The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Safety equipment staff onboard the troop transport HMAS Sydney demonstrate to members of 1 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) the use of life-saving equipment. The soldiers became familiar with shipboard routines whilst en route to serve in Vietnam. A sailor explains the features of a RFD 20 man inflatable liferaft. At sea, all personnel are regularly mustered at designated leaving ship stations to prepare them for an actual emergency.
Leading Airman Barry Flanagan of Nowra, NSW inspects a life jacket onboard the troop transport HMAS Sydney which was en route to Malaysia carrying Australian soldiers and equipment. For the task bein
Members of 1 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) keeping fit with a four-way tug-of-war onboard the troop transport HMAS Sydney which was on its inaugural voyage to Vung Tau. The ship's s
A bookmaker and his staff take bets onboard the troop transport HMAS Sydney. An improvised horse race was held on the flight deck as a recreational outlet for all onboard. The ship was carrying memb
O.2189 Chaplain Alan K Batt, a naval padre (Church of England), conducts a church service for soldiers and sailors alike onboard the troop transport HMAS Sydney which is en route to Vietnam. The ship
An Army cook, en route to serve in Vietnam with an embarked military unit, cheerfully assists his fellow RAN cooks onboard the troop transport HMAS Sydney as a sailor collects his meal. Despite the a
An Australian sailor, possibly Sick Berth Attendant J P Hazell, instructs an unidentified Army medic in the use of medical equipment kept in the sick bay of the troop transport HMAS Sydney. At the ti
