The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1967. The officers' mess annex at the 1st Australian Task Force Base in Nui Dat. This timber construction was erected by troops of the Defence and Employment Platoon of the Task Force Headquarters.
Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967. The headquarters of the 1st Australian Task Force. Originally housed under canvas less than 12 months before, the headquarters building was built by troops of the HQ Defence an
Vietnam. 1967. Tables set for a meal in the Sergeants Mess dining hall at Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, Nui Dat. It is a far cry from the tented messing hall that was previously used.
Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967-07. Monsoon rains and the subsequent increase of threat by the Viet Cong has Australian Task Force troops giving high priority to the fortification of weapon pits at the Task Fo
Vietnam. 1967. The Signals Centre and Signals Despatch Service at Headquarters, 1st Australian Task Force at Nui Dat. This new iron and wood building replaces the old tents that were previously used.
South Vietnam. 1967. Sappers from the 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), drill for water at the Horseshoe, an extinct 100ft volcano which has been heavily fortified, east of
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. June 1970. Sergeant Frank Johnson of Mornington, Vic, of the Defence and Employment Platoon of Headquarters, 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat, holds
