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A well-known Taupō guide from the 1870s, the eccentric Edward Lofley usually wore the informal uniform of the Armed Constabulary – a bush shirt and kilt. This was topped with a 'high broad-brimmed hat with a pheasant's feather sticking out of it'.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)
Reference: 1/2-044655; F
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