Accession Number | COM/68/0630/HQ |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Combe, David Reginald |
Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Rottnest Island |
Date made | September 1968 |
Conflict |
Period 1960-1969 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Young Australian soldiers join in beach games, Chariot Race, as part of their fitness programme ...
Description
Young Australian soldiers join in beach games, Chariot Race, as part of their fitness programme during the Cadre Training Course for entry into the Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment. The first two weeks of the six week Cadre Course is spent on Rottnest Island, eleven miles off the West Australian coast from Perth. The course is the final stage of testing to calculate the suitability of applicants for the SAS Regiment.