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Photograph, Guarding Captured NVA/VC
A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon section strength TAOR patrol, Long Binh, Operation Federal, 14th March 1969, 7 Platoon, C Company 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) a captured NVA/VietCong sapper prior is guarded by two diggers prior to being moved out into captivityphotograph, long binh, operation federal, 7 platoon, c coy, 4rar nz, gibbons collection catalogue -
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Photograph, Under Fire
A bkack and white photograph Contact, Contact, Contact. Late afternoon section strength Taor Patrol, Long Binh, Operation Federal. 14 March 1969, 7 Platoon, C company, 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) during a lull in the fighting Coproral Gary Mosely and another digger check a dead NVA/VietCongphotograph, long binh, operation federal, 7 platoon, c coy, 4rar nz, gibbons collection catalogue, taor patrol, cpl gary mosely -
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Photograph, Operation Finschafen
A black and white photograph of elements of A Company, 7 RAR under command of Maj Chris Thompson move out on Operation Finschafen 13/03/1970. Maj Thompson had previously spent fourteen years with Gurka Battalions in Malaya and Hong Kongphotograph, maj chris thompson, operation finschafen, 7 rar, gibbons collection catalogue -
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Photograph, Manning the M60
A black and white photograph of two diggers with the 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, an M60 machine Gun on the Company, perimeter defence, in a night location, North East of the Australian Task Force Base, brew up a quick cup of coffee, only minutes before they have to 'stand to'photograph., 9 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, 9th battalion, m60 machine gun, australian task force -
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Photograph, Evacuating Captured NVA/VC
A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon, Section strength TAOR Patrol, Long Binh Operation Federal 14th March 1969, 7 Platoon, C Company 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC), a captured NVA/VietCong sapper moves to picked up by helicopter and taken to Fire Base Bettyphotograph, long binh, operation federal, 7 platoon, c coy, 4rar nz, fire base betty, gibbons collection catalogue, taor patrol, nva/vc -
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Photograph, Patrolling The Light Green
A black and white photograph of diggers of 7 Platoon, C Company, 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) patrolling in the "light Green" around the giant Uunited States supply complex in the Long Binh-Bien Hoa area of III Corps, South Vietnam. The diggers had been encountering smal "contacts" with the enemy on a daily basis.photograph, 7 platoon, c coy, 4rar nz, long binh, gibbons collection catalogue, bien hoa, united states supply complex -
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Photograph, Hat Dich Bunker Complex
A black and white photograph of diggers from 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, battle their way through mangled vegetation following massive artillery fire on a bunker complex in the Hat Dich arae South West of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Provincephotograph, 8 rar, nui dat, gibbons collection catalogue, 8th battalion, australian task force, phuoc tuy province -
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Photograph, Quick Nap
A black and white photograph of a digger takes a quick nap as a halt is called while patrolling in the close country of the 'Dark Green' or sometimes called the 'Long Green' of the heavy, thick tropical rainforest. The relief of getting a heavy wet pack of the back was a blessing to the infantryman.photograph, digger, gibbons collection catalogue, dark green, long green, infantry soldiers -
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Photograph, Dead Enemy
A black and white photograph of Contact, contact, Contact, late afternoon, section strength TAOR Patrol, Long Binh, Operation Federal 14th March 1969, 7 Platoon, C Company 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC),Cpl Gary Mosely and another digger drag a dead enemy as they pull back to meet the rest of 7 Platoonphotograph, long binh, operation federal, 7 platoon, c coy, 4rar nz, cpl gary mosely, gibbons collection catalogue, taor patrol -
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Photograph, Brief Respite
A black and white photograph of two digger from the 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, enjoy a brief respite from the weight of their packs, as they take a ten (10) minute rest/smoko break, during search and destroy operations in the thick Dark Green jungle of Phuoc Tuy Provincephotograph, phuoc tuy province, 9 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, dark green -
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Photograph, Pte Graeme C Piltz
A black and white photograph of Contact, contact, Contact, late afternoon, platoon strength, North West of 1ATF, Operation Atherton, 10 December 1969, 1 Platoon, A Company, 8RAR, Pte Graeme C Piltz goes to ground under fire from heavy machine gun, automatic weapon, rifle and RPG firephotograph, pte graeme c piltz, 8 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, 1 atf -
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Photograph, Wounded Mate
A black and white photograph of diggers from A Company, 8 RAR fix one of their wounded mates to a penetrator to be winched out of the jungle for transport to 1st Australian Field Hospital at Vung Tau. in the Hat Dich area, North West of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, Phuoc tuy Province.photograph, 8 rar, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, gibbons collection catalogue, hat dich, australian task force, nui dat, phuoc tuy province, wounded serviceman -
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Photograph, Evacuating Captured Sapper
A black and white photograph of contact, Contact, contact, late afternoon, section strength TAOR patrol, Long Binh Operation Federal 14th March 1969, 7 Platoon, C Company 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC), a captured NVA/VietCong sapper waits to be picked up by helicopter and taken to Fire Base Peggyphotograph, long binh, operation federal, 7 platoon, c coy, 4rar nz, gibbons collection catalogue, taor patrol, fire base peggy -
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Photograph, Three Daughters
A black and white photograph of the three daughters of the Province Chief at Hue enjoy the afternoon breeze on the balcony of their Father's house. The three girls were later murdered, along with the rest of the family, during the 1968 Tet Offensive by local VietCongphotograph, hue, tet offensive (1968), gibbons collection catalogue, province chief -
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Photograph, Hit By VC Sniper
A black and white photograph of - On the edge of the 'Iron Triangle' in War Zone D North West of Bien Hoa, South Vietnam, a 1 RAR digger hit by a VietCong Sniper is treated by Battalion Dr Maj Mike Naughton prior to being Casevaced by an American Dustoff helicopter. (1966)photograph, 1 rar, hue, iron triangle, bien hoa, maj mike naughton, gibbons collection catalogue, viet cong, wounded serviceman -
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Photograph, corporal Storeman
A black and white photograph of Corporal Storeman and an Assistant are kept busy checking and issuing stores from the Quartermasters Store at 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, South Vietnam.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, cpl storeman, quartermasters store, gibbons collection catalogue, vung tau -
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Photograph, Sniper Fire
A black and white photograph of Diggers from 2 Platoon, commanded by 2Lt Alex Molna, Adelaide, South Australia, A Company, 1 RAR, commanded by Maj Kim Patterson, Nedlands, Western australia, come under concentrated sniper fire during Operation Goodwood 17/01/1969photograph, 2 platoon, a coy, 2lt alex molnar, 1 rar, maj kim patterson, gibbons collection catalogue, operation goodwood, digger -
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Photograph, Ambush Site
A black and white photograph of the ambush site at Hoa Long, by 8 Platoon, C Coy 8 RAR on the night of 12/07/1970 Sgt CJ Sherrin MM observed 50 to 60 NVA/VietCong pass into Hoa Long at 2100 hrs. At 0315 hrs the enemy returned and were engaged with claymores and machine gun fire, resulting in seventreen dead.photograph, 8 rar, c coy, sgt cj sherrin, nva/vc, hoa long, gibbons collection catalogue, military medal, 8 platoon, claymore mine, machine gun -
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Photograph, Tunnel Rat
A black and white photograph of an Engineer 'Tunnel Rat' wearing a flack jacket enters a tunnel found leading into the Long Hai Hills during land and mine clearance operations in July 1969. The Engineers were under the protection of D coy 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC), artillery, Mortar and Naval gunfire.photograph, tunnel rats, d coy, 6 rar/nz, long hai hills, gibbons collection catalogue, artillery, mortars, gunfire -
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Photograph, Trooper Normie Rowe
A black and white photograph of Trooper Normie Rowe in the field entertains the 4th Battalion, RAR/NZ (ANZAC) as a special guest artist at their owned produced farewell concert. All acts and musicians were from 4 RAR/NZ and its close support elements.(note that text is missing at the bottom of the photograph)photograph, 4rar nz, normie rowe, entertainer, gibbons collection catalogue, trooper normie rowe, 4th nz battalion -
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Photograph, NVA/VC Wave Attacks
A black and white photograph of Phuoc Tuy, South Vietnam, 1969. A 105mm artillery piece fires 'Fleshette' and 'Cannister' rounds on 'open sight' at NVA/VietCong, wave attacks against Fire Support Base Anderson. This type of action was also used at Fire Bases Coral, Balmoral amd Coogeephotograph, phuoc tuy, nva/vc, gibbons collection catalogue, 105mm artillery, fire support base anderson, fire support base - coral, fire support base balmoral, fire support base coogee -
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Photograph, Heavy Machine Gun Fire
A black and white photograph of Contact, contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North Wet of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR, 1 Platoon diggers go to ground under fire from heavy machingun, automatic weapon, rifle and RPG fire.photograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, machine gun -
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Photograph, Fire Support Base Peggy
A black and white photograph of in Fire Support Base 'Peggy', LT Col O'Neill C.O. 8 RAR, with Maj Phil Jeffrey O.C., B Company, and O.C. 161 Battery RNZA study maps during a situation report and an orders group,during Operation Atherton, North West of the 1 ATF Base at Nui Dat (Circa December 1969)photograph, support base peggy, lt col o'neill, 8 rar, maj phil jeffrey, b coy, 161 battery, 161 battery rnza, operation atherton, gibbons collection catalogue, 1 atf base, nui dat -
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Photograph, Casavac Extraction
A black and white photograph of Cpl Ian Torrens 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR on Operation Atherton, 11 miles North West of the Australian Task force Base at Nui Dat, climbs a tree to direct US Dustoff helicopter for the casavac extration of wounded. Casualties were one dead and forteen wounded. (note that test is missing from the bottom of the photograph)photograph, cpl ian torrens, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, operation atherton, dustoff, gibbons collection catalogue, 1 atf base, nui dat -
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Photograph, Waiting For The Winch
A black and white photograph of diggers from 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR on Operation Atherton, 11 miles North West of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, wait for the winch to return for another wounded mate to be casavaced to hospital. Casualties were 1 dead and 14 wounded.photograph, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, operation atherton, gibbons collection catalogue, australian task force, nui dat, wounded serviceman -
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Photograph, Winched Out
A black and white photograph of diggers from 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR on Operation Atherton 11 miles North West of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, watch one of their wounded mates winched out of the thick jungle to be casavaced to hospital. Casualities were 1 dead and 14 wounded.photograph, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, operation atherton, gibbons collection catalogue, wounded serviceman, australian task force, nui dat -
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Photograph, Flank The Bunker
A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon,Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company 8 RAR diggers under heavy machin gun, AK47, rifle and RPG fire. A digger attempts to flank the bunker in frontphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, machine gun, ak47 -
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Photograph, Better Position
A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon,Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR diggers under heavy machin gun, AK47, rifle and RPG fire. A digger moves forward into a better fire positionphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, machine gun, ak47, digger -
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Photograph, better Cover
A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon Platoon strength, North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company 8 RAR diggers under heavy machin gun, AK47, rifle and RPG fire. Cpl Torrens and a digger move to better coverphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, cpl torrens, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, 1atf -
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Photograph, Hit By Schrapnel
A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR. A M60 Machine Gunner looks back as schrapnel from an RPG tears into his side, his Number two is also hitphotograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, rpg, m60 machine gun, gibbons collection catalogue, wounded serviceman, digger