An unidentified Australian soldier watches a tug of war contest between a Caterpillar D8H ...

Accession Number P03279.008
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Harberts, Herman
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat
Date made March 1968
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

An unidentified Australian soldier watches a tug of war contest between a Caterpillar D8H armoured bulldozer (left) of 17 Construction Squadron (foreground), and a Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) of C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment (background) at 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base. The bulldozer has the Army Registration Number (ARN) 98 394. The scrub pulling chain is from an old ship's anchor. Several heats were undertaken however no outright winner was announced. (See also P03279.006)

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