A black and white photograph of Australian and New Zealand Military Police head for the Palace Bar to check it out following complaints from Diggers over unfair trading and theft of money by bar girls. As well as keeping order amongst the troops the MP's had the power to place bars' off limitsA black and white photograph of Australian and New Zealand Military Police head for the Palace Bar to check it out following complaints from Diggers over unfair trading and theft of money by bar girls. As well as keeping order amongst the troops the MP's had the power to place bars' off limitsphotograph, military police, palace bar, gibbons collection catalogue, new zealand military police, diggers, vietnames bar girls, mp's, denis gibbons

Silver & blue enamel New Zealand Military Police badge. Middle is circular with a crown on top & a stylized banner underneath the circle. Two loops on badge rear are in a bent over position.Centre of circle in large letters: “MP” Around outer circle: “Royal New Zealand Military Police”badge, nz, military police.

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 Australian and New Zealand Military Police leave the Palace Bar following and inspection for unauthorised trading practices, particularly alcohol sales. MP's were also very vigilant in the pursuit of drug dealers.photograph, military police, palace bar, gibbons collection catalogue, new zealand military police, 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 Australian and New Zealand Military Police regularly checked out the premises along the street of bars at Vung Tau Those establishments involved in shady trading were placed off limits. Some Vietnamese bar girls were notorious for fleecing Diggers of money.photograph, military police, vung tau, gibbons collection catalogue, new zealand military police, vietnames bar girls, diggers, vietnamese bar girls, 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 on R & C leave in Vung Tau have their leave passes and other military documents inspected Australian and NewZealand Military Police. Any digger, Australian or New Zealandphotograph, military police, r & c leave, vung tau, gibbons collection catalogue, new zealand military police, diggers, australian military police, denis gibbons

A black and white photograph of Diggers on R & C leave in Vung Tau have their leave passes and other military documents inspected by Australian and New Zealand Military Police. this area was a popular area in vung Tau knows as the "street of bars" with a row of bars each side of the street.photograph, military police, street of bars, vung tau