New Zealand

Frederick John Bird's work was described in a New Zealand newspaper article. Use the "New Zealand; the New Zealand Gazette, 1860-1894" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. When was the newspaper article published?
2. What was Frederick John Bird's occupation?
3. What did he invent?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Frederick John" as the first name and "Bird" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click View Record for Frederick John Bird. You will need to search carefully for the answers.

1. THe article was published 10 April 1890.
2. Frederick was an engineer.
3. He invented a sheep shearing machine.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )