Australian Question, But Not Numismatic

I think you might have more luck searching for a "Slouch Hat".

I probably have one of the old badges somewhere, but it would probably take me about 2 years to find it. Haven't seen my container with the bits & pieces in it for over 10 years.

$120 AUD? Wow Aussie milsurps are expensive!

You would probably be better off with ebay Australia. Do a search of slouch hat, I just did and prices are much more reasonable.

G'day, "Hat, KFF" they were called in the army.
KFF = khaki, fur felt.
There are plenty of cheap imitations, made with wool felt.
The badge was called the "Rising Sun". From the 1960s, only recruits wore this badge. That was replaced by the appropriate Corps or Regimental badge. More recently, the Rising Sun has returned to the side, and the corps badge is at the front. Meaning, nowadays, two badges are worn simultaneously.
The left-hand side is turned up.
The hat has a chinstrap, and a cotton surround, outside the felt, called a "puggaree". Mostly, these were khaki, but the RAN & RAAF had different colours. WW1 hats often had a very basic puggaree. And, the hat was lined with a leather sweat-band.
The hat bore several markings on the inside: size; manufacturer's details, and date.
Genuine examples from WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, etc, command high prices.
In recent years, the left side is usually worn "down", to give better protection from the sun. But, in WW1, the 3rd Division (General MONASH's - see the $100 note of 1996) wore their hats down, or you might say "flat".
The most famous manufacturer of these hats is Akubra, but there were others.
The hats were distinctive, but -
difficult to clean when they got dirty;
difficult to get into the right shape, and required great care to stay that way;
difficult to keep atop the noggin on windy days (which would be EVERY day at Puckapunyal).
And they were a real nuisance when one travelled in a vehicle.

Peter
Lance-Corporal, retired

WpgLwr, Did you end up buying one?