Wherein we consider the point of hatpins. Argus (Melbourne), 9 August 1911, p. 14, col. 4 Or read the whole page here A comic postcard from 1907. I found it at http://whatsinthetrench.weebly.com/blog/archives/09-2016 Here's some hats, at the opening of the new nurses' quarter, Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne - from the Weekly Times,  15 April 1911, p. 27 Take a look here at other photos from this terrific illustrated newspaper. The World’s News (Sydney), 11 May 1907, p. 1 Read the story here. 'Here's something for you!' The hatpin in self-defence. Image: Wikimedia Commons How to Make Hatpins Useful Evening News (Sydney), 16 March 1907, p. 10 Click here to see it on the page. A head like a Sputnik Evening News (Sydney), 23 May 1912, p. 11 See it here among other ads of the day Townsville Daily Bulletin, 17 October 1912, p. 2 See all the Townsville news here