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Alexander (High (Sandy) MacGregor as the Commanding Officer 3 Field Troop Australian Engineers interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited MacGregor, Alexander Hugh 'Sandy' Swanborough, Greg
CO 3 Field Troop Australian Engineers 19 September 1966 to 29 April 1966. 1 Field Squadron 30 April 1966 to 12 October 1966. Scene 9, Take 1: Describes early techniques used to enter tunnels. Men wer...F10652
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Barry Arthur Peterson as a member of Australian Army Training Team Vietnam interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Petersen, Arthur Barry Swanborough, Greg
Captain Adviser AATTV - 27 August 1963 to 14 October 1965. Company Commander 2RAR – 29 April 1970 to 1 June 1971. Scene 3, Take 1: The American CIA controlled the programme in Vietnam and Australian ...F10637
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Beryl Gant as the mother of Kenneth Gant D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Gant, Beryl Swanborough, Greg
Mother of Kenneth Howard Gant (b.1945), sn 1730941, D Coy 6RAR. Killed in action 18 August 1966, battle of Long Tan. Scene 5, Take 1: Did not like conscription especially with so many regular soldie...F10636
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Brian William Howard 'Horrie' as a member of 3 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Howard, Brian William (Horrie) Swanborough, Greg
Major, CO A Coy 3 RAR from 16 December 1967 to 28 November 1968. Scene 42, Take 1: First memory of Vietnam is damage and destruction to country's infrastructure and landscape. Scene 29, Take 1, rol...F10664
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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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Carmel Mararet Hurst as a civilian nurse, Government Surgical Team interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Hurst (nee Jorgensen), Carmel Margaret Swanborough, Greg
Scene F Take 1; part of the surgical team selected from the Royal Brisbane hospital in 1967-1968; describes the appalling conditions at Bien Hoa hospital; the daily work routine; Take 2. work entailed...F10620
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Colin (Col Joye) Jacobson as a civilian entertainer interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Jacobsen, Colin Frederick Swanborough, Greg
Civilian Entertainer. NSW Concert Party. 2/66 16 August 1966 to 25 August 1966. Scene 18, Take 1: Sponsored by Australian Government in response to requests from soldiers in Vietnam. Group was the ...F10651
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Denis James O'Donnell as a conscientious objector interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited O'Donnell, Denis James Swanborough, Greg
Denis James O'Donnell as a conscientious objector interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'. Scene 5 Take 1: Conscripted in 1965, went into 1st intake February 1967. He describes 12 week b...F10629
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Denis Stanley Gibbons as a photojournalist for John Fairfax & Sons and UPI interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Gibbons, Denis Stanley Swanborough, Greg
Photo Journalist with John Fairfax and Sons Ltd, January 1966 to October 1968. Photo Journalist with U.P.I, November 1968 to November 1970. Scene 8, Take 1: Describes having no restriction of movement...F10663
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Dennis Cameron Ayoub as a Sapper 3 Field Troop Australian Engineers interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'.
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Ayoub, Dennis Cameron Swanborough, Greg
Sapper 3 Field Troop Australian Engineers 11 September 1965 to 29 April 1966. Sapper 3 Field Troop Australian Engineers 30 April 1966 to 20 September 1966. Scene 9, Take 1; Ayoub a radio operator but...F10653
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Dennis Michael Mitchell Special Air Service Regiment interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Mitchell, Dennis Michael Swanborough, Greg
Roll 15 Scene 14 Take 1; role of the Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment was as the eyes and ears of the Task Force; used to seek out targets operated at greater range than other units and protection a...F10614
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Dianne Badcock as a Sister 1st Australian Field Hospital interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Badcock (nee Lawrence), Diane Swanborough, Greg
Sister, First Australian Field Hospital, RAAMC, Vung Tau 1969. Scene 16, Take 1: Gives reason for joining the Army was to go to Vietnam. Overwhelmed on arrival and describes casualties as suffering...F10662
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Dr John Edward Taske 8 Field Ambulance and 1 Field Hospital RAAMC interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Taske, John Edward Swanborough, Greg
Captain, 1Field Regiment 22 April 1966 to 5 January, 1967. 5RAR 6 January 1967 to 31 January 1967. 1Field Regiment 12 May 1967 to 12 may 1967. Scene 12, Take 1: Describes first impressions of Vietnam ...F10638
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Dr Michael Anthony Naughton as the Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Officer 1 Australian Field Hospital interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Naughton, Michael Anthony Swanborough, Greg
Scene 16, Take 1: The staff of the 1 Australian Field Hospital operating theatre (OT) numbered about 12 – only 1 trained theatre nurse, the rest trained as OT technicians; National Servicemen from va...F10642
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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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Pat A Warren as a civilian Nurse Government Surgical Team interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Warren, Pat A Swanborough, Greg
Civilian Nurse, Government Surgical Team September 1968 to January 1969. Scene 37A, Take 1: Took over from team at civilian hospital in Bien Hoa who had been in Vietnam twelve months, including durin...F10644
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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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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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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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Terence (Terry) John Egan as a member of Australian Army Training Team Vietnam interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Egan, Terence John (Terry) Swanborough, Greg
Warrant Officer 2, AATTV. 26 September 1967 to 10 September 1968. Scene 2, Take 1: Explains criteria for being a successful advisor is to learn the customs, understand and respect the people. Scene ...F10639
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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
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William Lawrence Fogarty as a Corporal 7 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Fogarty, William 'Bill' Lawrance Swanborough, Greg
Corporal 7RAR 18 April 1967 to 26 April 1968. Scene 15, Take 1: Talks about problems with leeches and ‘de-leeching sessions’ after patrols. Stories about where the leeches managed to lodge themsel...F10656