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PADURA, SARAWAK, 1966. CAMP PADURA, A BRITISH ARMY CAMP IN BORNEO. THE 4TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (4RAR), ARRIVED HERE FROM BAU BY TRUCK AND WAS THEN TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO THE AREA OF SARAWAK'S BORDER WITH THE INDONESIAN PROVINCE OF KALIMANTAN, TO CARRY OUT OPERATIONS AGAINST INDONESIAN GUERILLAS. THE BRITISH HAD 5.5 INCH GUNS AT THE CAMP WHICH THEY USED TO DELIVER THREE ROUNDS OF COVERING FIRE ON 4RAR'S POSITION EACH MORNING. A RAF BELVEDERE HELICOPTER IS AIRBORNE IN THE CENTRE.
BAU, SARAWAK, 1966. THE ENTRANCE TO THE BASE CAMP AT BAU, ONE OF THE CAMPS THAT THE 4TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (4RAR), OCCUPIED IN BORNEO. TRUCKS TRANSPORTED THE BATTALION FROM THE C
BAU, SARAWAK, 1966. A REAR CAMP THAT THE 4TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (4RAR), OCCUPIED IN BORNEO. THE BATTALION MOVED FROM THE CAMP BY ROAD AND AIR INTO REMOTE AREAS OF JUNGLE ON SARAW
STASS, SARAWAK, 1966. A 105MM L5 HOWITZER AT CAMP STASS NEAR SARAWAK'S BORDER WITH THE INDONESIAN PROVINCE OF KALIMANTAN IN BORNEO. A BRITISH ARMY GUN CREW USED THE HOWITZER TO DELIVER HARASSING FIRE
STASS, SARAWAK, 1966. THE PERIMETER OF CAMP STASS, WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR SARAWAK'S BORDER WITH THE INDONESIAN PROVINCE OF KALIMANTAN IN BORNEO. LOCAL VILLAGERS ARE ARRIVING IN THE MORNING TO WORK IN
STASS, SARAWAK, 1966. A BUNKER OCCUPIED BY PRIVATE MICHAEL O'DEA AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE 4TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (4RAR), AT CAMP STASS NEAR SARAWAK'S BORDER WITH THE INDONESIAN P
STASS, SARAWAK, 1966. PRIVATE MICHAEL O'DEA OF THE 4TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (4RAR), CLEANING A BREN GUN OUTSIDE A BUNKER AT CAMP STASS NEAR SARAWAK'S BORDER WITH THE INDONESIAN PRO
