Rylands handbook for the man on the land : with details of Waratah wire and wire products : fencing wire, barbed wire, wire netting, "star" steel fence posts, hinged joint field fencing and wire for all manufacturing purposes : made in Australia from B.H.P. steel by Rylands Brothers (Australia) Limited, at their works, Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia

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HANDBOOK FOR THE MAN ON THE LAND 1
RYLANDS HANDBOOK For the Man on the Land With Details of WARATAH WIRE and WIRE PRODUCTS 5
[Chapter heading not available] 7
CONTENTS 8
INDEX 9
INTRODUCTION 21
TABLE OF SIZES, WEIGHTS AND LENGTHS OF WIRE. 24
SIZES, LENGTHS AND BREAKING LOADS OF WIRE. 25
STANDARD WIRE GAUGES. 26
"WARATAH" FENCING PRODUCTS. 27
"WARATAH" FENCE WIRES. 28
"WARATAH" FENCE WIRES. 29
"WARATAH" GALVANISED BARBED WIRE. 31
"WARATAH" WIRE NETTING. 32
"WARATAH" WIRE NETTING. 33
GENERAL NOTES ON NETTING. 34
WARNING 34
Approximate Weights of "Waratah" Wire Netting in Regular Sizes as a Guide for Freight Calculations. 35
"WARATAH" HINGED JOINT FENCE. 36
"WARATAH" HINGED JOINT FENCE. 38
"WARATAH" HINGED JOINT FENCE. 39
How to Erect The "Waratah" Hinged Joint Fence. 40
How to Attach "Waratah" Hinged Joint Fence to "Waratah" B.H.P. "Star" Steel Fence Posts. 41
"WARATAH" B.H.P. STAR SECTION STEEL FENCE POSTS. 46
"WARATAH" B.H.P. STAR SECTION STEEL FENCE POSTS. 47
HINTS ON FENCING. 49
HINTS ON FENCING. 51
FENCES MADE FROM "WARATAH" HINGED JOINT FENCING. 54
STEEL WIRE 57
"WARATAH" MOTOR PASSES. 63
LOAD SIGNS. 63
"WARATAH" 20-50 TON PASS. 64
"WARATAH" 5-8 TON PASS. 65
INTER-PADDOCK TYPE PASS. 66
HOW TO MEASURE DAMS OR TANKS. 67
HINTS ON HANGING GATES. 68
USEFUL INFORMATION 70
FERTILISERS AND THEIR USES. 72
SUITABLE DISTANCES FOR PLANTING FRUIT TREES, ETC. 74
QUANTITIES OF AGRICULTURAL SEED USUALLY SOWN PER ACRE. 76
SHEEP DRAFTING YARDS. 78
HAY STACK MEASUREMENTS. 82
ROUND STACKS. 82
STEEL BUILDINGS FOR THE FARM. 83
B.H.P. BLOWFLY OIL. 84
BLOWFLY TRAPS. 86
GLASS BLOWFLY TRAP. 87
BREEDING TABLE. 88
HOW TO MIX CONCRETE BY HAND. 89
CEMENT AND AGGREGATE QUANTITIES. 90
BRITISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 92
NAILS. 95
WIRE. 95
GALVANISED TANK CAPACITIES. 96
GALVANISED SHEETS-CORRUGATED. 97
[Chapter heading not available] 98
ILLUSTRATION OF MALLEABLE IRON PIPE FITTINGS. 99
FIRST AID TO THE INJURED. 101
CALENDAR, 1936. 107
CALENDAR, 1937. 108
CALENDAR, 1938. 109
CALENDAR, 1939. 110
CALENDAR, 1940. 111

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Rylands Brothers (Australia). (1937). Rylands handbook for the man on the land : with details of Waratah wire and wire products : fencing wire, barbed wire, wire netting, "star" steel fence posts, hinged joint field fencing and wire for all manufacturing purposes : made in Australia from B.H.P. steel by Rylands Brothers (Australia) Limited, at their works, Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia Retrieved April 25, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2798300763

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Rylands Brothers (Australia). Rylands handbook for the man on the land : with details of Waratah wire and wire products : fencing wire, barbed wire, wire netting, "star" steel fence posts, hinged joint field fencing and wire for all manufacturing purposes : made in Australia from B.H.P. steel by Rylands Brothers (Australia) Limited, at their works, Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia [Newcastle, N.S.W: Rylands Bros.], 1937. Web. 25 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2798300763>

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Rylands Brothers (Australia). 1937, Rylands handbook for the man on the land : with details of Waratah wire and wire products : fencing wire, barbed wire, wire netting, "star" steel fence posts, hinged joint field fencing and wire for all manufacturing purposes : made in Australia from B.H.P. steel by Rylands Brothers (Australia) Limited, at their works, Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia Rylands Bros.], [Newcastle, N.S.W viewed 25 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2798300763

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