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All the fine young men: My husband's father, Fred, was 18 when he joined the RAAF
Art
Maker: Evans, Roslyn
This work illuminates how great events in history, such as war, affect the intimate and private parts of a family's history. It contains two sections: screen printed images on paper in the background,...ART29767.004
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All the fine young men: My husband was 19 when the Liberal government passed the National Service Act
Art
Maker: Evans, Roslyn
This work illuminates how great events in history, such as war, affect the intimate and private parts of a family's history. It contains two sections: screen printed images on paper in the background,...ART29767.005
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A wave of dysentery among the ranks of RAAF door gunners caused the members of the No 9 Iroquois ...
Photograph
Maker: Westbury, Gerald Wallace
A wave of dysentery among the ranks of RAAF door gunners caused the members of the No 9 Iroquois Squadron, RAAF, based at Vung Tau, to accept the services of US Army helicopter door gunners who had vo...VN/66/0058/07
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Baria, South Vietnam. June 1971. The Director of the Army Nursing Service, Colonel P. M. McCarthy ...
Photograph
Maker: Errington, Philip John
Baria, South Vietnam. June 1971. The Director of the Army Nursing Service, Colonel P. M. McCarthy of Canberra, ACT (centre), spent six days in South Vietnam on a tour which included visits to Australi...PJE/71/0298/VN
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Battle damaged QF 20 Pounder Gun Barrel from Centurion Tank ARN 169017 : 1 Armoured Regiment
Technology
Maker: Royal Ordnance Factory
Battle damaged QF 20 Pounder gun barrel from a Centurion Tank. The barrel, which is not fitted with a breech block, has a prominent fume extractor at its midpoint and traces of khaki paint. The riflin...RELAWM40871
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Blue coat : Chief Petty Officer K L Kelly, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory
Navy blue wool serge double breasted coat with a welt pocket on the left breast and an inset pocket with rectangular flap over each hip. There are two rows of gilded brass buttons down the front of th...REL37637
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Blue coat : Chief Petty Officer K L Kelly, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Evers & Cohen
Navy blue wool serge double breasted coat with a welt pocket on the left breast and an inset pocket with rectangular flap over each hip. There are two rows of gilded brass buttons down the front of th...REL37636.001
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Blue trousers : Chief Petty Officer K L Kelly, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory
Pair of navy blue wool serge trousers with a five button fly and extended waist band with a two hook and slide fastening. There are two pleats on either side of the front waistband. The fit of the wai...REL37636.002
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Canberra, ACT. 1962-05. Members of the ANZUS Council meet for discussions with United States ...
Photograph
Canberra, ACT. 1962-05. Members of the ANZUS Council meet for discussions with United States Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (seated at table right front). Other identified members, left to right at far...P01942.001
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Coin commemorating the unveiling of the Vietnam Memorial in Canberra in 1992
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Commemorative coin in silver-coloured alloy. The obverse shows, in relief, Australian soldiers lined along either side of the large cross erected at Long Tan. At the bottom of the coin are the words '...REL31707
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Field Operational Research Section Vietnam marching banner
Heraldry
Maker: Ausigns
Blue vinyl shield-shaped marching banner with intergral plastic and wood suspension bar. Titled 'FIELD OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SECTION', the banner features an image of cartoon dog Snoopy sniffing a yell...REL35520
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Inscribed envelope : Gunner I D Burrett, 4th Field Regiment, Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Plain self gummed envelope which originally contained a pair of identity tags belonging to Gunner Ian Burrett. Ian's mother, Marjorie, has written on the envelope: "My husband Reg and I met Ian at Can...REL49434.002
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In the tape-recording centre at Phan Rang Air Base, Vietnam is (left to right) RAAF men Leading ...
Photograph
Maker: Ward, Barrie Thomas Burrill
In the tape-recording centre at Phan Rang Air Base, Vietnam is (left to right) RAAF men Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Peter Herbert and LAC Kevin Conner. The No 2 (Canberra) Squadron airmen are clerks in ...VN/67/0130/29
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Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Fred Muller, a surface finisher with No 2 Squadron at Phan Rang Air ...
Photograph
Maker: Ward, Barrie Thomas Burrill
Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Fred Muller, a surface finisher with No 2 Squadron at Phan Rang Air Base, Vietnam had a problem. He sprays a small bomb on the side of the RAAF Canberras after each bombing m...VN/67/0130/30
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McDonagh, John Francis (Brigadier, b.1926)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia McDonagh, John Francis
Collection relating to the Vietnam War service of 3475 Brigadier John Francis McDonagh, 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, New Guinea and Australia, 1967-1968. Collection consists of four green-cover...AWM2016.891.2
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More than 1,000 soldiers took part in the Anzac Day Dawn Service held at Vung Tau to commemorate ...
Photograph
Maker: Errington, Philip John
More than 1,000 soldiers took part in the Anzac Day Dawn Service held at Vung Tau to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli. Corporal Mario Vidal of Gosford, NSW, is playing the ...PJE/71/0222/VN
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NO. 1 OBSERVATION TOWER AT FIRE SUPPORT BASE "THRUST" UNDER CONSTRUCTION. EVERYONE IS LOOKING ...
Photograph
NO. 1 OBSERVATION TOWER AT FIRE SUPPORT BASE "THRUST" UNDER CONSTRUCTION. EVERYONE IS LOOKING TOWARDS THE LONG HAI'S (MOUNTAIN RANGE) AS RAAF CANBERRA AIRCRAFT DROP BOMBS ON SUSPECT VIET CONG POSITION...P00788.002
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O'Connor, Alan Desmond (Lance Corporal, HQ AFV (ADOS) ADF b.1949)
Private Record
Maker: O'Connor, Alan Desmond
REGULAR, ALMOST DAILY, CORRESPONDENCE WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND LIVING IN CANBERRA WHILE UNDERGOING NATIONAL SERVICE RECRUIT TRAINING AT KAPOOKA, ORDNANCE CORPS TRAINING AND LATER WHEN POSTED TO LONG BINH, ...PR88/075
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Power's Big Red Bitter Ale can : Australian Vietnam National Memorial opening, 1992
Heraldry
Maker: Power Brewing Company Limited
Empty 375ml aluminium beer can with ring pull top. The red can has narrow blue borders top and bottom, and white lettering. One side bears the logo for Power's Big Red Bitter Ale. The other side shows...REL31321
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SAIGON, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-05. GENERAL (GEN) SIR JOHN WILTON OF CANBERRA, ACT, CHAIRMAN OF THE ...
Photograph
Maker: L'Estrange, Brian Edwin
SAIGON, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-05. GENERAL (GEN) SIR JOHN WILTON OF CANBERRA, ACT, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE SALUTES THE VIETNAMESE AND AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FLAGS AS HE WALKS PAST THEM DUR...LES/69/0300/VN