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  2. Australia and the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Despite being across the world from the conflict, the Australian colonies were affected by the American Civil War both economically and by immigration. The Australian cotton crop became more important to Britain, which had lost its American sources, and Australia served as a supply base for Confederate blockade runners. Immigrants from Europe ...

  3. List of wars involving Australia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of wars, armed conflicts and rebellions involving the Commonwealth of Australia (1901–present) and its predecessor colonies, the colonies of New South Wales (1788–1901), Van Diemen's Land (1825–1856), Tasmania (1856–1901), Victoria (1851–1901), Swan River (1829–1832), Western Australia (1832–1901), South Australia (1836–1901), and Queensland (1859–1901).

  4. List of hat styles - Wikipedia

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    Also known as the 1858 Dress Hat. Regulation hat for Union soldiers during the American Civil War. Hennin: A woman's hat of the Middle Ages. [36] This style includes the conical "princess" hats often seen in illustrations of folk-tale princesses. Homburg: A semi-formal hat with a medium brim and crown with a crease and no dents. Icelandic tail-cap

  5. List of conflicts in Australia - Wikipedia

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    List of conflicts in Australia is a timeline of events that includes wars, battles, ... Sydney Cove War [3] 1790–1816: Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars. 1790–1802: ...

  6. History of quilting - Wikipedia

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    Whole-cloth quilt, 18th century, Netherlands.Textile made in India. In Europe, quilting appears to have been introduced by Crusaders in the 12th century (Colby 1971) in the form of the aketon or gambeson, a quilted garment worn under armour which later developed into the doublet, which remained an essential part of fashionable men's clothing for 300 years until the early 1600s.

  7. Seersucker - Wikipedia

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    The fabric made a comeback among teenage girls in the 1990s, and again in the 2010s. [21] Beginning in 1996, the US Senate held a Seersucker Thursday in June, where the participants dress in traditionally Southern clothing, [22] but the tradition was discontinued in June 2012. It was revived by members of the US Senate in 2014. [23]

  8. Forage cap - Wikipedia

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    In the Civil War the M1858 forage cap, based on the French kepi, was the most common headgear worn by union troops even though it was described by one soldier as "Shapeless as a feedbag". [ citation needed ] There were two types of brims: the first, called the McClellan cap was flat; the second, called the McDowell cap, was curved.

  9. Penny rug - Wikipedia

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    Penny rugs are believed to date back to at least the 1700s but became popular in the 1800s, starting around the time of the Civil War. [1] Thrifty homemakers would use scraps of wool or felted wool from old clothing, blankets and hats to create designs for mats or rugs.