The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vinh Trung, South Vietnam. 1969-12. Allied soldiers salute as the flags of Australia and Vietnam are raised at the opening of a new meeting hall, built as a Civil Affairs' project by members of the 1st Field Regiment, The Royal Australian Artillery. During the construction the soldiers lived in the village.
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
Vinh Trung, South Vietnam. 1969-12. This flag raising at the opening ceremony at the hamlet is the culmination of a Civil Affairs' project by the men of the 1st Field Regiment, The Royal Australian Ar
Vinh Trung, South Vietnam. 1969-12. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Bob Shields of Coopers Plains, Qld, with young Vietnamese children. A former carpenter, and now member of the 1st Field Regiment, The
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
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
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
