The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Baria, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Commanding Officer of the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Gration of Torrens, ACT, at the opening of a new scout hall. The hall was built in their spare time by soldiers from Headquarter Company, 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) based at Nui Dat. The $US1,230 came from the profits of the other ranks' canteen. The Australians started the project 1969-05.
Baria, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Commanding Officer of the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Gration of Torrens, ACT, presents the pack leader of the Baria scout troop with
Baria, South Vietnam. 1969-11. Vietnamese boy scouts give the traditional boy scout salute as their flag is raised outside a new scout hall. The hall was built at a cost of $US1,230 with funds coming
Vinh Trung, South Vietnam. 1969-12. The Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), Brigadier (Brig) S. P. Weir of Braddon, ACT, greets a Vietnamese citizen at the opening of a meeting hall. Th
Baria, South Vietnam. 1969-10. The Australian Ambassador to South Vietnam, Ralph L. Harry, meets Vietnamese teachers at the Chau Van Tiep High School in the capital of Phuoc Tuy Province. The library
Long Xuyen, South Vietnam. 1969-10. The Australian and Vietnamese flags are raised together during the opening of a new market place at the fishing village. Saluting the flags, left to right, are: the
Binh Ba, South Vietnam. 1969-10. The 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Civil Affairs doctor, Major (Maj) Robin Harvey of Hamilton, Qld, listens to the chest of a Vietnamese boy at the rubber plantation
