The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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), during Exercise Riflebird in the Army's Shoalwater Bay training area. The hut was part of a village complex at Ap Giang (Raspberry Vale) named by members of 7RAR, who played the role of enemy and villagers in the exercise. School cadets from Rockhampton and Yeppoon cadet units played the part of village children.
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
Getting the low-down on eating with chopsticks is Corporal Bert Pierce, right, of Midgee, a member of the Rockhampton Grammar School cadet unit. His tutors are Corporal Brien Richards, left, of Salis
A "VILLAGER'S" work is never done, and carrying authenticity even to the home-made broom at the village of "Ap Giang" (Rasberry Vale) is Private Roger Fawns, of Guildford, New South Wales. Private Fa
Lance Corporal Graham Cockerell, of Mullumbimby, New South Wales, a member of 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, playing the part of a villager at Ap Giang (Raspberry Vale) drinks his coffe
Getting the low-down on eating with chopsticks is Cadet David Manttan, left, of Blackall, Queensland, from the Rockhampton Grammar School Cadet unit. His tutors are Private Peter Preston of Guildford
