The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. July 1967. Black Labrador tracker dog Milo, follows the trail of an `enemy' terrorist during search and clear operations in the Shoalwater Bay training area north of Rockhampton, Qld. With the Milo are Private Lester Sanderson of Newfarm, Qld (left), his handler and trainer, and Private John Prasser of Toowoomba, Qld. They are on exercise Noisy Pitta, designed to train 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR), for service in Malaysia later this year.
STAND-TO with an "enemy" attack imminent and Corporal Les Lindsay, of Mareeba, via Cairns, Qld, is alert with his F1 sub-machine carbine. A member of 8 Battalion, Royal Australian regiment (8RAR), Cpl
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. July 1967. A Carl Gustav anti-tank weapon is aimed by Sapper Ken Sargent of Brisbane, Qld (left), and Private Ken Ward of Maryborough, Qld. Both are currently participating in exe
Blocking positions were allocated to these two soldiers from 8 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during a search and destroy operation in the Shoalwater Bay training area, north of Rockhampton, Qld
Ingleburn, NSW. December 1967. Labrador dog, Brutus, with his handler/trainer, Private Robert Murray, 19, of Sefton, NSW. Brutus, formerly of Canberra, began training recently at the Battle Training W
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. April 1966. Lance Corporal Rod Hogan, 23, of Stafford, Qld (left), and Private Graham Kelly, 19, of Toowoomba, Qld, inspect an enemy booby trap that they uncovered during a search
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. February 1967. Making a weapons check on an armoured personnel carrier (APC) is Trooper Bernie Carey, 20, of Woodridge, Qld, a member of 2 Cavalry Regiment, who is taking part in
