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Swanndri burial

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In this television clip, farmer Jamie Lowry describes how, when his favourite sheepdogs die, he wraps them in a Swanndri before burying them. So far he has buried 17 dogs in 17 Swanndris.

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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/video/18527/swanndri-burial (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bronwyn Labrum, published 1 March 2009.