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  1. 1R. M. Williams (company)R. M. Williams (company)Craftsman boot (Comfort Craftsman pictured) The Craftsman has been the company's signature boot since 1966, and it still begins life in the Adelaide workshop where R.M. Williams boots have always been made. The upper is cut from a single piece of leather, so there is no side seam to split, and…0
  2. 2AkubraAkubraFur felt bush hats Akubra moved its hatmaking to Kempsey, on the New South Wales mid-north coast, in 1974, and it still sells every hat on a Made in Kempsey promise. The felt is rabbit fur rather than wool, the material that saw Akubra's slouch hats judged tougher than the wool-felt versions…0
  3. 3Driza-BoneDriza-BoneOilskin coats and jackets, Australian-made lines only Driza-Bone is the honest test case here. The company says plainly that not every oilskin item is still made in Australia, and that its overseas range is now produced in Vietnam, while a selection of pieces, including its Desert Wax and Drywax…0
  4. 4Mortels Sheepskin FactoryMortels Sheepskin FactorySheepskin ugg boots Ugg boots are the classic Australian name made somewhere else, because the best-known UGG brand belongs to an American company. Mortels is the plain-dealing alternative: Australian owned since it was founded in 1958, and making its boots and other sheepskin goods from…0
  5. 5Waverley MillsWaverley MillsWool blankets and throws Waverley has been making woolen cloth on the banks of Distillery Creek in Launceston since 1874, and it calls itself Australia's oldest working textile mill. That matters more than the heritage story suggests, because a blanket from a mill that still spins, weaves and…0
  6. 6Dinosaur DesignsDinosaur DesignsResin bowls, vases and homeware Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy started Dinosaur Designs in 1985, and four decades on the resin pieces are still made by hand in the company's Sydney studio rather than outsourced to a factory. You can see it in the work: the colors swirl and cloud like polished…0
  7. 7Mud AustraliaMud AustraliaPorcelain cups, plates and bowls Mud has been making porcelain since 1994, and every piece is still made by hand in its Sydney studio from clay brought in from Limoges in France. The color goes into the clay itself at the slip stage rather than sitting on top as a glaze, which is what gives the…0
  8. 8SolidteknicsSolidteknicsAUS-ION wrought iron pans Solidteknics calls itself the only production cookware still made in Australia, and it makes its pans in Sydney. The AUS-ION range is formed from a single sheet of Australian wrought iron, with no rivets, joins or welds, so there is no handle to work loose and nothing to…0
  9. 9KeepCupKeepCupOriginal plastic reusable cups KeepCup launched in Melbourne in 2009, and its plastic Original range was made in Australia from the start. That is the line to pick if local manufacture matters: the company says Australian production continues for its plastic cups, lids and plugs, though it also…0
  10. 10Lucas' Papaw OintmentLucas' Papaw OintmentThe red tube that turns up in Australian purses, glove compartments and first-aid kits is still a Brisbane product. Dr Thomas Pennington Lucas formulated it, the company dates itself to 1910, and his descendants still own and run it from Acacia Ridge, making the ointment by the same process he…0