#13375 - Farrer, William
- Resource IDLocation
- 13375Canberra people D-F
- Title/subtitle
- Farrer, William
- Format
- Newspaper clipping
- Identifier
- William Farrer
- Physical description
- Newspaper clippings, letters and pamphlets
- Summary
- Articles from various newspapers about the life and work of William Farrer, the effects of his work on agriculture and wheat production, articles and letters about the ceremony at Lambrigg in 1956 to mark the 50th anniversary of his death, memorials for Farrer, correspondence between the CDHS and National Library about the donation of a Farrer field book, anecdotes about Farrer, opposition to urban development near Lambrigg.
- Availability
- Not for loan.
- Notes
- William Farrer was born in 1845 and died at Lambrigg on 16 April 1906. It was at Lambrigg that he conducted his experiments to produce disease resistant, drought tolerant and more nutritious varieties of wheat. information is stored in two files.
