The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-12. THE BIGGEST EXPLOSIVES AND WEAPONS CACHE FOUND IN THE PROVINCE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR IS PREPARED FOR DEMOLITION BY THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN TASK FORCE (1ATF) AMMUNITION TECHNICAL OFFICER, CAPTAIN TED ELLEM OF BULLEEN, VIC. ABOUT THREE TONS OF MINES, GRENADES, AMMUNITION AND ARMS, INCLUDING A 75MM RECOILLESS RIFLE WERE FOUND IN A CAVE BY D COMPANY OF 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (THE ANZAC BATTALION COMPRISING 6TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT AND A COMPONENT FROM THE 1ST BATTALION, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND INFANTRY REGIMENT), DURING OPERATION MARSDEN IN THE MAY TAO MOUNTAINS, TWENTY THREE MILES NORTH EAST OF THE 1ATF BASE AT NUI DAT.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1969-12. A view of an enemy weapon from the other end during Operation Marsden. Private (Pte) Dennis Power of Lalbert, Vic (left), and Pte Graham Baird of Bayswater,
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1969-12. Two soldiers examine the largest weapons and explosives cache found in the Province during the Vietnam War. Corporal Brian Mills of Townsville, Qld (left),
Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. 1969-12. Three Australian soldiers carry Viet Cong (VC) small arms from a weapons and explosives cache found in a cave (behind) to a nearby bomb crater for demolition. Lef
In Vietnam last week the enemy effort in Phuoc Tuy Province received a major set-back when an Australian infantry company discovered a cache of about three tons of mines and grenades and numerous weap
South Vietnam, 11 December 1969. The body of 55613 Private (Pte) Robert Buchan, D Company, 6RAR /NZ(ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component
South Vietnam, 11 December 1969. Soldiers tie the body of 55613 Private (Pte) Robert Buchan, D Company, 6RAR /NZ(ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and
