One section of a Tracker PL 5 RAR shower at fire support base (written on the back). 3 naked men, 2 topless men in bushtracker pl, 5 rar

Pte Tom (Tucky) Stevens 1969-70 Tracker PL 5RAR. Soldier with rifle and ammunition belts. Hoochies tents in the background.photograph, 5 rar

Unframed colour photo - Tom (Tuckey) Stevens 1969-70 5RAR Trackers with one of the tracker dogs. Soldier with tracker dog sitting on sand bagstracker dog, 5 rar

Unframed colour photo. Paddy Walker 5RAR 1969 with Tiber tracker dog. Phil Green in the background. Armed other soldier in the background5 rar, tracker dog, colour photo

Unframed colour photo of Pte Tom (Tuckey) Stevens 1968-70 5RAR Tracker Platoon. Soldier kneeling in broken trees and wood with canteen5 rar, t m stevens

Unframed colour photo of L/R John Cordurpull (ripcord) on his 21st birthday, Tom )Tuckey) Stevens, David (Moose) Barter, Mick, Brown, tracker PL 5RAR. 4 topless soldiers having a drink.colour photo, 5 rar, soldiers

Unframed colour photo of Trackers of 5RAR 1969-70. At the boozer. 8 soldiers drinking beer.5 rar, soldiers

Unframed colour photo. Tom (Tuckey) Stevens 1969-70 5RAR Tracker PL Doing what he does best - Topless lying in a hammock5 rar, colour photo

Small poster of the "Hat Dich BunkerBattle" - 10 Nov 1969 Tracker Platoon 5RAR - The "Tiger" battalion synopsis with inset tiger pictureposter, 5 rar, the tiger barralion

...a fascinating and rewarding journey through the experience of our modern Armoured Corps at war. To read is to recall the dust, the mud, the noise and smells, the laughter and the dedication of those great times, those great men. By Peter Cosgrove, Lieutenant General, Chief of Armyaustralia. army. royal australian armoured corps., vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, general peter cosgrove, sir peter cosgrove

The tracking lead jerked like a fast jag on a fishhook, Caesar's ears shot up and his shoulders hunched forward. The Viet Cong was fifty yards to my right front, stretching his arms above his head. There were three men at least...and a machine-gun on the track facing me. Scarcely able to breathe, I reeled Caesar back.. and gave a thumbs down. Enemy. And I had them coldvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, dogs - war use

One of the most deglected aspects of the campaigns which ravaged South East Asia and dominated the world's news media. armoured vehicles, military, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - tank warfare

Dedicated to the eleven faithful war dogs that served Australia as members o the combat tracking teams during the Vietnam War. they did not return home but are not forgotten.dogs - war use, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian - pictorial works

In a black frame a coloured photograph of three tracker aircraft in formation flying over Jervis Bayphotograph, navy trackers

A black and white photograph of Sergeant Jurd and Pte R.W. Hunter with tracker dog 'Milo' at the Fire Support Base Peggy enjoy a quiet yarn during a breat away from patrolling during Operation Federal (FebruaryMarchr 1969) Tracker dogs were used in a variety of roles.photograph, sgt jurd, pte hunter, operation federal, fire support base, tracker dog, gibbons collection catalogue, fire base peggy, milo tracker dog

A black and white photogaph of a wounded VietCong soldier lying on a track where he fell after endeavouring to escape after a contact with D Coy 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) on the 20th June 1969, during Operation Lavarack.(l to R0 Cpl R Bunting, Pte T Spriggs, 2Lt A.G. Valentine, Cpl D.J.Severn and Cpl G.V. Robinson.photograph, d coy, 11 platoon, 6 rar/nz, operation lavarack, cpl r bunting, pte t spriggs, 2lt a valentine, cpl d severn, cpl g robinson, gibbons collection catalogue, viet cong

Written during the 1960s when surfing was burgeoning across Australia’s coast and Phillip Island surf beaches had become extremely popular, few management strategies were in place to control interaction of the public with the delicate flora and fauna of the coastal environments. There were few good access tracks, car parks, bins, toilets etc at coastal/surfing hotspots around the Phillip Island coast. A number of management issues occurred with the influx of surfers. These included dune erosion caused by surfers climbing dunes to see the surf before going on the beach; informal parking on wildlife habitat; numerous access paths from wherever cars were parked down to the beach cutting through habitat; illegal camping on foreshores; illegal lighting of fires on beach and in dunes; surfers’ dogs let out of the car while surfers were out on the water. The dogs were uncontrolled. Certainly some surfers behaved responsibly, as is almost invariably the case these days. However, in that era of this article few people understood the delicate nature of the coastal environment and that it need to be protected through public education, infrastructure and enforcement of regulations. As now, most rural Fire services were run by dedicated volunteers who faced many challenges in their roles as Country Fire Authority firefighters. However, it was not uncommon for visitors and locals to also assist with fire-fighting efforts.The article is significant in containing quotes from both sides of the discussion who were directly involved in coastal fire incidents on Phillip Island in the 1960s. It also indicates the large number of surfers visiting Phillip Island beaches, the volunteer nature of the firefighting service and the extra challenges they faced on Phillip Island as a visitor destination. The anonymous university student surfer who is quoted, also describes possible causes of the fires, methods he and his fellow surfers used to extinguish the fires and raise the alarm, and the way they assisted the volunteer firefighters . The reference to him breaking into one of the Summerland housing estate holiday houses is also significant because that housing estate was purchased over 2 decades by successive Victorian governments to remove management issues caused to the wildlife habitat on Summerland Peninsula.Photocopy of newspaper cuttings including 2 related articles. Five columns of black text on white paper with one poorly reproduced photo bottom rightphillip island, cat bay, country fire authority, artie murdoch, alf towns, frank dixon, barry thompson, newhaven-san remo rural fire brigade, penguin parade, cowrie beach, surfers, coastal fires