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John Charles Robbins as a Lance Corporal D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Robbins, John Charles Swanborough, Greg
Lance Corporal D Coy, 6RAR 8 June 1966 to 7 September 1966. Scene 5, Take 1: The 1964 conscription was seen as another part of life, an adventure. At nineteen, most hadn’t thought about Australia’s ...F10634
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John Essex-Clarke as a Major 1 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Essex-Clark, John Swanborough, Greg
Major, 1RAR Scene 7, Take 1, roll 68: 1RAR prepared for conventional warfare as a Pentropic Battalion then trained for tropical warfare before going to Vietnam. Understanding of guerrilla fighting a...F10657
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Kalgoorlie (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Kalgoorlie (When the war came to Australia)F04067
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Kathleen Lonergan playing the piano (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Kathleen Lonergan playing the piano.F04091
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Liz Hughes as a civilian entertainer interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Hughes, Liz Swanborough, Greg
Liz Hughes was a civilian entertainer from 30 September 1968 to 1969. Scene 33, Take 1: Describes adventure of going to Vietnam. Sponsored by American promoter Robert Riviera as a go-go dancer. En...F10661
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Lorrae Desmond as a civilian entertainer interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Desmond, Lorrae Swanborough, Greg
Civilian Entertainer. ABC Dance Band C.P. 1/67 - 2 March 1967 to 16 March 1967. ABC Xmas C.P. 7/67 - 22 December 1967 to 6 January 1968. SA C.P. 7/69 - 18 September 1969 to I October 1969. NSW C....F10665
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Maxwell Arthur Evans as a Warrant Officer Australian Army Training Team Vietnam interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Evans, Maxwell Arthur Swanborough, Greg
Warrant Officer 1 AATTV 1 September 1967 to 20 August 1968. Scene 2, Take 1: Special qualities required for (Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) member are all aspect of warfare, maturity...F10659
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Michael Hamel-Green as a draft resister interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Hamel-Green, Michael Swanborough, Greg
Scene 38A; his feelings towards Australian soldiers; no antagonism towards the serving soldiers or conscripts; believes the conscripts took the government on trust and draft resistors didn't; the resi...F10624
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Neil Jackson Rankin as a Sergeant D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Rankin, Neil Jackson Swanborough, Greg
Sergeant D Coy, 6RAR 2 June 1966 to 14 June 1967. Scene 19, Take 1: Contact with enemy at Long Tan. 11 Platoon came across a large group of Vietcong and flanked them by surprise. Take 2: Describes t...F10633
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Neil Ralph as Flight Commander Executive Officer RAN interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Swanborough, Greg Ralph, Neil Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Scene 22 Roll 1 takes 1 & 2. Background to the formation of the Royal Australian Navy's Helicopter Flight Vietnam; the Americans were short of helicopter aircrew in Vietnam; eight pilots four navigato...F10600
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Nguyen Ngoc-Phach as a correspondent for London Daily Telegraph interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Ngoc-Phach, Nguyen Swanborough, Greg
Take 1. Meaning of the Tet celebration; Tet has been described as a Vietnamese equivalent of New Year, Christmas and Easter all put together; in some villages celebrations would last the entire month ...F10623
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Patricia (Little Pattie) Thompson as an entertainer interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Amphlett, Patricia Thelma 'Little Pattie' Swanborough, Greg
Civilian Entertainer. NSW Concert Party 2/66 16 August 1966 to 25 August 1966. Scene 18, Take 1: Went to Vietnam as part of Col Joye Show. Describes being young, naïve 17 year old and particularly e...F10648
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Patsy Adam-Smith pickup [shots] (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Patsy Adam-Smith pickup [shots] (When the war came to Australia)F04160
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Peter Norman Tedder as a Major 105 Field Battery Australian Artillery interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Tedder, Peter Norman O'Neill Swanborough, Greg
Roll 19 Scene 19 take 1; his activities on the day of the battle of Long Tan; he never met circumstances that the Viet Cong were going to fight within the range of artillery and that this indicated th...F10617
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Raymond Bruce Payne as a Private 1 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Payne, Raymond Bruce Swanborough, Greg
Private, 1RAR, 7 June 1965 to 3 June 1966. Scene 9, Take 1: Describes events of 8 January, 1966 at Ho Bo Woods; landing by helicopter, immediate contact with enemy delayed reaching base camp that, u...F10647
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Reg Jones at Fort Scatchley (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Reg Jones at Fort Scatchley (When the war came to Australia)F04144
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Robert (Bob) Stanley Buick as a Sergeant D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Buick, Robert Stanley Swanborough, Greg The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Gentle, Victor
Sergeant D Coy, 6RAR 2 June 1966 to 14 June 1967. Scene 19 Take 1: Describes how he came to be in charge of 11 Platoon at Long Tan and death of Gordon Sharp, National Service Officer, ex TV cameraman...F10632
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Robert Neville Clark as an artillery observer interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Clark, Neville John Swanborough, Greg
Take I: Talks about why he volunteered; 1965 joined CMF (Citizen Military Force). As a CMF Officer he was glad to be a volunteer to ‘serve the colours’. Take 2: Impressions of Vietnam as being hot a...F10630
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Robert Terence (Terry) Burstall as a Private D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Burstall, Robert Terence Swanborough, Greg
Private, 1RAR 8 May 1966 to 5 June 1966. D Coy, 6RAR 6 June 1966 to 14 June 1967. Scene 12, Take 1: Volunteered to fight and believed the communist aggression from north had to be stopped. Describe...F10640
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Robin Charles Harris 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Swanborough, Greg Harris, Robin Charles Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Scene 15 take 1. The reason he joined the Australian Army was that he was previously in the Citizen Military Forces thought it was great fun and that he was in a ‘dead end job; how he became a Nationa...F10611