The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Ondangwa, Namibia. Namibian voters queue outside a polling station, situated 300 metres north of the Australian base, during the elections. People dressed in their best clothes to come and vote, and many are carrying umbrellas to shade them from the 45 degree heat. A United Nations Buffel MPV (Mine Protected Vehicle) is parked in the middle ground. An Australian contingent to UNTAG (United Nations Transition Assistance Group) provided security for the elections in the form of a Ready Reaction Force. This force consisted of twenty men in who would visit all the polling places in Buffel MPVs and be on call to deter trouble.
Namibia. c.1989-11. A long white building on an open sandy site operates as a polling station in the north of Namibia. Dressed in camouflage uniform, Staff Sergeant John Delai, head of the polling sta
Namibia. c.1989-11. Sapper Matt Phillips looking out over the side of a United Nations Buffel MPV (Mine Protected Vehicle). Phillips was a member of the second Australian contingent to UNTAG (United N
Okankolo, Namibia, 1989-11-09. Padre Butler, chaplain with 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) in Namibia, at the Okankolo po
Namibia. 1989-11-01. Buffel armed reconnaissance vehicle travels across the sandy plain near Oshakati. The buffel is attached to Australia's Field Troop of Engineers at Ondangwa, in the north, serving
Namibia. 1989-11-01. Buffel armed reconnaissance vehicle travels across the sandy plain near Oshakati. The buffel is attached to Australia's Field Troop of Engineers at Ondangwa, in the north, serving
Oondanga, Namibia. c.1989-11. A line of Canadian transport trucks at the base of the second Australian contingent to UNTAG (United Nations Transition Assistance Group) after dropping off supplies for
