The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1967. Sappers from the 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), drill for water at the Horseshoe, an extinct 100ft volcano which has been heavily fortified, east of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Headquarters at Nui Dat, in Phuoc Tuy Province. Here they operate the only drilling rig of its type used by military units in Vietnam.
South Vietnam. 1967. Three sets of eyes are better than one. Left to right: Private (Pte) Roger Portlock of Tallangatta Valley, Vic; Sergeant (Sgt) Stewart Smerdon of Grovely, Qld, and Corporal (Cpl)
Vietnam. 1967. The brass band of 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), was brought into the Horseshoe by helicopter for a short performance. They were seated on the rim of the fortified
Vietnam. 1967. Four Assault Pioneers from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), put finishing touches to the doorway of the Command Post built underground at the Horseshoe. It is an
Vietnam. 1967. Four Assault Pioneers from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), put finishing touches to the doorway of the Command Post built underground at the Horseshoe. It is an
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1967. 214295 Corporal Des Ceruti of Randwick, NSW, sights through a theodolite while completing a tactical traverse of the Horseshoe in preparation for completing accurate maps
Vietnam. 1967. Craftsman Graeme Morrissey of Mosman Park, WA, releasing water from a bailer during water drilling operations at the Horseshoe in Phuoc Tuy Province. He is a member of the 17th Construc
