Jockey Y-fronts hit New Zealand shops NZHistory, New Zealand history online

‘If old-fashioned underwear makes you squirm, switch to Jockey.’ That was the pitch from clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin when it began marketing the Jockey Y-front to New Zealand men on 16 March 1940.

Advancing near Hill 60 NZHistory, New Zealand history online

Painting of Auckland, 1843 NZHistory, New Zealand history online

Rise of the Y-Front

Flashback: 'Waste no pity' - Jockey Y-fronts arrive

Demonstration against SIS Amendment Act

Kuriheka war memorial NZHistory, New Zealand history online

Rotorua Library

Underwear & Socks - Jockey Y Front Briefs - 2 Pack - Ballantynes

FAMILIES AT WAR - Wanaka Genealogy Group

Ferry strike cartoon NZHistory, New Zealand history online

First state house opened in Miramar