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After death on ranch, some want wranglers to wear helmets instead of traditional hats

By Rod McGuirk

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saturday, November 27, 2004

CANBERRA, Australia -- The sweat-stained felt hats worn by Australian cowboys, as much a part of the Outback as kangaroos and sun-baked soil, may be heading for the history books because they fail modern industrial safety standards.

The switch stems from the death of a cowboy, who suffered massive head injuries after being trampled in a fall from a horse while mustering bulls in July 2001. His sole protection was the tattered hat provided to him for shading from the sun.

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