The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
View of Nui Dat (geographical feature) also known as 'SAS Hill' taken from the site of 1 Independent Armoured Squadron Workshop. Followed by panoramic view of part of Task Force area showing the location of the Kangaroo Pad helicopter Landing Zone. Sergeant (Sgt) Sid Russell with the 'C' vehicle servicing Landrover and trailer. Iroquois and Chinnook helicopters around Nui Dat picking up stores from Kanga Pad. Brief shot of CFN R Moxey. Local entertainers at the Peter Badcoe Club then scene at Beachcomber Club (US) at Vung Tau. View of the beach area restricted for service personnel. Mortar and weapons pits constructed to stage 3 by Workshop personnel. Workshop showers and latrines, hot water provided by modified 'Choofa' followed by view of part of perimeter fence near Workshop lines. Part of the tent lines of Workshop personnel. Sgt Bill Taylor with polished 20 pounder shell being from the first round fired by Centurion Tanks in SVN. The first HE, Canister and AP rounds fired in SVN were polished and returned to Australia to various locations. Sgt Nick Blakeney (?) returning from the shower. Stage show at Luscombe Bowl, Nui Dat with entertainers from Australia. Street scene of Baria. View of General Engineering Platoon area. Vietnamese workers 'Ling' and 'Miss Cookie' who worked for Bill Taylor during a 3 week detachment to 2 Advanced Ordance Depot Vung Tau, to prepare captured enemy weapons for return to Australia. Monitor lizard outside 'C' Squadron Sergeant's Mess in Nui Dat. Helicopter uplift for insertion of troops to forward area. Helicopter gunship. Aerial spraying insecticide/herbicide over 1 Task Force area Nui Dat. Proceeding along Highway 15 NW of Baria on SW side of Nui Dinh (Warburton Mountains) to establish a Fire Support Base whilst tanks ambushed river traffic on the nearby Song Thi Vi. [Adapted from donor's scene listing]
Regimental Headquarters 12 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery lined up for road move to ‘Bear Cat’ 25 April 1968 as a prelude to Operation ‘Toan Thang 1’. On the left Major B Murtagh and next t
Hong Kong and view of from the ship of activitiy in the harbour. Scene change to troops of 7 RAR arriving by Iroquois helicopters at Luscombe Airfield, Nui Dat after completing Operation Coburg. Scene
7 RAR in Vietnam 1967-1968. Activities at Nui Dat base training and target practice. Visiting entertainers stage a show. A jungle patrol. Flight in a Iroquois helicopter. Chinook helicopter lands
[Reel 1]. Jungle Training Centre Canungra, Queensland. River crossing with ropes and compass march in jungle. Enoggera parade for Vietnam, tracker dogs. Men of 2 RAR waiting to be picked up on parade
ARVN Fortress near Courtney Plantation that had been attacked by Viet Cong the previous night. Australian sappers rebuilding the defences of the ARVN Fort. Myself [Jim Campbell] and Engineer Captain t
2nd SAS Squadron arrival at Luscombe airfield on the first day of the tour. Transport by truck and arrival at 'The Hill' Nui Dat. Practicing harness extraction by helicopter at Nadzab Landing Zone (
