Story: Farm fencing
Page 8 – External links and sources
More links and websites
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Bill Gallagher
This page on the National Science–Technology Roadshow Trust site features Bill Gallagher, a New Zealand farmer whose ingenuity paved the way for the invention of the electric fence.
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Cyclone Wire New Zealand
This site provides historical information on wire fencing in New Zealand.
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Fencing guidelines
This paper sets out the guidelines and specifications for different types of fencing, and includes some photographs (Microsoft Word document, 522 KB).
More suggestions and sources
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Acland, L. G. D. The early Canterbury runs. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1951 (originally published 1930).
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Burdon, R. M. High country: the evolution of a New Zealand sheep station. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1938.
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Hargreaves, R. P. ‘Farm fences in pioneer New Zealand.’ New Zealand Geographer 31, no. 2 (October 1965): 144–155.
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Laffan, Jennifer. Fencing. Sydney: Paterson Agriculture, 1998.
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McCutchan, John. Electric fence design principles. Melbourne: University of Melbourne, 1980.
