The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soldiers and Vietnamese touts gather outside the American Beachcomber Bar at Back Beach, Vung Tau; no Vietnamese were permitted inside. One of 477 colour 35mm transparencies taken or collected by 2784336 Signalman (Sig) Stuart Lindsay Weller, 104 Signal Squadron, relating to his service in Vietnam between 1967 and 1968. Sig Weller remembers: "The Australian Badcoe Club was built a little over 100 metres further up the road but it didn’t open until half way through my tour. So my first trip to Vung Tau saw me lob into The Beachcomber, which was just over the road from the beach we were confined to during our visits. We soldiers weren’t allowed to venture into Vung Tau unless we were on in-country R & C (rest and convalescence) and when you were, you were given a pass to go into the city." The touts are hoping to attract soldiers to other bars at the far end of Back Beach where sex workers could be found. A young hawker with a pile of hats can be seen in the foreground.
View of the Australian Badcoe Club, Back Beach, Vung Tau, Vietnam. One of 477 colour 35mm transparencies taken or collected by 2784336 Signalman (Sig) Stuart Lindsay Weller, 104 Signal Squadron, relat
A destroyed bridge on the road to Vung Tau. One of 477 colour 35mm transparencies taken or collected by 2784336 Signalman (Sig) Stuart Lindsay Weller, 104 Signal Squadron, relating to his service in V
Soldiers relax with drinks in the beer garden at the American Beachcomber Bar at Back Beach, Vung Tau, Vietnam. In the centre is a young waitress in a neat red and white uniform. One of 477 colour 35m
A "resettlement area" just north of Vung Tau, Vietnam. One of 477 colour 35mm transparencies taken or collected by 2784336 Signalman (Sig) Stuart Lindsay Weller, 104 Signal Squadron, relating to his s
A truck load of soldiers prepares to return in convoy to Nui Dat from a visit to Back Beach at Vung Tau. "Are we all aboard?" 15420 Sergeant Kevin Frank Schmitt was sure we were and gave me [Stuart We
View of the main bar in the beer garden at the American bar on Back Beach at Vung Tau, The Beachcomber, featuring a painted seascape wall mural. One of 477 colour 35mm transparencies taken or collecte
