Jackaroos, the Australian counterpart of Western cowboys, have traditionally worn the bush hat known as an Akubra, but changes in the law may soon result in the substituting of hard hats instead. After a young jackaroo was thrown from a horse and killed, the New South Wales industrial safety authority pressed charges against the owners of the livestock station where he was working for not providing a safety helmet, and the owners have now pleaded guilty to the charges (Denis Gregory and Jim O’Rourke, “Jackaroo’s death could spell the end for old hats”, The Age (Melbourne), Nov. 30; “Curtains for Akubra after death?”, AAP/Sydney Morning Herald, Feb. 2).
Oz: helmets for cowboys?
Jackaroos, the Australian counterpart of Western cowboys, have traditionally worn the bush hat known as an Akubra, but changes in the law may soon result in the substituting of hard hats instead. After a young jackaroo was thrown from a horse and killed, the New South Wales industrial safety authority pressed charges against the owners […]
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