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Nine times that fashion changed Australian history

Nine times that fashion changed Australian history

From scandalous pants to the sunglasses the lit up a nation, Australia’s political history is littered with fashionable missteps.

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They were the pantaloons that changed the course of Australian history.

Back in 1807, hostilities were mounting between the fourth governor of the new colony, the notorious William Bligh, and the powerful and avaricious New South Wales Corps – the Rum Corps – when Bligh and his daughter Mary attended a church service.

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Sue WilliamsFreelance writerSue Williams is a property writer and columnist.

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