The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-12. Comedian Lucky Grills gives troops of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) a sample of his broad Australian humour during a Christmas/New Year concert party at Luscombe Bowl which he compered. The show, sponsored by the Army and the Australian Forces Overseas Fund, drew a capacity crowd of nearly 2000 soldiers who sat for hours in the tropical heat to see the entertainers. Backing the entertainers was the Sydney ABC Dance Band.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-12. Singer Jill Lindfield on stage entertaining troops of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) during a Christmas/New Year concert party at Luscombe Bowl. The show, sponso
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. January 1970. Troops from the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base crowded the Luscombe Bowl to hear the Army and Australian Forces Overseas Fund sponsored concert party. Juli
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-12. Baron and Bijou, on stage, perform for troops with a balancing act at Luscombe Bowl. One of the best Christmas presents the soldiers of the 1st Australian Task Force (
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1970-01. Soldiers watch as entertainer Julie Lewis sings on stage at Luscombe Bowl at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF). Julie was one of two female entertainers in the Army
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. January 1970. Vocalist Julie Lewis, on stage, sings to Australian troops at Luscombe Bowl at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base. Julie was one of two female entertainers
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. January 1970. Vocalist Julie Lewis, on stage, backed by the ABC Dance Band, helped make Christmas and New Year brighter for soldiers who came in their hundreds to Luscombe Bowl
