Posted by John Wilson on August 20, 2002 at 10:35:00 from 202.154.130.127 user hugo.
In Reply to: Re: Re proper Oz Hats posted by David Bamford on August 18, 2002 at 01:56:16:
The Aussie hats with corks suspended by strings from the brim to keep the flies away were worn by Barry McKenzie, a Barry Humphries (aka Edna Everidge) character in a cartoon strip about the adventures in London of Barry McKenzie from Moonee Ponds, Melbourne (like Barry Humphries). It was illustrated by Nicholas Garland and appeared I think in Private Eye.
Published in books, and filmed in 1972 as “The Adventures of Barry McKenzie” in which Barry Crocker played Barry McKenzie and Barry Humphries appeared as a psychiatrist. Sequel “Barry McKenzie Holds His Own” (1974) didn’t quite pull it off, even if Barry McKenzie did!