KEMPSEY, Australia (AP) — The image is seared into Australian lore: Under a hot desert sun, a mounted soldier pours the last of his water into his slouch hat to share with his best friend, his horse.
Walking on to the floor of the Akubra hat factory in the town of Kempsey in New South Wales is like stepping back in time. The heavy machines whirring and buzzing look like they should be in a museum ...
A 14-year-old girl who was the face of Australia’s iconic hat company Akubra killed herself after enduring online bullying, her family said Sunday. Amy “Dolly” Everett, who began the ad campaign when ...
A girl who was the face of an iconic Australian hat manufacturer when she was a child killed herself earlier this month due to bullying, according to the company as well as Facebook posts the BBC ...
KEMPSEY, Australia — The image is seared into Australian lore: Under a hot desert sun, a mounted soldier pours the last of his water into his slouch hat to share with his best friend, his horse. For ...
Akubra is marking half a century of Australian craftsmanship at its home in country NSW, a remarkable achievement in an era of fast fashion. But it hasn’t always been easy. As Akubra marks 50 years of ...
Australian teen Amy Jayne Everett, known as Dolly — seen here at a younger age — killed herself on Jan. 3 “to escape the evil in this world,” her father says. He has invited the people who bullied her ...
AS MANUFACTURERS abandon Australia in a bid to reduce costs, one of the world’s last hat makers is determined to retain its place here. Akubra has been weathering the economic fluctuations here for ...
A 14-year-old girl who as a child was the face of iconic Australian outback hat firm Akubra has taken her own life over online bullying, say her family. In a Facebook post, the father of Amy "Dolly" ...
KEMPSEY, Australia (AP) — The image is seared into Australian lore: Under a hot desert sun, a mounted soldier pours the last of his water into his slouch hat to share with his best friend, his horse.
A girl who was the face of an iconic Australian hat manufacturer when she was a child killed herself earlier this month due to bullying, according to the company as well as Facebook posts the BBC ...