WINDOW-CLEANER IN CLOGS.—Mr H. de Graaf, a Melbourne window-cleaner, who migrated from Holland toe yean ago, wean bright yellow elogs while at work. He even has them on when he is six storeys up eceaning the windows of the Victorian Cricket Association's building. "They’re far more stable than shoes,” he said, "and it’s very easy to get round in than. Even more Important, they're warm.” The clogs weigh 2¼lb and cost about 10s a pair in Holland.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30172, 2 July 1963, Page 8
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77WINDOW-CLEANER IN CLOGS.—Mr H. de Graaf, a Melbourne window-cleaner, who migrated from Holland toe yean ago, wean bright yellow elogs while at work. He even has them on when he is six storeys up eceaning the windows of the Victorian Cricket Association's building. "They’re far more stable than shoes,” he said, "and it’s very easy to get round in than. Even more Important, they're warm.” The clogs weigh 2¼lb and cost about 10s a pair in Holland. Press, Volume CII, Issue 30172, 2 July 1963, Page 8
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