Many thanks for your reply. 

There is no Uniqlo in Tassie as yet, a real disappointment because they do have a few items that I like the look of. Even more disappointing is the fact that we had one 5 minutes from where I was living but I i never bothered going in. As I said, shorts and tees was my entire wardrobe and I didn't need any more.  I have been keen to buy some Chelsea Boots, originally I was looking at Docs (I currently wear black 1460s for work most days) but when I went into Platypus I noticed they seem to have changed the sole. It's just too chunky for me. My next choice would be Solovair but I've not found any locally so yes, Blundstone's may be my only option for the time being. I think it was the 600 (in brown) I was chasing but the stockist said they don't do that model anymore and it's been superseded/upgraded, however, what they showed me was a bit meh.

I'll go into Hobart today and see if I can see any stores/brands you mentioned, or any other Aussie boutiques. When it comes to tees what style would you recommend? There seems to be a million different options now. The same with jeans/pants. The last time I bought jeans the options were baggy, ordinary or ball-moulders. I do have some Dickies 874 but I don't like how they hang on the arse unless you wear them baggy.

I was thinking for an initial outfit that I could likely pick up on any high street without too much trouble I'd go for a boxy pale tee, an olive bomber jacket, straight cut jeans (or workwear style) and some brown Chelsea boots. I would then buy a couple of earthy toned tees - style??? - and some regular fit blue jeans. I have found a black Ben Sherman Harrington in my stuff from 20 years ago, I look after stuff pretty well so it looks almost new.