This hat belongs to the Ansett ANA hostess uniform era between 1954-1968.Complements the collection of air flight crew attire.Khaki hostess brimmed hat with gold coloured "booma-bird" badge on front. Black satin inside lining. Cross grain sweat band. Black label from maker with red embroidered "booma-bird" attached to sweatband . White hat size tag attached to sweatband.MADE EXPRESSLY FOR ANSETT-ANA by GEORGINA HATS ansett-ana, uniform, hat, khaki, hostess, stewardess, flight attendants, booma-bird, georgina hats

Born at Spring Hill in 1866, Louisa Spencer married William Michael Grigg, a carrier/haulage contractor, in 1891. They lived in Ballarat where their first two children were born, then moved to Linton in about 1895. For a short period after this the family went to Western Australia, before returning to Linton in about 1900. Louisa and William Michael Grigg had five children - Georgina Myra (called Ena), Lilian Violet (called Cis), William Spencer (eventually known as "Bill Grigg Snr"), Nellie, and Spencer Lancelot. Louisa Grigg died in 1952.Black and white copy of original photograph of an older lady wearing glasses and a black hat with a feather on the left. She is wearing a light coloured outfit with a white collar and lots of buttons down the front. Louisa Caroline Grigg (Mrs. W. M. Grigg)"Mrs W Grigg, mother of Mr Billy Grigg."louisa caroline grigg (née louisa caroline spencer)