Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Medics and Intelligence Officers rush to meet and unload an American Dustoff medical evacuation helicopter bringing wounded NVA/Viet Cong enemy from the NVA/Viet Cong K76A Hospital wards captured on the Nui May Tao Mountain by 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC)photograph, 6 rar/nz, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, dustoff, nva/vc, k76a hospital, gibbons collection catalogue, intelligence officers, 6 rar/nz (anzac), wounded viet cong soldier, medics, denis gibbons

In the years of Allan Doney’s photography, landmark buildings succumbed to fire, neglect and redevelopment. He photographed the grey sand hills from Bendigo’s mining past, the streetscapes, poppet heads, miners’ cottages, gracious homes with ornate verandahs, trams and much more. Above all, his photographs show how much of the city has survived from the 19th century – and how much has not. Through two decades of great change, Allan Doney was there to capture ways people interacted with it. Although he travelled to many other places in Northern Victoria and beyond in search of subjects for his art, he seemed to always return to Bendigo for inspiration.

A white board roll of honour for the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment listing the name and dates of their members who were killed in Vietnam. The first list of names were from 1966-67 and the second list of names were from 1969-70. At the top of the board is the 7RAR insignia5 rar, roll of honour, pte errol wayne noack, 4717546, australian national serviceman, royal australian infantry corps, 5th battalion, the royal australian regiment, killed in action, pte paul charles sullivan, 3786696, pte john robert sweetnam, 215958, maj donald mackenzie bourne, 23916, 1st australian reinforcement unit, cpl brendan francis coupe, 15358, capt robert bruce milligan, 29635, pte leslie thomas farren, 3786921, pte donald murray clark, 5713804, pte robert john lubcke, 42720, pte michael damien poole, 342916, l/cpl marian tomas, 5713739, pte richard wayne sandow, 43496, pte raymond john kennedy, 16196, pte james clifton webster, 5713751, pte graham francis anthony warburton, 3786978, l/cpl george bruce green, 2782127, cpl norman james womal, 15170, lt john carruthers, 36911, pte gordon henry d'antoine, 54865, maj malcolm bruce mcqualter, 235136, mention in dispatches, l/cpl bryan phillip watson, 5713748, pte richard edward lloyd, 2784015, pte erald herman nilsen, 1200083, 2lt kerry patrick rinkin, 217479, pte noel arthur pracy, 216044, cpl george geoffrey gilbert, 14900, pte leslie james pettit, 217961, 2lt brian geoffrey walker, 5411605, l/cpl paul leslie smith, 135494, sgt (acting) bernard lyle smith, 42252, pte hans leonhard muller, 2788085, pte james mungo white, 5715978, 1 australian reinforcement unit, 1st battalion, pte james clyde mcmillan, 3794377, pte geoffrey anthony pike, 218421, pte baron frederick smith, 3793566, pte alexander remeljej, 4719818, pte david john banfield, 6709107, lt erroll john lee, 235328, pte ronald francis connors, 218554, australian army catering corps, pte andrew drummond, 55537, pte matthew philip linton, 1734491, pte peter joseph jackson, 2789790, cpl (temp) henry edward suttor, 218006, pte wayne edward teeling, 2790880, l/cpl michael paul white, 217191, cpl john joseph kennedy, 216304, pte nick john cassano, 5716427, pte anthony edward loughran waring, 5716163, pte barry john thompson, 2789920, pte timothy charles turner, 4720253