The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Since their arrival in South Vietnam six weeks ago, the 7th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, has been constantly patrolling the tactical area of responsibility of the Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy Province. Late last week elements of the battalion returned to their base camp at Nui Dat and were welcomed back by the Deputy Federal Leader of the Australian Labour Party, Mr L.H. Barnard, who was making a brief visit to the Task Force. After meeting a number of the soldiers, Mr Barnard watched members of Bravo Company as they tested weapons and equipment including the new F1 machine carbine. Mr Barnard then tried out the weapon for himself which was being test fired on the unit's range, near the base perimeter within a rubber plantation. An M79 grenade launcher was also demonstrated. A platoon M60 general-purose machine gun was fired from the lying position and from the hip to show its versatility and accuracy to finish off the fire power demonstration. Mr Barnard then examined a Claymore mine before visiting the soldier's living area where he talked with the troops from Victoria and his home state of Tasmania.
Mr L H Barnard, Deputy Leader of the Australian Parliamentary Labour Party, made a brief visit to the Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat. He watched members of 'Bravo' Company as they tested weapo
The Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party, and Shadow Minister for Defence, Mr Lance Barnard, this week paid a flying visit to Australian troops in the field in South Vietnam. He was accompanied
The wife of the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party, Mrs Lance Barnard, this week took time out to visit Baria, the Provincial capital of Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, while her husband i
The Army Minister, Mr Phillip Lynch, visited Australian combat troops serving in Vietnam during the weekend. On his arrival at the Task Force base at Nui Dat he was met by the Commander, Brigadier Ron
An RAAF Caribou aircraft brought the Prime Minister, Mr Gorton, and Mrs Gorton to Luscombe Field at Nui Dat during his tour of Vietnam. They were greeted by the Commander of the Australian Task Force,
At the 1st Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat in South Vietnam, men regarded as "base Wallahs" are taking part in regular patrols around the Task Force area. The men, clerks, drivers, fork-lift ope
