The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Australian Base Hospital at Wewak Point, shown here during its construction stages, was completed in 1945 just before the Australians left. Wewak point had been previously held by the Japanese who tunneled through the coral to build a fortress. They were entombed when the Navy and Infantry landed and sealed off the coral entrances.
Australian soldiers on continuing Operation Pinnaroo have found a Viet Cong field hospital with large quantities of equipment and medical supplies, hidden in an extensive cave complex deep in the Long
In South Vietnam this week Australian Army engineers put the finishing touches to and handed over a maternity hospital for the 5,000 Vietnamese on Long Son Island in the river delta of Phuoc Tuy Provi
Large sunshade or umbrella, consisting of a large 30 mm diameter pole, just over a metre long, shod at the lower end in a brass socket which allows for another pole to be secured to the end. The numbe
Shield shaped presentation plaque made from timber and faced with wood-grain laminate. The back is lined with a marbled laminate and has a hinged stand which allows the shield to be displayed upright.
Depicts the hills surrounding ANZAC Cove and the beach, with encampments, soldiers, ships and food supplies visible. It portrays the steep hills the soldiers had to breach in order to reach Turkish po
Soldiers of The Royal Australian Engineers' 17th Construction Squadron in South Vietnam have been working nine hours a day since January this year on the main road running through the north of Phuoc T
