MAY/67/0044/NC Accession Number: MAY/67/0044/NC

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Undisturbed by the crowds, 1730777 Private Gordon Batzloff of Esk, Qld, received a special welcome home kiss from his fiance or wife. Batzloff is a member of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), which returned from Vietnam aboard the troop carrier HMAS Sydney this week. More than 2000 people gave a rousing welcome home to the 500 troops on the ship, and later 60000 people lined the route as they marched through Brisbane city.

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Accession Number
MAY/67/0044/NC
Photographer
Private David Douglas May
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 4x5"
Date Made
14 June 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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