The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
At Taurama Barracks, Port Moresby, home of 1st Battalion, The Pacific Islands Regiment, the Minister for the Army, Mr Malcolm Fraser, on Monday presented a pipe banner as a personal gift to the pipes and drums of the Battalion. After taking a general salute, Mr Fraser inspected the troops on parade, accompanied by the Commander, Papua and New Guinea Command, Brigadier I. M. Hunter. During his inspection he paused to talk with members of the Battalion. He also pinned new badges of rank to the uniform of the Territory's oldest soldier, Warrant Officer Osi Ivalaoa, who has become the first of his people to attain the Army rank of Warrant Officer Class One. This is the highest non-commissioned rank in the Army. Later Mr Fraser formally presented the pipe banner, which bears his family crest. During his two-day tour of Port Moresby, Mr Fraser officially opened the Army's new Murray Barracks, which has been rebuilt and enlarged at a cost of more than $9 million. He arrived back in Australia late on Tuesday evening.
The Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea, Mr Michael Somare, yesterday (Sunday 17 September) visited the major Army exercise being conducted in the Huon Peninsula area of Papua New Guinea. It is believe
Army Minister, Mr Malcolm Fraser, during his visit to Vietnam inspected elements of the Australian Training Team at Da Nang. He arrived at Da Nang by Caribou aircraft and at the Vietnamese headquarter
Recruits at the Army's 1st Recruit Training Battalion at Kapooka, near Wagga, NSW, received two distinguished visitors yesterday. A visit to the establishment by the new Minister for the Army, Mr Malc
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force came into being at a special inaugration ceremony at Murray Barracks last week (January 26) The Minister for Defence, Mr Barnard reviewed the parade of men from the
Minister for the Army Mr Malcolm Fraser visits elements of the Australian Army Training Team, Da Nang. He arrived at Da Nang by Caribou aircraft and at the Vietnamese's HQ, took the salute as the loca
The Minister for the Army, Mr Bob Katter, was on the move in NSW yesterday (July 12) visiting two of the Army's officer training establishments. During the morning, at the Officer Training Unit, Schey
