they were farmed intensively in the Riverina and in South Australia -
the National Library's PictureAustralia online picture archive has
dozens of pics of farmed ostriches at places like Yanco and Port
Augusta. My grandfather, now long gone, remembered the ostrich farms
around Leeton in the Riverina in the 1920s
sandra henderson
canberra
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
> Max,
>
> I am not surprised. Before retirement, I was an Inspector under the NSW
> Non-Indigenous Act for NSW Ag. Around the end of the last century, Ostrich
> farming was one of "great new things" in agriculture. If I remember rightly,
> there were properties, small & large, running Ostrich on the NSW Southern
> Tablelands. The climate seemed to agree with them.
>
> I am not surprised they are not seen as escapees. Ostriches are, as are
> Deer, Bison, Yak, etc., generally kept out of sight from main roads.
>
> Ostriches are Category 4 under the Act, which places no restrictions on the
> keeping or bringing into the State. You have the same restrictions on
> keeping them as any other livestock, for that is essentially what they are ,
> legally. There is at least one abattoir , probably on the East Coast, which
> handles Ostrich, as fresh, non-imported, product is available to our
> catering trade.
>
> You never know what dwells in the back paddocks of Australia.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
>
> On 15/08/2011, at 6:16 PM, Max Breckenridge wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> last week (7th) I spotted a pair of Ostrich from the window of a bus while
> travelling South from Sydney to Berridale. They must have been just before
> Bredbo or in between this town and Cooma on the West side of the Monaro Hwy
> in a fenced paddock. I’m unaware how common Ostrich farming/keeping is and
> have never heard any reports of the species or its credibility in this area
> so any information would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Max Breckenridge,
> Gladesville, Sydney...
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