The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NUI DAT, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1970-03. THE NEW CENTRAL POINT AT THE PEARLY GATES, THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN TASK FORCE BASE. THE PEARLY GATES, A SIGHT FAMILIAR TO THOUSANDS OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS WHO HAVE SERVED IN SOUTH VIETNAM, WERE SIMPLY TWO LARGE WHITE PAINTED GATES TOPPED WITH BARBED WIRE, WITH A SMALL SUN SHELTER AND GUARD SHED. BUT NOW THE MARCH OF PROGRESS HAS COME TO NUI DAT. THE ROAD HAS BEEN SEALED AND A NEW CONTROL POINT BUILT. THE SIGN AT THE MAIN GATE READS, 'STOP GARRISON MILITARY POLICE CHECK POINT'.
VUNG TAU, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1970-04. ONE OF THE DAILY TRUCK CONVOYS OF 5TH COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS ROLLS OUT OF THE MAIN GATE OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN LOGISTIC SUPPORT GROUP BOUND FOR T
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. November 1970. Thousands of Christmas cards and parcels keep the staff of the Australian Forces Post Officer (AFPO) at Nui Dat, working flat out. Here Privates Keith Darby, 20,
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. November 1970. Thousands of Christmas cards and parcels keep the staff of the Australian Forces Post Office (AFPO) at Nui Dat, working flat out. Pictured sorting mail are, left
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. October 1970. Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sir Reginald Pollard, Colonel Commandant of The Royal Australian Regiment, and former Chief of the General Staff (right), has an infor
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. June 1970. Private (Pte) Neville Hanson of Gympie, Qld, is training a South Vietnamese bushman scout in the art of weapon handling with the M60 machine gun. Pte Hanson is servi
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. October 1970. Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sir Reginald Pollard, Colonel Commandant of The Royal Australian Regiment, and former Chief of the General Staff (right), has an infor
