1969 A. A. Copland

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CollectionBledisloe Medal RecipientsDescriptionA portrait of A. A. Copland(1935-37 BAgrSc), the Bledsloe Medallist, 1969. He joined New Zealand Department Agriculture in 1938 and worked on irrigation projects in South Canterbury. In 1942 he was among six officers of the department seconded to the British Ministry of Agriculture to assist in wartime food production projects. Derelict farms were made to produce to the limit and in the post-war period the venture under Copland’s management became known as Cricket Malherbie Ltd of 2500 acres with 200 employees and an annual turnover (1969) of nearly two million pounds.PersonA. A. CoplandDate2012KeywordsBledisloe MedalawardsAlumniFilename1969 Copland A ASourceBledisloe and Alumni International Medal Recipients 1930 - 2012Item Reference0000813

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Project CodeBledisloe and Alumni International Medal Recipients 1930 - 2012

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1969 A. A. Copland