The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Armoured Corps (RAAC), supporting the 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), in Exercise Riflebird at Shoalwater Bay. Sgt Carter was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for the role he played in bringing relief to the famous Delta Company of 6RAR at the battle of Long Tan in Vietnam in 1966.
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
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 7t
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
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. 8 February 1968. Army Sioux and Royal Australian Air Force Iroquois helicopters were used extensively on resupply missions for the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1R
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. February 1968. Corporal Phillip Buttigieg of Cilles Plains, SA, dressed as a Vietnamese peasant, performs the Buddhist custom of shaking fortune sticks. Second Lieutenant John Nee
