Jim and Yvonne Miller, messages to Major John Boyd Healy, Officer Commanding A Company 1 RAR, South Vietnam, 1965-1966 [recorded letter] Accession Number: S03712

Description

Miller records a letter to friend Major John Healy who is in Vietnam. Tape starts with an advertisement for Millers Beer and greetings from family and friends, including John's parents. Miller then talks of general family news; how informative John's tapes are given the lack of press coverage of the war; RSL reps wanting medals for Australian soldiers; the new Prime Minister Harold Holt.

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Accession Number
S03712
Presenter; Recordist
Jim Miller
Classification
Sound
Object Type
Recorded letter
Physical Description
Brand: KODAK 31A1
Carrier: 1/4 inch sound tape reel
Size: 3 inch
Speed: 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s
Track: half track mono
Measurement
34 min 49 sec
Date Made
February 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Intellectual record
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
AWM copyright

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