The Australian fighting services will soon be wearing clothing designed in the current “austerity” fashion. Shirts will be “dress” for the Army in the coming summer. No more khaki drill jackets will be issued, the Minister of the Army, Mr Forde, announced on Monday. Service greatcoats are now being made single-breasted with no sleeve buttons and no cuffs. No more rubber-soled gymnasium shoes will be issued.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 September 1942, Page 3
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