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Bogor

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Bogor

Bogor, a cartoon strip by Wellington cartoonist Burton Silver, appeared weekly in the Listener during the 1970s and 1980s. It featured the woodsman Bogor, who always wore a black singlet.

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Bronwyn Labrum, Rural clothing – Black singlets and bush shirts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/18517/bogor (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Bronwyn Labrum, published 1 March 2009.