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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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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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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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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 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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Interview with Margaret Holmes (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mrs Margaret Holmes was active in the Pacifist movement in New South Wales prior to and during the war. She discusses her feelings on hearing the outbreak of war, Menzies call for volunteers, her assi...F04025
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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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John Cyril Thompson as a Sapper 1 Field Troop Royal Australian Engineers interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Thompson, John Cyril Swanborough, Greg
Sapper, 1 Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers. From 6 January 1967 to 23 June 1967. Scene 16, Take 1: Of about thirty thousand Australian mines laid, fifteen to twenty thousand were retrieved ...F10645
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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