The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. April 1970. Private John Thurgar of Scone, NSW, a member of the 1st Special Air Service Squadron, leads the field in the Long Dien to Baria 5000 metre race. He went on to win the race. Villagers on motor cycles and an Army vehicle follow the runners. Twenty five Australians and New Zealanders and twelve Vietnamese took part in the race, which was designed to help foster understanding and co-operation between the soldiers of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat and people of the province.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. April 1970. The winners, Private John Thurgar of Scone, NSW, a member of the 1st Special Air Service Squadron, and Mr Doan Van Sau of Hoa Long village, display their
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. April 1970. With a final burst of energy, Corporal Alan Ashmore of the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), and of Yallourn, Vic, crosses the finishi
Captain Craig Leggett of Newport, NSW, a member of the 1st Special Air Service Squadron, receives a silver cup from the Province Chief, Lieutenant Colonel Tu, after being runner-up in the Long Dien to
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. April 1970. A large crowd watches the start in the Long Dien to Baria 5000 metre race run on Hung Vuong day, which commemorates the birth of an ancient king. It is o
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. April 1970. An exhausted Captain Tony White of Lindfield, NSW, crosses the finishing line in sixth place in the Long Dien to Baria 5000 metre race. Captain David Nob
Anzac and Vietnamese soldiers and civilians recently competed in a 5000-metre road race from Long Dien to the capital of Phuoc Tuy Province, Baria, in South Vietnam. The race was part of the celebrati
