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The Brim Report
Hats, caps, the people who wore them, and the stories they carried.
The Cattleman: A Working Hat for a Working Country
The Akubra Cattleman was not named for one celebrated Australian. It was named for generations of people who worked beneath a difficult sun.
Jerry Gault
Aug 35 min read
The Lawson: Finding a Way West
I bought the Akubra Lawson thinking it was named for a writer. An archived Akubra page led instead to explorer William Lawson and the difficult route west.
Jerry Gault
Aug 36 min read
Banjo Paterson: Between the City and the Bush
Andrew Barton Paterson moved between two worlds: Sydney law offices and the bush legend he helped create. The Akubra bearing his name does much the same.
Jerry Gault
Aug 35 min read
More Than a Bush Hat: The Akubra Story
Akubra is more than Australia’s bush hat. Its history reaches from Hobart hat mills and city streets to military slouch hats and Kempsey craftsmanship.
Jerry Gault
Aug 36 min read
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