Akubra hats, as seen in the Crocodile Dundee films, are still made by the same family after more than a century Walking on to the floor of the Akubra hat factory in the town of Kempsey in New South ...

For 130 years, Akubra has been making iconic Australian fur felt hats. But up until the last 18 months, the company was stuck in the '80s, operating on a DOS-based system. The DOS system was made up ...

It doesn’t get much more Australiana than the classic Akubra hat, does it? A mainstay in Australian fashion since the 1870s, the brand Akubra might be responsible for the name we give to these outback ...

KEMPSEY, Australia (AP) — The image is seared into Australian lore: Under a hot desert sun, a mounted soldier pours the last of his water into his slouch hat to share with his best friend, his horse.

Walking on to the floor of the Akubra hat factory in the town of Kempsey in New South Wales is like stepping back in time. The heavy machines whirring and buzzing look like they should be in a museum ...