#19988 - The Man on the Two Dollar Note
- Resource ID
- 19988
- Title/subtitle
- The Man on the Two Dollar Note
- Author/Creator
- Hall, Michael
- Format
- Journal article
- Identifier
- Lambrigg
- Publisher
- Canberra & District Historical Society; 2004
- Physical description
- 2p.
- Summary
- A summary of the work of William Farrer in developing improved strains of wheat including brief descriptions of his methods.
- Location
- Newsletters ed.392, Apr 2004
- Availability
- Copies available for purchase
- Notes
- Farrer conducted his experiments at Lambrigg from 1886 until he died on 16 April 1906. He is buried on the hill behind the homestead where a national monument was erected by the Commonwealth. Farrer's image appeared on the (now defunct) two dollar note.
