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Benjamin Dunkerley the man who found Akubra hats moves from England to Tasmania. He finds a nice place near hobart in Glenorchy and sets up a hat factory called the Kensington Hat Factory.
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Here is atimespan of akubra hats from start to finish
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Benjamin Dunkerley creates a machine to take off the top layer of rabbit fur to uncover the soft material used for making hats.
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Benjamin Dunkerley sets up another Hat Factory but this time in Sydney Crown, Surry hills
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The brand name Akubra is officially introduced.
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Akubra Hats were sent to the war in both world wars. The Slouch hat was also very popular in the war.
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Akubra sends lots of Akubra hats to the olimpics for every olimpian.
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Akubra hats form to be part of the Los Angeles olimpic uniform games.
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Akubra now get worn by famous golfer Greg Norman.
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Akubra signs an agreement with famous country singer Lee Kernaghan and he wore akubra hats as his signature hat.
