THE military's traditional slouch hat is to remain Australian-made. Read Today's Paper Mind Games. The Australian Plus. Subscribe for $4. Log In. My account. The Australian Plus benefits; ...

It was in this conflict that the slouch hat was used by numerous units including the Victoria Mounted Rifles and New South Wales Lancers of Australia; the British Imperial Yeomanry and Bethune’s ...

The khaki hat first became part of an Australian military uniform in 1885, when it was chosen for the newly-formed Victorian Mounted Rifles by the commanding officer, Colonel Tom Price.

When the Australian Government evacuated [600 white] women, children and older men in December 1941, Vernon refused to go. Authorities threatened him with arrest. He ignored them, determined to ...

The khaki hat first became part of an Australian military uniform in 1885, when it was chosen for the newly-formed Victorian Mounted Rifles by the commanding officer, Colonel Tom Price.

Here's why every Australian soldier wears the subcontinental invention that is the puggaree The Slouch Hat is a "standardised headdress" for members of the Australian Defence Force, but few ...

Former soldier Dale Kirkman first made a plume for his own hat more than 20 years ago and now makes up to 200 plumes each year for the slouch hats of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, veterans ...

Since the First World War this hat has been linked to the Kiwi soldier, and while less well-known than the iconic Australian slouch hat, the campaign hat was worn on the beaches of Gallipoli in ...

Few things symbolise the Australian military and the Digger spirit quite as well as the iconic slouch hat. I am passionate about amplifying people's stories and trying to do them justice in the ...