley
    Thomas Round, Weymouth Street
    William Seargeant, Log House Farm
    Matthew Smith, Gawler Place
    Emanuel Spiller, Grenfell Street
    George Stevenson, North Adelaide (6)
    Samuel Stocks, jun., Grenfell Street
    Captain Sturt (2)
    David Sutherland, Sturt River
    John Taylor, Bank of South Australia
    W. K. Thomas, Kermode Street
    Edmund Trimmer, North Adelaide
    John and James Turner
    M. Turton, Rundle Street
    J. Walker, Havering, on the Torrens (2)
    John Warden, North Adelaide
    J. Wetherspoon, Franklin Street
    Nathanial Wheaten, Park Farm
    Frederic Wicksteed, Adelaide
    John T. Wicksteed, Taranake, New Zealand
    Thomas Williams, Hermitage
    E. Wright, jun., North Terrace
    George Young, Port Adelaide
The Public Library of South Australia produced a facsimile edition in 1962.