The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Laayoune, Western Sahara. 1992-07. The interior of an Australian orderly room at the United Nations Force Headquarters. Note the small white sign on the far wall reading "Coconut Bank". This was erected by the Australian pay Warrant Officer (WO) Mick Gillard, and flippantly referred to the local currency, dubbed coconuts in deference to its perceived worth. The Australian Pay Cell virtually took over the entire UN pay function for the United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs), and WO2 Gillard received a CSM for his work.
Zourat, Mauritania. 1992-08. A group of local children rather bemused by the sight of an Australian soldier who was part of a contingent of United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) from MINURSO (Unit
Zourat, Mauritania. 1992-08. A sealed road in the town. On the left are several local Mauritanians. A contingent of United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) from MINURSO (United Nations Mission for t
Zourat, Mauritania. 1992-08. The "main road" into town, a flat sandy track, seen from a United Nations vehicle. A contingent of United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) from MINURSO (United Nations M
Near the border of Western Sahara and Mauritania. 1992-08. Two United Nations (UN) vehicles parked in the sand in front of an old Spanish fort. The vehicles were on patrol from Mijek, Western Sahara,
Western Sahara (?). 1992-08. Group portrait of United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) from MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) with Polisario wives and local child
Western Sahara. 1992-08. Aerial view of a Polisario unit deployed in the field, taken from a Russian MI-17 helicopter. The black dots (centre left) each represent one Landrover. The helicopter was fly
