'My first impression upon landing in Saigon was, "What have I got myself into?" ... I had left Australia where conditions were normal and suddenly, in twelve or so hours' flying time to South Viet Nam, there I was in a war zone - it was hard to comprehend...'vietnam war, 1961-1975- australia, australia. army, saigon

Description of battle on white board with text and two black and white Photograph. 1st photo - unidentified soldiers on patrol. 2nd photo - Pte Jimmy Duff filling water bottle at stream.battle of nui le, 4 rar/nz (anzac), poster, information board, operation ivanhoe, phuoc tuy province, gary mckay, maj john taylor, 2nd lt michael sonneveld, distinguished flying cross, military cross

Author Gary McKay - history on back cover.Soft cover in colour soldier in jungle scene on front. Soldier in jungle scene with description of contents on back. 305 pages illustrated. Black and white.R.S,L. Sub branch stamp on fly leaf.books, military history

Vietnam War veteran An enthralling account of an Australian infantryman and his companions in the Vietnam War. On Friday 8th March 1968, 20-year-old Gary McKay lost the lottery. He was conscripted. From a comfortable and carefree life of surfing and rugby football, he was drafted into the deadly serious preparation for war in the jungles of South Vietnam. In Good Company is his story told in his own words. It begins with induction and selection for the officer academy for national servicemen at Scheyville, a six-month 'pressure cooker' course which produced second lieutenants ready to lead troops into action against the Viet Cong. It ends three and a half years later with a burst of NVA machine-gun fire during a battle among enemy-held bunkers in the hills of Nui Le. Here is a grass-roots account of the blood, sweat and tears shared by a rifle platoon in jungle warfare, a straightforward story of the fears and the camaraderie which soldiers experience in combat. Gary McKay fashioned this account from his experience in action, leading his platoon. The detail is provided from the 80 letters he wrote to his wife while he served. He wrote his story for the reader who wants to know what the soldier on the ground went through - in the fetid jungle, in battle. Anyone who wants to understand what service in South Vietnam meant to those who were there should read this book. 'Reading In Good Company leaves a vivid and disconcerting impression of how the Vietnam War smelt, felt and sounded. One of the most honest and affecting war memoirs which Australians have so far published.' - Mark Thomas, Canberra Times 'An enthralling, accurate account of infantry soldiering in the Vietnam era. Very readable; a must for those who have never experienced combat and a vivid reminder for all veterans.' - Major General M. P. Blake, AM, MC, former CO 5th Battalion RARGary John McKay MC (born 1947) is a writer and former Australian Army officer. He was awarded the Military Cross while serving with the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during the Vietnam War.[1] He later served as Commanding Officer of 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment between 1988 and 1990Soft cover non fiction book

Black and white photograph - Grade 1D, 1951"Attached to photograph" Back Row- L to R: Tom Guest, Kevin Burden, Lindsay Hobbs, ?, ?, ?, David Herbert, Wally Zielinski, Philip Law, Don Spargo, ?, ?, ?. 2nd Row - L to R: Rowan Hume, ?, Elaine Corbett, ?, ?, Lorna Hamer, ?, ?, Dawn Riedel, Gary ?, Ken Gowers, ?. 3rd Row - L to R: ?, ?, Alan Leviston, Kay Stripp, Erica Burns, Enid Robinson, Moira McKay, Merlyn Bruce, ?, ?, Sue Dorman, ?. Front Row- L to R: ?, Lesley Pattenden, ?, ?, Ronnie Albert, Barry Bangay, ?. Teacher: Miss Barnett

Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (VIOSH) Australia is the Asia-Pacific centre for teaching and research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and is known as one of Australia's leaders on the field. VIOSH has a global reputation for its innovative approach within the field of OHS management. VIOSH had its first intake of students in 1979. At that time the Institution was known as the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1990 it became known as Ballarat University College, then in 1994 as University of Ballarat. It was 2014 that it became Federation University. VIOSH Australia students are safety managers, senior advisors and experienced OHS professionals. They come from all over Australia and industry. Students are taught active research and enquiry; rather than textbook learning and a one-size fits all approach. VIOSH accepts people into the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management who have no undergraduate degree - on the basis of extensive work experience and knowledge. Brown and gold framed photograph with title and names of students who completed the VIOSH Graduate Diploma in Occupational Hazard Management Intake 21.Framers details verso lls: "Artafact"viosh, viosh australia, victorian institute of occupational safety and health, joy baxter, richard benwell, gillian birch, gary bishop,, allison boys, bernadette brennan, michael buchan, jill cavanough, hinea clark, daniel di-guisto, stephen dohnt, tony duhne, steve faulkner, leslie ferguson, dan gearon, john gill, neala gillespie, annette hagan, shaun hannam, sue harris, carl hogg, keith hoskins, joan hyland, chris ie, mark jenkins, brian johnson, samatha kelly, andi kenney, david knowles, jeffery kropp, peter laycock, wayne mcallan, kym mckay, elizabeth mcclean, niel mcvicar, john mcclean, sheryl main, philip maskrey, mathew moroz, dale nissan, andrew pearce, mathew piscioneri, june scholfield, barry shaw, anna sloane, ricki speath, ian sterry, mark stirling, sharon vasey, paul walton, sean welsh, janelle williams, rosemary williams, university of ballarat

Individual images of students in 1st Year Applied Science Course. The names of the student is written under the photo - in alphabetical order. Some spaces have no photo. Some names have been crossed out. In total there are 91 names (55 on one and 36 on the other). Of this number there are only 16 girls in the course for this year.Two beige cards with small black and white photographs - photographer's proofsName of student under photo - alphabetical orderapplied science, 1st year, barker, alison, baxter, mark, beamish, lisa, blake, linda, bodon, stephen, brown, rodney, byron, dean, campbell, noreen, cesnik, frank, clark, geoffrey, clarke, peter, coffey, damien, daniel, michelle, desnoy,gary, de vries, peter, drake, peter, duthie, barry, elkin, gary, ? e/f guiseppe, flanagan, denise, ford, gary, foster, gary, fowler, anthony, fullarton, david, gore, brendan, gorell, brett, gowers, alan, grinham, wayne, hall, richard, harrison, francis, hartmann, mark, hay, theresa, hovard,stephen, hoy, terrance, hull, grant, humphries, robert, hynd,geraldine, jakubans, linda, jarecki, ted, jeffreys, andrew, johns, alvin, kirkpatrick, kaye, laidlaw, gary, lazarus, peter, lean, rohan, long, paul, markby, craig, mcdonald, peter, mceuna, timothy, mcinnes, gregory, mckay, james, nicholson, scott, o'connor, paul, owen, janette, owen, michael, pear, zlatko, picorrillo, john, pilkington, john, potter, steven, prendergast, maurice, roberts, barry, ryan, marie, schwarz, peter, seeary, adrian, shiells, jane, stevenson, michael, tan, simon, taylor, catherine, turkuile, marianne, thomas, rosemarie, twyford, keith, vorstenbosch, mark, walker, paul, ward, jennifer, warner, gary, wheeler, stuart, winter, anthony, wood, mark, yee, arthur, zentgraf, mark, bowie, ?, davies, ronald, mckay, ?, maclean, andrew, cramer, geoff, page, stuart, firth, barry, fry, b, hennesy, tom, hoell, nicholas, evans, michael

Index, notes, ill, p.601.non-fictionTake a journey back to the front line with two Australian veterans as they retrace the footsteps of soldiers and politicians, villagers and the enemy in a meticulously researched new history of the Vietnam War. Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam war comes an objective analysis of Australia's involvement. The book shows the extent of Australia's engagement in the Vietnam war and its contribution compared to its allies. "For Australians, Vietnam remains one of the most difficult-and controversial-wars we have fought. On the fiftieth anniversary of Australia's first involvement comes Vietnam: the complete story of the Australian war, for anyone who wishes to understand why Australia went to war, and who wants to make sense of the intensely unrelenting warfare. For Bruce Davies and Gary McKay, the history of Vietnam-its wars, colonial domination, its search for freedom and its subsequent loss-speaks to an Australian anxiety of a very small population far away from the centre of an empire to which it was firmly committed. The rise of Japan, the war in the Pacific and the postcolonial independence of the peoples of southeast Asia, coupled with the mercurial influence of Ho Chi Minh and the rise of communism, form the background to the commitment of Australian forces. Vietnam takes the reader to the front line, describing the experiences of soldier, politician, villager, enemy; and into the war room to unpick the military and political strategies. We see the challenges the Australians faced against not only a dogged enemy, but also those by the allies in the quest to defeat a powerful counterinsurgency. ... Meticulously researched and marked with acute critical analysis and a deep understanding of the place and the war, Vietnam shows the experience of Australian soldiers as never before.vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement