Jacaru Real Australian Leather Hat with Crocodile Teeth. Original Made in Australia Crocodile Dundee Hat

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The Keir kids grew up between Sydney and Kempsey, following their father, Stephen Senior, as he expanded the Akubra operations with a new factory at Kempsey. You couldn’t say there are many people in the world like Stevo, he knows every aspect of the business inside out when it comes to the manufacturing. All three siblings agree that it was vital to the future success of the business having time with their Dad on the board, understanding how he liked to run things, learning the ropes from him before he finally passed away. These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy. Even though all three kids worked at the factory as holiday jobs for pocket money, there was never any expectation for them to enter the family business.

We have done the work for you and have custom designed a line of hats made popular in this classic Australian Outback film. In 1974 the government was decentralising businesses and the Akubra headquarters at Waterloo were getting too small.Kakadu Traders Australia is a family owned and operated company from Australia that has been manufacturing quality outerwear and hats since 1972. We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved.

Stacey, Stephen and Nikki went to boarding school in Sydney but every holiday, the Akubra factory became their playground and their education. The hat may come in and out of fashion, in different ways, but human beings still hold a great fascination for the hat. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. And let's not forget the mighty UPF 50+ rating, shielding you from the scorching sun while you get on with your yakka.Choose from the classic baseball cap, with a structured crown and snapback closure, or the soft, relaxed polo-style dad hat, with an adjustable strap closure and a slightly curved bill. Kids in their teens and early twenties are now wearing our hats, because they see things on social media. Over the years Stephen Senior and his Dad before him tried many, many times to win the account to make the hats for the Australian military.

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Made famous by the 1986 action film Crocodile Dundee set in the Australian Outback and in New York City, they have become the quintessential Aussie hat. He was an inventor and hat maker that came out from England to Tasmania to work in the fur industry. Now with technology and the fact that they deal with 12 countries around the world it’s not really possible to have that separation.I was in Turkey, staying in this gorgeous hotel wearing my Akubra, when a man walks up to me and says ‘you have the same hat as me, I collect these hats. Its mid-high rounded crown and medium brim strike the perfect balance between style and functionality.