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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. On the Friendly Road - Wikipedia

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    On the Friendly Road is a 1936 film from New Zealand which told a story of New Zealand in the Depression. [1] [2] It was made in and around Auckland, using local actors and locally-made cameras. [3] It is one of four films made in 1935 (with The Devil's Pit, Down on the Farm, and Hei Tiki ) which lay

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

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    Pages in category "1930s in New Zealand cinema" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. N. National Film Unit

  5. Down on the Farm (1935 film) - Wikipedia

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    Down on the Farm is a 1935 New Zealand film. It was New Zealand's first sound feature. [3] [4] It is one of four films which lay claim to being the first "New Zealand talkie"; however, of the other three, The Devil's Pit and Hei Tiki had sound added in America, and On the Friendly Road was not released until 1936.

  6. Category:1930s New Zealand films - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1930s New Zealand films" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.

  7. 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)

  8. List of New Zealand films - Wikipedia

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    Romantic New Zealand: travelogue: New Zealand's first released "talkie" film. [3] 1935: Down on the Farm: Stewart Pitt: New Zealand's first non-documentary "talkie". Fragments only remain. First film shot entirely in the South Island. [3] Hei Tiki: Alexander Markey: a.k.a. Primitive Passions, A Saga of the Maoris. [3] New Zealand's Charm: A ...

  9. 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.