Haurongo: Bowen, Walter Godfrey

Ki mua

Godfrey Bowen on his return from the Soviet Union, 1963, where he was made a Hero of Socialist Labour.

Whai muri

Considered an expert at shearing technique, Godfrey Bowen made demonstration tours of Australia, Britain, France, the United States, South America and the Soviet Union.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Reference: EP/1963/2530

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ron Palenski. 'Bowen, Walter Godfrey', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3486/godfrey-bowen-on-his-return-from-the-soviet-union-1963-where-he-was-made-a-hero-of (accessed 4 June 2026).