The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A scraper, probably from an Army Construction Squadron (ACS), is used in the initial levelling of the area assigned to the newly formed 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG). This machinery, among other heavy earth-moving equipment visible, was used to flatten the sand dune features in order to create suitable tent and working areas for 1ALSG. Military planners chose the coastal city of Vung Tau, and its surrounds, for its established sea port which could provide shipping facilities for naval and merchant vessels supporting the Australian Task Force in Vietnam. The infrastructure at 1ALSG was further developed and consolidated throughout 1966 until the Australian withdrawal.
An earth-moving vehicle, probably from Plant Troop of 17th Army Construction Squadron (ACS), clears a road through sand dunes during the construction of the base for the 1st Australian Logistics Suppo
This aerial photograph marks the consolidation of the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG) base at Vung Tau more than two years after its initial development in 1966. Constructed to facilit
An Australian soldier, possibly with 17th Army Construction Squadron (ACS), operates a heavy scraper at the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG) base at Vung Tau. As loaders appear in the b
Viewed from a high sand dune feature named HQ Hill, construction is visible on the Postal and Cash Office site below. This was one such activity recorded during the development of the 1st Australian
Construction is underway to develop the new base at the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG). In this activity, a sand-bagged structure, possibly a re-inforced emplacement, has been erecte
A group of six Australian soldiers emerge from a bush track to scramble up a sand dune during early morning physical training exercises. All soldiers serving at the 1st Australian Logistics Support G
