The 6th Battalion (Royal Melbourne Regiment)
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The Age (Melbourne), 14th September 1935 page 6.
The button displayed on page 42 of Cossum shows the head and front legs of a kangaroo on a torque, surmounting the numeral 6, as within the badge above.
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The Argus (Melbourne), 3rd June 1935 page 9.
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The Herald (Melbourne), 19th October 1940 page 5.
Along with the 5th Infantry Battalion, discussed yesterday, this unit is remembered as part of the 5/6th Infantry Battalion, the cap badge which is below. I don’t believe they have an unique button design.
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