Us manufactured Browning machine guns were introduced to Australian Army in 1950s.The. 30 calibre replaced 7.92 mm Besa in Centurion tanks equipping 8/13 VMR in 1957. The. 50 calibre was mounted on some M113 carriers as Commanders MG. Representative of Training booklets issued to CMF units in the 1960sLightbrown covered booklet Browning Machine Gun Caliber .50HB, M2. Department of the Army Field Manual FM 23 - 65. December 1955

In the period 5-20 March 1988, ‘A’ Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles participated in an exercise conducted at Puckapunyal by 4th Infantry Brigade (Reserve) codenamed ‘Fiery Cauldron’. Other units participating included 5th/6th Battalion and 8th/7th Battalion Royal Victorian Regiment, 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse Regiment and 1st Armoured Regiment. The training focussed on armoured/infantry cooperation, in particular the use of armoured personnel carriers. Two black and white photographs of Leopard Main Battle tank during Exercise " Fiery Cauldron " Puckapunyal." Leopard Tank on the move" and Leopard tank giving support, March 1988."

Jaffles were a very popular meal using tinned stew and issued sliced bread. Freshness of bread was not important.Good study of officer of 8/13 VMR cooking in the field.Black and white photograph of Lieutenant Bill Russell in beret and tank suit kneeling beside fuel stove holding a jaffle iron. Probably taken at Puckapunyal during 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles Annual Camp, 1986. Plastic mug in foreground.Lt. Russellmilitary, training, stove, jaffle, cmf, vmr

A light green coloured cardboard cover with information in black. There is the Austrlian Coat of Arms with the title of the booklet under this. Top right hand corner reads 7610-66-024-4120. The booklet is held together with a blue binding.australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, 66mm light anti-tank weapon - m72

A blue coloured cardboard cover with information in black. There is the Austrlian Coat of Arms with the title of the booklet under this. The booklet is held together with a blue binding.australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, 66mm light anti-tank weapon - m72