The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
After two days of determined defence in hilly scrub covered country around the enemy base of Manifold during exercise "Barra Winga", Queensland Cong forces were forced out of their base camp, which they had named Ban Lea. Troops of the British 3rd Parachute Battalion patrolled the village during the night and just after dawn mounterd the attack through it, while troops of the 7 RAR cleared the high ground nearby. The Red Berets met little resistance during their sweep through the village, as the enemy forces had withdrawn to mangrove country north of the village. The 3 Para men were supported by Saladin armoured cars and armoured personnel carriers of the 1st Cavalry Regiment.
The Battle for Manifold, a "Queensland Cong" stronghold was the climax this week of Exercise "Barra Winga", which has just ended in the Army's Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland. It was a batt
The versatile and highly trained 42nd Royal Marine Commandos this week made an assault craft landing on Pearl Bay, at Clinton Peninsula, during Exercise "Barra Winga". The assault landing was original
The 1 Divisional Army Aviation Regiment aircraft which will act as support in Exercise Barra Winga in the Shoalwater Bay area arrived at Raspberry Creek on Monday. The unit operating on the exercise i
A spontaneous farewell gesture by Alpha Company of 1 Battalion of the Pacific Islands Regiment, at the end of Exercise Barra Winga, has filled a gap in the ranks of the Victorian based 7th Battalion,
Anti-guerilla operations are the theme of Exercise Phoenix being held by the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, at Tin Can Bay, Queensland, until September 16. The Battalion exercise is a prelu
Troops of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, this week returned to Bien Hoa Province to join Allied units in the search for enemy troops who may be attempting to set up rocket and mortar ba
