A large number of mourners are expected to attend the funeral of a respected farmer killed in a machinery accident.
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Broughton Bird, 66, died at his property east of Daysdale last Tuesday in an incident involving a header.
He suffered head injuries and died instantly.
The driver was taken to hospital for mandatory testing and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
The incident was a major shock to the region, and farmers gathered last weekend to harvest a bumper barley crop on one of his properties near Coreen.
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A 50-strong workforce responded to calls to help strip more than 500 hectares of barley.
A ceremony will be held for the late man on the resort lawns at Club Mulwala on Tuesday.
Numbers have been capped at 300 people, with the service to begin at 3.30pm.
Mr Bird was remembered as a hard worker following his death and as someone who was respected in the farming community.
