Figure 1.--This boy is Sid Black. He was photographed in Tilba Tilba, New South Wales. The photograph is undated, bit HBC would estimate that it was about 1910. He wears above the knee bloomer knickers, black socks, and ghigh top shoes. Also notice the sailor had and elastic chin strap. The image is from the collection of the National Archive of Australia (an10800965-33-v). |
HBC has only begun to assess tunics in Australia. British immigration to Australia began to reach significant levels in the mid-19th century. Thus the tunics worn in England during the early 20th century had little imapct on Australia as there was not yey any substantial English population. This was different by the turn of the 20th century. We note some boys wearing tunic suits at this time. The style follows English styles. We do not know how common these suits were in Australia.
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