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Pests, Control

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Exterminating White Ants. Rantau Panjang Estate., 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/38
Scope and Contents

Photograph of two men exterminating white ants from beneath a tree on the Rantau Panjang Estate, Malaysia in the early 20th century

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Men Dipping Sheep, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1662
Scope and Contents

Drawing of men dipping sheep from the early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Spraying Sheep, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1615
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a sheep jumping out of a chute as it is being sprayed for pests in the early/mid 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

The Purchase of Pests, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1366
Scope and Contents

Photograph and illustration of different types of pests that affect wheat: Italian Eye-Grass, diseased wheat and Rust.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

The Rabbit Pest in Australia, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/2981
Scope and Contents

Two cartoon illustrations, headed AD 1908 and AD 1915 respectively, contrast the effectiveness of rabbit control advocated by Jean Danysz and William Rodier. Beneath the images is the note: 'The Rabbit Pest in Australia / Please post up conspicuous place and oblige. W. Rodier.'

Dates: 1870s-1930s

The Rabbit Pest in Australia / The Male Rabbit the Saviour of Australia, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2983
Scope and Contents

Illustration of a flag with an image of a rabbit with the phrase, 'The Male Rabbit the Saviour of Australia' surrounding it commenting on the rabbit pest in Australia in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

The Rabbit Question, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2982
Scope and Contents

Cartoon illustration commenting on the Pastures Protection Boards, New South Wales and their position on the rabbit question in Australia in 1909 promoted by William Rodier.

Dates: 1870s-1930s