| Place | Asia: Vietnam, South Vietnam, Saigon |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | FAI/70/0361/VN |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Fairley, John Geoffrey |
| Date made | 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SAIGON, VIETNAM. 1970-06. THE MELBOURNE, VIC, CONCERT PARTY ARRIVES BY QANTAS AIRCRAFT AT TAN SON ...
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SAIGON, VIETNAM. 1970-06. THE MELBOURNE, VIC, CONCERT PARTY ARRIVES BY QANTAS AIRCRAFT AT TAN SON NHUT AIRPORT TO BEGIN A TWO WEEK TOUR ENTERTAINING TROOPS AT AUSTRALIAN AND SOME ALLIED BASES. LEFT TO RIGHT: GRAEME THOMPSON, OF THE STRANGERS; PETER CARR, A TECHNICIAN TRAVELLING WITH THE GROUP; LENORE SOMERSET, VOCALIST; PETER ROBINSON AND JOHN FARRAR, OF THE STRANGERS; PAT CARROLL, VOCALIST; DOUG OWEN, COMPERE AND COMEDIAN; AND TERRY WALKER OF THE STRANGERS. ON THE ITINERARY WERE THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN TASK FORCE (1ATF) BASE AT NUI DAT, THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN LOGISTIC SUPPORT GROUP (1ALSG), AND RAAF BASE, VUNG TAU, THE RAN HELICOPTER COMPANY AT BEARCAT, THE RAAF BASE AT PHAN RANG, AS WELL AS CONCERTS IN SAIGON.