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Brief togs (3rd of 3)

Brief togs

Peter Jamieson emerges from the sea at Oriental Bay in Wellington Harbour after a mid-winter swim in a water temperature of 9° C. He is wearing the brief togs that were the male fashion of the 1970s. The race to the Oriental Bay fountain was to win tickets to a rugby test.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1977/2231/5

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips. 'Beach culture', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/beach-culture/4/1/3