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Bernard Cracroft Aston

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Bernard Cracroft Aston

During his long and productive career as an agricultural chemist at the Department of Agriculture, genial Bernard Cracroft Aston made important discoveries about plant and animal nutrition and helped identify the cause of 'bush sickness'.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-112220; F

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R. W. Bailey. 'Aston, Bernard Cracroft', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/46/bernard-cracroft-aston (accessed 4 June 2026).