Shortage of Suits in Australia
Australian former servicemen are faced with two different regulations when they are unable to obtain civilian clothing. The army authorities anounced that discharged servicemen who were unable to buy suits would be allowed to wear their uniforms for six months after discharge, says the New Zealand Draper and Allied Retailer. However, the police took the view that the Army Act forbids the wearing of uniforms and badges after discharge, and recently they charged a man with illegally wearing a uniform. A sympathetic magistrate fined the offender Is and advised discharged servicemen to . remove badges and buttons from their uniforms. Later the Army Department said that when discharged men wore uniform they should wear it complete with buttons, badges, unit patches, and decorations, and treat it with the respect that its history and traditions deserved. At present former servicemen with permits can obtain a cheap spit after a delay of three months, or a better quality suit in from six to eight months.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 99, 15 July 1946, Page 3
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167Shortage of Suits in Australia Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 99, 15 July 1946, Page 3
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