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And the band plays on DPR/TV/414
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Maker: Ford, Darrell Colin
People of a small Vietnam village heard Waltzing Matilda for the first time when the band of the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, played for them while soldiers handed out an issue of capture...F03797
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Anzac Day with Tiger Five DPR/TV/610
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Maker: Coleridge, Michael
Nui Dat Apr 25: one of the most stirring Anzac Day services held by Australian troops in Vietnam to commemorate fallen comrades in this and other wars was held by 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regim...F03870
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Army marches DPR/TV/505,509
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Maker: Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh
The Australian Army went on show in two far flung corners of the world recently - in Saigon, Vietnam and Rockhampton, Queensland. To mark Vietnamese National Day, 100 Australian soldiers and members o...F03817
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Artillery changeover DPR/TV/1256
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Maker: Fairley, John Geoffrey
At the 1st Australian Task Force Base in Nui Dat, South Vietnam, a colourful parade marked the changeover of artillery field regiments, earlier this week. Pipes and drums of 6th Battalion, The Royal A...F04429
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Australian commander farewelled at Vung Tau DPR/TV/733
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Maker: Thurgar, Kevin Denham
The commander of the Australian Logistice Support Group at Vung Tau Vietnam, has handed over his unit after 12 months tour of duty. He is Lieutenant-Colonel L.C. Chambers, who saw about 1,300 men in t...F03942
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Australian troops welcomed to Vietnam by the Vietnamese Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen Nguyn Van Thieu. DPR/TV/258
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The Australian Army Force was officially welcomed by the people of Vietnam at a ceremony held at Ton Son Nhut Stadium, Saigon. 350 soldiers from 1RAR and supporting elements marched on to the parade g...F10077
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Captured rice hand-out DPR/TV/414
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People of a small Vietnamese village heard 'Waltzing Matilda' for the first time when the band of the 5th Battalion RAR played for them while Australian troops handed out an issue of 1,600 lbs of rice...F10103
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Ceremonial welcome DPR/TV/301
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Maker: Dunne, Bryan Rupert
Two hundred Australian troops representing the reinforcements who arrived in Vietnam recently aboard HMAS Sydney were officially welcomed by the Vietnamese Government at a colourful parade in Saigon. ...F03689
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Concert party a hit in Vietnam DPR/TV/580
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The largest entertainment group yet seen by Australian troops in Vietnam received a warm welcome when they performed in the Australian Task Force area. The Australian Broadcasting Commission dance ba...F10136
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Flag raising ceremony puts Ap Suoi Nghe on the Vietnam Map DPR/TV/723
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Maker: Thurgar, Kevin Denham
It was a day of days for over 1000 Vietnamese in the brand new hamlet of Ap Suoi Nghe near the Australian Task Force base in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. The gala event was the flag raising cere...F03937
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Last patrol in Vietnam DPR/TV/628
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Maker: Campbell, Byron Charles
The last patrol against Viet Cong by 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, returned to base here this week to be led in by the Band and cheered along the route by officers and men. The patrol marc...F03885
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Phuoc Tuy farewell parade DPR/TV/1470, 1472 & 1473
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Maker: Errington, William Alexander (Bill)
A representative group of soldiers from the 1st Australian Task Force attended a farewell parade in Baria, the province capital of Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, this week signifying the end of si...F04539
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7 RAR celebrates second birthday DPR/TV/684
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Maker: Coleridge, Michael
Troops from the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, gained a short respite from most operational duties in South Vietnam on September 1 to celebrate their unit's birthday. It was the first time ...F03912
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5 RAR farewell parade at Nui Dat DPR/TV/1247
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Maker: Fairley, John Geoffrey
The 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, which returns home to Australia on February 27 from Vung Tau, held a memorial parade in honour of its soldiers killed during the unit's present 12 mon...F04425
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5th Bn arrival at base after last patrol DPR/TV/609
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Veterans of the 5th Battalion RAR have completed their last operational patrol after twelve months active service in Vietnam and have been relieved by the 7th Battalion RAR. The occasion touched off ...F10146
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The 6th Battalion caretakers of the Horseshoe DPR/TV/603
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Maker: Campbell, Byron Charles
A bugle call, the dignified lowering and raising of company flags and sips of champagne from ration tins signified the change of ownership and defence responsibilities of the "Horseshoe". The "Horsesh...F03864
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Twenty second birthday for battalion DPR/TV/725
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Maker: Campbell, Byron Charles
The 2nd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment last week returned to a parade ground. The first time it has done so since arriving in Vietnam just on five months ago. The occasion was the unit's t...F03938
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Vietnam frontline entertainment DPR/TV/522-524
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Australian troops in Vietnam stomped, whistled and cheered for more than two hours when they took time out from operations to attend the ninth concert party in 18 months sent to SE Asia by the Austral...F03822
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Vietnam scene (DPR155)
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Maker: Defence Public Relations (DPR)
A documentary compilied mainly from DPR/TV films showing the topography and people of Vietnam, Australian bases, camp activities, patrols, village search operations and Civic Aid in the form of public...F03412
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Village for Vietnamese DPR/TV/708
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Maker: Campbell, Byron Charles
Task Force base at Nui Dat, Vietnam has been given an official name and Diggers of the Task Force are spending most of their spare time improving the hamlet and helping the villagers to become settled...F03925