The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 by his wife, but they followed separate routes once they arrived at the 1st Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat. (See Errington/Woodward film for Mrs Barnard's itinerary). Met by the Commander of the Task Force, 3210 Brigadier William George Henderson, Mr Barnard was given a quick tactical briefing as he once again boarded his RAAF helicopter. With Brigadier Henderson, Mr Barnard flew over much of Phuoc Tuy Province where Australian troops have operated for nearly five years. He then landed at the Horseshoe base of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, where he was met by the commanding officer, 57011 Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Alwyn (Ron) Grey of Watsons Bay, NSW. Mr Barnard showed keen interest in the activities of the battalion, which is to return to Australia later this month aboard HMAS Sydney. Following a brief on 7th Battalion's current operations, Mr Barnard and his party flew back to Nui Dat. Also identified: 235004 Lieutenant Colonel Brien Chopin Forward of Kensington, NSW; Signalman Roger Clifton of Mount Martha, Vic.
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
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
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
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,
The Commanding General of the United States' Continental Army Command, General Paul L. Freeman Junior, will arrive in Australia on Tuesday, February 28. During his visit, which will end on March 5, he
The Minister for the Army, Mr Phillip Lynch, lost no time during his visit to Vietnam in meeting officers and men serving in the theatre and with familiarising himself with Phuoc Tuy province, home of