The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Members of the 1st Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, have added a Gun Club to their already numerous recreational facilities. The ear shattering sound of the 105 millimetre Howitzer, frequently heard at Nui Dat, has been replaced on Sundays, operations permitting, with the sharp crack of double-barrelled shotguns picking clay pigeons out of the air. The 105mm Howitzers give support to Australian soldiers operating in jungles in Phuoc Tuy Province. Members of the Nui Dat Gun Club come from all units in the Task Force. Many have not taken part in clay pigeon shooting before, although all have a grounding in weapon handling before arriving in Vietnam. 235285 Captain Eugene Patrick Esmonde of Brisbane, Qld, and other soldiers adopt a firing position for a recent shoot. Instructions of the working of the clay pigeon releasers are given by 3791408 Second-Lieutenant John Fraser Ainsworth (left) of Plympton, SA, to Captain Esmonde (right) and 2791344 Private William Thomas (Bill) Murphy (middle) of Orange, NSW. The all important releasing of the "birds" during this shoot was performed by Sapper Henry Elfenben of Maitland, SA, assisted by Private Murphy. The club began shooting in March last year, with guns provided by the Army Amenities Organisation, after several inquiries from interested soldiers of the Task Force. A safety survey was carried out and a trap and six trap-guns were obtained for the club. The shooting trap was built with five concrete walk-up lanes and a concrete lined trap house. The club has more than 60 members and about 30 shoot each Sunday for two hours under The Australian Clay Target Association's rules. After the clay pigeons are released by Private Murphy, and shot down by competitors, the scores are recorded by Private John Wright of Bryon Bay, NSW. Marksmen take on all jobs associated with trap shooting including scoring, loading the trap and operating the release mechanism. During a shoot club members compete in events ranging from a five bird eye opener to deauville doubles and walk-up shoots.
Sailing has now been added to the already numerous recreational facilities for soldiers serving at the 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters at Nui Dat in South Vietnam. A club was officially formed
Australian soldiers in South Vietnam have gone go-karting in their leisure time. The red, choking dust that rises every time a vehicle moves at the 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, is not alwa
The members of the Third All Queensland Concert Party won the hearts of two thousand Australian soldiers at Nui Dat this week with their singing, dancing and jokes. The soldiers, dressed in jungle gre
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. May 1971. Second Lieutenant John Ainsworth of Melbourne, Vic, command catering adviser, inspecting equipment inside a trap at the Nui Dat Gun Club which features modern equipme
The 11th Government-sponsored concert party to visit Vietnam played two concerts at Luscombe Bowl, Nui Dat, during a two-week tour of Australian and United States bases. Headed by comedian Eddie Mendo
The seven members of a government sponsored concert party to South Vietnam this week brought more than two hours of Christmas cheer to about 1,500 Australian soldiers at Nui Dat. The concert party, le