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A crate, an eel and a dog whistle

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A crate, an eel and a dog whistle

Swanndri produce a range of clothing – not just the hooded bush shirt that made the label world-famous in New Zealand. This farmer is wearing a Swanndri vest – an oilskin outer lined with chequered wool.

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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/photograph/20848/a-crate-an-eel-and-a-dog-whistle (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bronwyn Labrum, published 1 March 2009.