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Otago Witness, Issue 4042, 1 September 1931, Page 21

The Felt Hat Employees’ Union of Australia expresses concern lest the growing craze among men of going without hats should result in unemployment for members of the union. No doubt a similar protest came from the blacksmiths of England when knights gave up wearing armour. The union’s protest reads: ‘lt may appear that the individual is saving a few shillings, yet the saving of these shillings means unemployment to a large number of people, including the sheep breeder and his employees, the shearer and wool scourer, the rabbit trapper, the agents, and others who handle the raw material, the transport workers by road and rail, and the people engaged in preparing the raw material before it is made teto hats."