Story: Bowen, Walter Godfrey

Godfrey Bowen on his return from the Soviet Union, 1963, where he was made a Hero of Socialist Labour.

Godfrey Bowen on his return from the Soviet Union, 1963, where he was made a Hero of Socialist Labour.

Considered an expert at shearing technique, Godfrey Bowen made demonstration tours of Australia, Britain, France, the United States, South America and the Soviet Union.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection
Reference: EP/1963/2530

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Ron Palenski. 'Bowen, Walter Godfrey', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5b37/bowen-walter-godfrey (accessed 27 April 2024)