Jockey Y-fronts hit New Zealand shops NZHistory, New Zealand history online
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‘If old-fashioned underwear makes you squirm, switch to Jockey.’ That was the pitch from clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin when it began marketing the Jockey Y-front to New Zealand men on 16 March 1940.
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Railway Engineers leaving Whanganui, 1914
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Whenuakite memorials NZHistory, New Zealand history online
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WIN: a copy of A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects book
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Jockey Man Slim Guy Y Front Brief
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FAMILIES AT WAR - Wanaka Genealogy Group
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Jockey Y-fronts hit New Zealand shops
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Fernside Memorial Hall NZHistory, New Zealand history online
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Alexandra Barracks & Drill Hall NZHistory, New Zealand history