11-Aug-2022 Theme: 'Fences'

(1) What fencing innovation is New Zealander Bill Gallagher credited with inventing in 1936?

Answer: Electric fencing.

(2) What fencing innovation is South Australian John Walmsley credited with inventing in the 1980s?

Answer: Cat and fox proof fencing.

(3) Which is the odd one out, and why? (a) Gripple tool (b) Dog bone (c) Chain strainer (d) Figure eight.

Answer: (d) Figure eight is a wire knot. The others are strainer devices.

(4) What major fencing project was undertaken in the 1880s in Queensland, NSW and SA? (bonus: what major fencing project was begun in WA in 1901?)

Answer: The dog fence (bonus: Rabbit proof fence / Emu fence).

(5) What is the term for an open-ended barrier used to direct animals into a pit fall trap?

Answer: Drift fence.

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