The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
North of Mijek, Western Sahara. 1992-08. Major Brett Carey, a member of the Australian contingent to MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) holding an AK47 assault rifle with a folding stock. The timber and grass building in the background is the Polisario Heavy Weapons Company Headquarters. The temperature outside was 55 degrees Celsius.
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
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
North of Mijek, Western Sahara. 1992-08. Group portrait of members of MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) with the Polisario Heavy Weapons Company Commander standing
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
Mijek, Western Sahara. 1992-08. A Russian MI-17 helicopter, 27053, in United Nations (UN) livery, parked in the desert next to some drums. The helicopter transported people involved with MINURSO (Unit
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
