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Milk-bar cowboys, Auckland, 1950s

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Milk-bar cowboys, Auckland, 1950s

‘Milk-bar cowboys’ were an urban phenomenon of the 1950s. These young men wore leather jackets and wind-breakers, slicked down their hair, and rode motorcycles. Their favourite meeting spots were milk bars. Their rebellious attitude was feared and criticised by older, more conservative members of the community.

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New Zealand Herald

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Kerryn Pollock, City styles – City fashion, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/24571/milk-bar-cowboys-auckland-1950s (accessed 27 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 4 May 2010.