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Alan Graham Ramsay as an Australian Associated Press correspondent interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Ramsay, Alan Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Scene 7 Take 1 Roll 1. Atmosphere among the first troops on fast troop carrier HMAS Sydney headed for Vung Tau; HMAS Sydney left in extraordinary secrecy and the route was unknown; Scene 7 Take 2 Roll...F10601
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Carey Howard McQuillan as a Private 1 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited McQuillan, Carey Howard Swanborough, Greg
Private 1RAR 7 June 1965 to 7 June 1966. Scene 9, Take 1, roll 66: Describes first impression of Vietnam and massive American war machine. 1 RAR well trained, prepared and felt comfortable with off...F10655
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Gerald Anthony Cudmore as Padre of 1 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Cudmore, Gerald Anthony Swanborough, Greg
Scene 6 Take 1; Catholic priest of the archdiocese of Melbourne ordained in 1958 and in 1960 asked to come into the Army reserve; he enjoyed it in the reserve and in 1962 was asked to serve for four y...F10627
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Hugh Alexander (Lex) McAulay as a Corporal 1 RAR, later Military Attache Staff Australian Embassy interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited McAulay, Alexander Hugh Swanborough, Greg
Roll 20 Scene 7 take 1; feels on leaving Richmond airbase for Vietnam; take 2 retake of 1; leaving Sydney from RAAF Richmond during winter wearing tropical uniforms; felt no apprehension and all were ...F10618
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Ivan Reginald Barnett as a Sapper Royal Australian Engineers interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Barnett, Ivan Reginald Swanborough, Greg
Scene 9 Take 1; Asked to recount the dog story; describes going down a tunnel 4 to 5 feet deep and crawling 70 ft then went right and then left then went up some stairs which went under a house; did a...F10628
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James Raymond Bourke as a Lieutenant 1 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Bourke, James Raymond Swanborough, Greg
Scene 9. Take 1. describes the events coming into the Landing Zone (LZ) on the third lift of helicopters for the Ho Bo Woods operation on what they thought was a blocking position; the helicopter mach...F10621
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John Arnold Warr as the Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Officer 5 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Warr, John Arnold Swanborough, Greg
Lieutenant Colonel CO 5RAR 6 January 1966 to 13 January 1966; Lieutenant Colonel CO 5RAR 27 April 1966 to 30 April 1967. Warr visited Vietnam after an intelligence meeting in Australia and it was sugg...F10650
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John Boyd Healy AATTV and 1 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Swanborough, Greg Healy, John Boyd Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Scene 1 Takes 1-3 Rolls 6-7. Australian Army Training Team (AATTV) were the first Australian troops sent to Vietnam in 1962; departing Singapore in civilian clothing because Singapore didn’t want to b...F10605
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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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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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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
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Terry Bruce Loftus as a Corporal 1 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Loftus, Terry Bruce Swanborough, Greg
Corporal 1RAR 26 May 1965 to 26 October 1965. Staff Sergeant 1RAR 17 May 1968 to 4 February 1969. Scene 7, Take 1; Describes arriving in Vietnam and seeing lights of Vung Tau city. Australian corres...F10654