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  2. Exploding trousers - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand in the 1930s, farmers reportedly had trouble with exploding trousers as a result of attempts to control ragwort, an agricultural weed. [1] Farmers had been spraying sodium chlorate, a government recommended weedkiller, onto the ragwort, and some of the spray had ended up on their clothes. Sodium chlorate is a strong oxidizing ...

  3. Kempthorne Prosser - Wikipedia

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    KP's NZ Drug Company was the first in the country to combine sulphuric acid and bone dust to produce superphosphate. The Burnside Chemical Works in Dunedin was the first of its type in New Zealand. [2] Kempthorne Prosser constructed further superphosphate plants in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wanganui. From this stemmed a major chemical ...

  4. Category:1930s disestablishments in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    This category is for organizations, places, companies or other things that ended or were disestablished in the 1930s in New Zealand. 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s;

  5. Category:1930 in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    1930 in New Zealand sport (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "1930 in New Zealand" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.

  6. Category:1930s in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    1930s in New Zealand by city (4 C) / 1930s disestablishments in New Zealand (8 C) 1930s establishments in New Zealand (11 C, 1 P) 0–9. 1930 in New Zealand (3 C, 5 P)

  7. Pesticides in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand, glyphosate is an approved herbicide for killing weeds, [6] with the most popular brand being Roundup. [6] [7] Genetically modified crops designed to resist glyphosate are absent in New Zealand. [6] Crops applied with glyphosate must be regulated under the HSNO Act 1996 and ACVM Act 1997.

  8. Category:New Zealand companies established in 1930 - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "New Zealand companies established in 1930" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. DB Breweries

  9. Category:1930s in New Zealand by city - Wikipedia

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