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Dr Peter Edwards as an Official Historian interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Edwards, Peter Swanborough, Greg
Roll 15 Take 1. The two main thrusts of Australia's policy leading to Vietnam was firstly the spread of Communism with the treat to Australia's security; feeling was that Australia was neglected in t...F10613
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Frances Newell interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Newell, Frances The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Swanborough, Greg
Scene 38 Take 1. Background as a student in 1966 at Melbourne University; family background strong belief in human life and responsibility; when Australia began committing troops to Vietnam she though...F10626
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Francis Adrian Roberts as a Lieutenant 1 APC Squadron interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Swanborough, Greg Roberts, Francis Adrian Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Roll 13 Scene 19 take 1; his background as a school teacher and serving in the CMF with the 10th Light Horse; applied to the officers school at Portsea and commissioned in June1963 ; originally select...F10612
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Francis (Frank) Palmos as a correspondent for Sydney Morning Herald and Herald Sun interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Swanborough, Greg Palmos, Frank Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Scene 33 take 1 Roll 4. The evening press conferences in Saigon at 5.00 pm were called the "Follies" mainly because we didn't believe what was being told us; macabre sense of humour; essential for ord...F10603
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Geoff Martin Kendall as a Lieutenant D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Kendall, Geoffrey Martin Swanborough, Greg
Lieutenant D Coy, 6RAR 8 June 1966 to 5 July 1967. Scene 19, Take 1: Describes first contact with Vietcong at Long Tan – moved forward to join 11 Platoon heavily engaged with enemy. Advancing Vietco...F10635
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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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Graham Wallace Neil as a Forward Air Controller (FAC) RAAF interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Neil, Graham Wallace Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Scene 24 take1. Fighter pilot in the RAAF; trained in Australia; conversions in Vietnam; he most of his work in III Corps; role of the FAC was act as the between the troops on the ground and the fight...F10608
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Guy Richmond Griffiths as the Captain Commanding Officer HMAS Hobart interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Griffiths, Guy Richmond Swanborough, Greg
Captain CO HMAS Hobart, RAN from 15 December 1965 to 27 September 1967. Scene 23, Take 1: Describes background to deployment of HMAS Hobart in mid March 1967 at Subic Bay, on the 'gun line' south of...F10649
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Harry Arthur Smith as the Major Officer Commanding D Coy 6RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The Sharp End'.
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Smith, Harry Arthur Swanborough, Greg
Scene 1, Take 1: Night of 16th August, 1966 – Describes hearing ‘pop-pop’ of incoming fire at 1:00 AM while entertaining American pilots who flew F1s, as part of international hospitality session. Ne...F10631
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Harry Thomas Whiteside as a member of 1 SAS Squadron, 7 RAR and 1 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Whiteside, Harry Thomas Swanborough, Greg
1 SAS Squadron 20 April 1967 to 27 October 1967. 7 RAR 28 October 1967 to 10 April 1968. 1 RAR 11 April 1968 to 20 August 1968. Scene 14, Take 1: Role of SAS in 1967 was primarily one of reconn...F10658
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Harry Van Moorst interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Van Moorst, Harry Swanborough, Greg
During the 1960s and early 1970s Harry van Moorst was directly involved in organising anti-war and draft resistance activities and was the Vice-Chairperson of the Vietnam Moratorium Campaign. Scene 34...F10622
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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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Hugh Duncan Lunn as a correspondent for Reuters News Agency interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Lunn, Hugh Duncan Swanborough, Greg
Scene 27, Take 1: Describes Saigon before Tet offensive. Important festival, flowers lined streets. Usual seven day truce for festival shortened by American tothirty six hours due to fear of attack...F10643
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Ian Graham McNeill as a Military Historian, Official History Vietnam War interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Swanborough, Greg McNeill, Ian Graham Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Scene 6 Takes 1 Roll 9. The strategy of operation Rolling Thunder was to bomb North Vietnam to bring them to conference table; the strategy didn’t work and on 6 March US Marines landed in Da Dang; bom...F10607
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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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James Taylor Murrell as a member of 4 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Murrell, James Taylor Swanborough, Greg
Nominated his choice of Corps as a butcher in Transport, Artillery or Engineers; notified that he got his first choice as a butcher in the infantry; Scene M Take 2. comment that the first time a war w...F10625
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Jean McLean as a member 'Save our sons' organisation interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited McLean, Jean Swanborough, Greg
Roll 23 Scene 20. Take 1 beginning of the Save our sons movement; started with women who were friends who were concerned about their sons being conscripted for overseas service; manifesto against con...F10619
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Jennifer Leeson as a volunteer soldier's wife interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Leeson, Jennifer Swanborough, Greg
Roll 16. Take 1; background to husband Peter Leeson's battalion 7RAR, raised specifically to go to Vietnam; queries training for tropical warfare in the Jameson Valley, Victoria; the men were always a...F10615
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John Alan Paule as Wing Commander 9 Squadron RAAF interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Swanborough, Greg Paule, John Alan Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Roll 11. Scene 16 Take 1 Medical evacuations known as Dust offs not the usual 9 Squadron job; no more difficult than any other job; aircrew could not look after wounded as could the regular Dust off...F10610