The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Baria, South Vietnam. September 1971. Portrait of Mia on her wedding day. Mia is the daughter of Mrs Tranhe Dung, the owner of a drink shop on Route 2 in Baria. The shop sells icy cold pure fruit drinks and has become a regular stopping place for soldiers working in or travelling through Baria. The shop was originally approved by the Task Force health officer several years ago and has remained the only place in Baria approved for the consumption of food or drink by Australian soldiers. The seven Australians who attended the pre-wedding celebration were offered a wide selection of food.
Baria, South Vietnam. November 1971. A happy ending to a project started five months ago by members of 547 Signals Troop, based at Vung Tau, and their wives living in Toowoomba, Qld, is depicted by th
Water tower in Baria – open area is the ‘old’ market area destroyed in Tet Offensive in 1968 – rebuilt elsewhere; portable (mobile) shops and other shopping area near former markets Baria; small food
