The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. September 1968. Corporal Bill Fogarty of Hayfield, near Sale, Vic, keeps watch from a `Queensland Cong' bunker hidden in the bush at Shoalwater Bay where he and other member of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), are acting as enemy for Exercise Riflebird.
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. September 1968. Not a scene from Vietnam, but a village being kept under close guard during cordon and search operations by the 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR)
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. September 1968. Villagers are brought in under guard for questioning after the cordon and search of Ap Giang (Raspberry Vale) during Exercise Riflebird by 9th Battalion, The Royal
Lance Corporal Laurie Connor, of Preston, Victoria, a member of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, keeps radio tabs on activities from his "radio room" at "Ap Giang" (Rasberry Vale) during
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. September 1968. Sergeant (Sgt) John Carter of Benalla, Vic, an M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) crew commander with B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Royal Australian Armoure
Lance Corporal Trevor Skinner, of Redcliffe, Queensland, adds authenticity to Exercise RIFLE BIRD in the Army's Shoalwater Bay training area as he lods along a village street with his "how da". Lance
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. February 1968. Members of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), dressed in authentic vietnamese dress specially made for exercise purposes. The 6th Battalion provid
