Nails found at the site of the wreck of the Centurian [1913] in Newhaven by the donor and his brother in approximately 1968.Historical2 copper nails, possibly handmade, pointed at one end and flat head at the other. Body is square. Copper has aged to a bronzed patina.N/Ashipwrecks, centurian, ian greenlaw, copper nails, newhaven

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 coloured photograph of two armoured personnel carriers (APC's) pass a Centurian Tank Bridgelayer during Operation Matilda. A fully armoured operation conducted by the 1st Australian Task Force in three provinces East of Saigon. (Photograph 25/01/1970)photograph, centurion tank bridge layer, apc, operation matilda, 1st australian task force, gibbons collection catalogue, saigon, armoured personnel carrier, denis gibbons

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 General Creighton Abrams, Officer Commanding Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) accompanied by Maj Aalan Vickers and watched by the 1st Australian Task Force Commnader, Brig C M I Sandy Pearson inspects an Australian Centurian tank which hab been damaged by an enemy mine. General Abrams was making his first visit to Australian Forces in the field.photograph, general creighton abrams, macv, maj aalan vickers, 1st atf base, centurion tank, gibbons collection catalogue, officer commanding, 1st australian task force, brigadier "sandy" c.m.i. pearson, australian forces, denis gibbons

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Centurian Tank Cannon Round 20lb 83.4 mm HESammunition, vietnam, army

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 a Centurian tank of 1st Armoured Regt is stopped during a lull in fighting awaiting orders to move. photograph, centurion tank, 1st armoured regiment, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons

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 a Centurian Tank of 1st Armoured Regt is stopped during a lull in fighting awaiting orders to movephotograph, centurion tank, 1st armoured regiment, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons

Camp Run a Muck " was a Centurian tank camp conducted by 8/13 VMR - date???The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Black and White photograph of tented camp in bush setting at Puckapunyal" Sgt. Madjeric, Camp Run - a -muck, Puckapunyal "

Department of Defence - Disposal of Centurian Tanks & Associated Spares & Equipments. Information Dossier & Request for Tender.Hard plastic, clear cover over paper title page. Mid green title page with black print, coloured background. Illustrated front, 4 sepia tones, tank photo. No page numbers. Facsimile cut, plain white pages. Illustrated tank photos in black / white sepia. book, centurion, tank, disposal

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 a Centurian tank bridge layer stops outside a Vietnamese regional outpost in Long Thanh during Operation Matildaphotograph, 1st armoured regiment, gibbons collection catalogue, centurion tank, centruian bridgelayer, operation matilda, denis gibbons

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 a column of Centurian Tanks of 1st Armoured Regt comes to a halt 20/01/1969 during Operation Matildaphotograph, 1st armoured regiment, operation matilda, gibbons collection catalogue, centurion tank, denis gibbons

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 a helicopter of 161 (Indep) Recce Flt uses a Centurian Tank Bridge Layer as a landing zone during Operation Matildaphotograph, centurion tank, operation matilda, gibbons collection catalogue, 161 recce flight, centruian bridgelayer, denis gibbons

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 a Centurian tank of 1st Armoured Regt in close country. Tanks were highly vulnerable being unable to quickly rotate their turretsphotograph, 1st armoured regiment, gibbons collection catalogue, centurion tank, denis gibbons

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 A RAAF Huey delivers 44 gallon drums of diesel to an Australian Fire Support Base for refuelling APC's and Centurian tanks supporting infantry operations.photograph, raaf, 9 sqn, huey helicopter, 1st atf base, gibbons collection catalogue, fire support base, royal australian air force, apc, centurion tank, infantry operations, denis gibbons

A Bell 47 (Possum) Helicopter from 161 (INDEP) Recce Flight uses a Centurian Tank Bridgelayer as a landing pad. An APC with 6 soldiers can be seen in the foregroundmakeshift landing pad

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 a column of Centurian Tanks of 1st Armoured Regt in open country during Operation Matilda, a fully armoured operation conducted by 1st ATF east of Saigonphotograph, 1st armoured regiment, saigon, operation matilda, gibbons collection catalogue, 1st atf base, centurion tank, denis gibbons

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 APCs and Centurian Tanks from 1st Armoured Regt Harbouring Up in their night location during Operation Matilda in 3 Corps area of South Vietnam photograph, centurion tank, armoured personnel carrier, 1st armoured regiment, operation matilda, gibbons collection catalogue, 3 corps, south vietnam, denis gibbons

Maurice Betts (born Bendigo) 3795164 served two years National Service which included service in South Vietnam from, 10.12. 1969 - 22.12.1969 with B Sqd 1st Armd Regt, 23.12.1969 - 19.11.1970 with A Sqd 1st Armd Regt with the rank of Trooper.Black & white photo of a group of soldiers (15), 1 Armoured Regiment in uniform with local Vietnamese children (18) in an informal group on & surrounding a Centurion Tank. 2 small buildings in the background. Dark brown timber frame with cream mount & photo protected by glass. White label card on glass bottom far R: Donated by MAURIE BETTS (Bendigo) 3795164 1 ARMD REGT VIETNAMvietnam, photography, centurian

The Survey Operation Report deals with the cartographic completion of four 1:50,000 topographical line maps and one Special 1:50,000 map covering the Puckapunyal Military Training Area. The report covers in detail the digital stereo plotting, field completion (checking) and the cartographic completion including printing. The four 1:50.000 maps are 7823-1 PYALONG, 7824-2 COSTERFIELD, 7923-4 TALLAROOK and 7924-3 NAGAMBIE. Annex A lists personnel and dates involved and is attached as 6385.2. Annex B lists the members of the field completion parties.A4 sized buff coloured light cardboard covered report, plastic spiral binding. Front cover includes text, Survey Corps badge and light brown image of a Centurian tank. "To Tech Library", Page 2 has two small handwritten notes indicating that Phase 2 was the Field Completion Phaseroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

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 An armoured Engineer D8 bulldozer 'Miss Fit' involved in land and mine clearing operations up to the foothills of the Long Hai Mountains supported by Centurian Tanks and APCs out of Firebase Thrust photograph, centurion tank, armoured personnel carrier, long hai hills, firebase thrust, gibbons collection catalogue, d8 bulldozer, long hai mountains, "miss fit", denis gibbons

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 Diggers of 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conducting Operation Goodwood move out with Centurian tank support from 1st Armoured Regiment, during this, the dry season. Operations with the tanks was a hot and very dusty affair.photograph, 1 rar, 1st armoured regiment, operation goodwood, centurion tank, gibbons collection catalogue, 1st battalion, diggers, denis gibbons

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 a digger from 2 Platoon, A Coy 1 RAR commanded by Maj Kim Patterson, Nedlands, W.A.advances with Centurian tanks of 1 Troop, C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, commanded by Lt Brian Sullivan during Operation Goodwoodphotograph, 2 platoon, centurion tank, operation goodwood, 1st armoured regiment, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, a coy, 1 rar, maj kim patterson, 1 troop, lt brian sullivan, c squadron, denis gibbons

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 a Huey "Slick" helicopter from 9 Squadron,n RAAF delivers its re-supply to a Centurian Tank of 1st Armoured Regiment during Operation Matilda, The fully armoured operation conducted through three provinces in South Vietnam by 1st ATF east of Saigonphotograph, 9 sqn, raaf, huey helicopter, 1st armoured regiment, centurion tank, operation matilda, gibbons collection catalogue, 1 atf, 9 squadron, us army slick helicopter, royal australian air force, 1st australian task force, saigon, denis gibbons