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Kōrero: Rural clothing

1950s hats

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1950s hats

Farmers contemplate the sheep at the Addington saleyards, Christchurch, in the 1950s. Hats were still commonly worn by rural men whenever they stepped out of doors at this time, and there was little variation in style.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AANR 6329 45/15/19, 630.1, box 66

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Bronwyn Labrum, Rural clothing – Hats, footwear and oilskins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18484/1950s-hats (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Bronwyn Labrum, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.