The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
After more than six years of isolation and Viet Cong domination the garrison town of Xuyen Moc in Phuoc Tuy Province has relieved. The Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force, Brigadier Stuart Graham and provincial chiefs cut the ribbon that officially opened Route 23 to traffic for the first time since late 1960. More than 3,00 Vietnamese, heded by Phuoc Tuy Province Chief, Colonel Dat, attended the ceremony. The road is nine miles of laterite and gravel between the villages of Dat Do and Xuyen Moc. For the past six years the only means of travel to Xuyen Moc was by air. While the celebrations continued at Xuyen Moc, Civil Affairs Officers and men from the Australian Logistic Support HQ at Vung Tau were preparing to air lift a consignment of clothing cooking and garden materials into the fortified village. Operation 'New life' is an RSL sponsored programme which distributes articles donated by the Australian public. Identified personnel: Brigadier Stuart Graham, Mr Tuong Chief of Phuoc Tuy Provincial Council, Major John Donhue, Flight Lieutenant Jeff Pedrina, Flying Officer Baldwin, Major Ken Petersen (unpacking axes and gardening forks).
After more than six years of isolation and Viet Cong domination, the garrison town of Xuyen Moc in Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam, has been relieved. This week Brigadier Stuart Graham Commander, 1st Aust
While celebrations continued at Xuyen Moc, Civil Affairs officers and men from the Australian Logistic Support Headquarters, at Vung Tau, were preparing to lift a huge consignment of clothing, cooking
Operation New Life - sponsored by the Returned Servicemens' League of Australia - is helping Vietnamese throughout Phuoc Tuy province to a better and fuller life. This week members of the 1st Australi
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. June 1971. Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Hutcheson, Chief Engineer, Australian Force Vietnam (AFV), presents the Minister for the Army, Mr Andrew Peacock (right), with a
A representative group of soldiers from the 1st Australian Task Force attended a farewell parade in Baria, the province capital of Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, this week signifying the end of si
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. June 1971. The Minister for the Army, Mr Andrew Peacock (left), talks with Sapper Gary Wolf of Kiama, NSW, on an Australian bridge building site in the south of Phuo
