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Bob Brown's life jacket worn during his Franklin River rafting trips

1970s

National Museum of Australia

National Museum of Australia
Canberra, Australia

An orange fabric life jacket, padded with plastic air-filled pillows.

The jacket has a white zip up the front, with two black plastic belts around the chest and waist and a drawstring around the bottom edge to hold it on firmly. A label sewn into the jacket gives a warning and instructions. The manufacturer's label on the front reads "Marlin".

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