Australian Army Uniform Phillipa By phillipas2014 Mar 6, 1788 Cottonseed brought to Australia Mar 6, 1794 Wool first made in australia Oct 11, 1899 2nd Boer war started Jan 1, 1901 Australia federation Mar 6, 1901 Australian Defence force founded in 1901 May 31, 1902 2nd boer war ended Jul 28, 1914 WW1 started Started Mar 7, 1917 Plastic industry started in Australia Nov 11, 1918 WW1 ended Sep 1, 1939 WWII started Mar 6, 1941 first polyester fiber made Sep 2, 1945 WWII ended Mar 6, 1955 Velcro first used Nov 1, 1955 vietnam war started Apr 30, 1975 vietnam war ended Mar 6, 1989 GORE-TEX® made