The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NUI DAT, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1968-07-21. USING A RANGEFINDER, GUNNER JOHN DELLACA OF BALLARAT, VIC (LEFT) AND LANCE BOMBARDIER (MITCH) MILLAR OF DANDENONG, VIC, TRACK AND PLOT BEARINGS TO MORTAR, ARTILLERY AND SMALL ARMS FIRE AROUND PHUOC TUY PROVINCE. MEMBERS OF 131ST DIVISIONAL LOCATING BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY (RAA), THEY ARE MANNING A LISTENING POST ON TOP OF NUI DAT HILL. THE POST IS MANNED TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY. NOTE THE POST IS SURROUNDED BY SANDBAGS.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-09-02. Sergeant Brian Rudduck of Holsworthy, NSW (left), a member of the 131st Divisional Locating Battery, explains the intricacies of an enemy aiming device which was ca
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-10. Artillery surveyor, Gunner David Dougherty of Cronulla, NSW, a member of the 131st Divisional Locating Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), uses a theodolite at
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-10. A photographic darkroom was one of the facilities provided for Australian troops by the Australian Overseas Forces Fund. It was located at the 131st Divisional Locatin
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-11. Private John Las of Ballarat, Vic, takes a plunge into the fabric swimming pool erected at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat. Private Clive Dreis of
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-09-02. Sergeant Brian Rudduck of Holsworthy, NSW (left), a member of the 131st Divisional Locating Battery, explains the intricacies of an enemy aiming device which was ca
Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967-10. Television personality, Patti McGrath speaks by radio with gunners of 131st Divisional Locating Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), who were stationed at outposts awa