This photograph was taken by Cpl Joseph Charles Mercieca (A316866) who served with the Royal Australian Air Force. He served in Vietnam with No. 1 Operational Support Unit from July 1969 to July 1970.A colour photograph in a black frame titled "Highway One" Nui Dat 1970. Below the part of the helicopter that is in the photograph you can see the lush green landscape."Highway One" Nui Dat 1970 Photographed by J.C. Merciecacpl joseph charles mercieca, a316866, royal australian air force, no.1 operational support unit, photograph, highway one, nui dat

Framed documents of 5 RAR Nui Dat Christmas Day - 25th December 1966. Photo - C Coy RAR Lt col John Warr serving. These is also the Lunch menu, CO'S message and the Padre's PrayerFramed documents of 5 RAR Nui Dat Christmas Day - 25th December 1966. Photo - C Coy RAR Lt col John Warr serving. These is also the Lunch menu, CO'S message and the Padre's Prayer5rar, nui dat, christmas day 1966, c coy, lt col john arnold warr, 3487, menu, co's message, padre's prayer

Framed colour Photograph of the Control Tower at Nui Dat (Luscombe) Airfield 1969-70photograph, nui dat, luscombe field, control tower, nui dat airfield

Coloured Photograph of an Aircraft spraying Anti-Malarial chemicals over camp at Nui Dat at dusk.My Vietnam Collection- John Siladiphotograph, chemical warfare, nui dat

Framed coloured aerial photo of Nui Dat Airfield depicting runway and surrounding infrastructure.Nui Dat Airfield 1962nui dat airfield, photograph

Black cricket cap with inscrption "Nui-Dat HQ 1968-69" red kangaroo beneath the inscription.Nui-Dat HQ 1968-69nui dat, cricket

Black plastic framed b&w photograph of dust off crew Nui Dat 1971. 2 Pilots, Medic, Gunner and CrewmanDust Off Crew Nui Dat 1971 2 Pilots, Medic, Gunner and Crewmandust off

This is a photograph of A Section, 1st Topographic Survey Troop taken at Nui Dat, Vietnam in 1969. A nominal roll of personnel and their trade as of the 30th of September 1969, accompanies this photo. Their trades in this photo were as follows - Surveyors Topographic: WO1 Darby Munro, SGT Paddy Strunks, SGT Graeme Birrell, CPL Brian Knight, CPL Colin Laybutt, SPR Roderick Gilbert and SPR Rodney Offer. Draughtsmen Topographic: SGT Terrance Linz, CPL Robert Kay, SPR Peter Aukstinaitis, SPR Lloyd Patterson and SPR Ian Wark. Photographer Cartographic: CPL George Graham. Clerk Admin: CPL Oreste Biziak. Helioworker: CPL Geoffrey White, SPR Lance Percey. Cook AACC: PTE R. Johnston. The first Royal Australian Survey Corps troops arrived in South Vietnam on the 10th of June 1966. This was a detachment from 1st Topographic Survey Troop, which was to give cartographic support to the Australian Task Force. Their main tasks were to establish a Theatre Grid, map compilation and map revision. Engineer Survey Support in the camp and to the civil community and give assistance to the Cordon Search Missions by producing large scale plots from aerial photos with every house and fence etc plotted and then reproduce these by silk screening usually, within a 24-hour period. This support concluded with the withdrawal of Australian troops from Vietnam in 1972. For more information on the career of A Section’s OC MAJ Peter Constantine AM, refer to item 6159P or 6092P. He was the CO of the Army Survey Regiment from 1975 to 1976 and CO of the School of Military Survey (SMS) from 1976 to his retirement in January 1982. His memoirs of active duty in Vietnam ‘Surveyor - Printer Behind the Lines’ was published in 2022. 2IC CAPT Frank Thorogood SB St J’s career culminated at the rank of LTCOL as the CO Army Survey Regiment from 1980 to 1981. More information on the A Section, 1st Topographic Survey Troop and the Army Survey Regiment’s supporting role is provided in pages 89 to 94 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4.This is a photograph of A Section, 1st Topographic Survey Troop taken at Nui Dat, Vietnam in 1969. The black and white photograph was printed on photographic paper and is part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photograph was scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1969. Back row L to R: SPR Lance Percey, SPR Bruce Grisdale, SPR Rodney Offer, SPR Roderick Gilbert, CPL Geoffrey White, PTE R. Johnston, CPL Colin Laybutt, SPR Lloyd Patterson. Centre row L to R: SPR Peter Aukstinaitis, SPR Ian Hanna, SPR Ian Wark, CPL Robert Kay, CPL George Graham, CPL Oreste Biziak, CPL Brian Knight. Front row L to R: SGT Terrance Linz, SSGT Gordon Haswell, 2IC CAPT Frank Thorogood SB St J, OC MAJ Peter Constantine AM, WO1 Darby Munro, SGT Paddy Strunks, SGT Graeme Birrell.An A4 nominal roll of personnel and their trade accompanies the photo, as of the 30th of September 1969. A torn paper identifies the personnel in the photo. Annotated on back of photo – ‘Unit Photo – 1 Topo Svy Tp 30 Sept 69’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

Coloured photograph of an aircraft hanger. Equipment and fuel drums can be seen in the foreground.nui dat, photograph, airframe hanger

Framed photo of Concert Froup. L to R Beverley Cook, Normie Rowe, Lenore Somerset, Phil Lanham, Marcie Jones, Danny O'MearaDonated by Dan O'Mearaframed photo, nui dat, beverley cook, normie rowe, lenore somerset, phil langham, marcie jones, danny o'meara

Plastic fawn coloured woodgrain framed colour photo of Gunners Mick Richards (standing) and Stephen Turner (sitting on a landrover with 176 Air Dispatch Coy insignia). Note both soldiers are smoking.A Field Battery Nui Data field battery, nui dat, photograph, gnr michael richards, 2795123, australian national serviceman, royal regiment of australian artillery, 12th field regiment, gnr stephen thomas turner, 2795129

This item was donated by Pte Stanley William Exon (3791206) who was a National Serviceman with the Royal Australian Army Service Corps. He served in Vietnam with 2 Transport Platoon RAASC from April 1968 to January 1969.A coloured photograph in a black/brown frame with a white matt. There is a convoy of eight MK V International Cargo Trucks. The first truck has the number plate (ARN) 171 596 on it as well as the number 24 on the drivers door. At the front of there truck in white is the number 33 and on a yellow circle the number 12 in black. There are several soldiers on top of some of these vehicles. The foreground is either dirt or sand. At the bottom of the frame there is a plaque which reads "Convoy of MK V International Cargo Trucks Loading/Royal Australian Regiment at Vung Tau for Transport to Nui Dat Vietnam 1968"Convoy of MK V International Cargo Trucks Loading/Royal Australian Regiment at Vung Tau for Transport to Nui Dat Vietnam 1968pte stanley william exon, 3791206, australian national serviceman, royal australian army service corps, 2 transport platoon, convoy, international cargo trucks, mkv international, australian soldiers, photograhp

Black plywood and plastic sign "Field 8 Ambulance" in boomerang shape, playboy bunny ears, red cross and helicopter, red writing on white boomerangField 8 Ambulance Nui Datsign, 8th field ambulance

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 oblique aerial view of an Australian Fire Support Base at the base of the Nui Thai Van Hills. The FSB provided a battalions direct artillery and mortar support, when on operation away from 1st Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province. (circa May 1969)photograph, fire support base, 1st atf base, nui thai van hills, gibbons collection catalogue, artillery, mortar, nui dat, phuoc tuy province, denis gibbons

This item was donated by L/Cpl John Vivian Williams (4717599) who was a National Serviceman with the Royal Australian Infantry Corps and served in Vietnam with 5h Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment from May 1966 to May 1967.In a brown timber frame are several short poems relating to Nui Dat. A light hearted look at life in Nui Dat. See medial for more information.l/cpl john vivian williams, 4717599, australian national serviceman, 5th battalion, the royal australian regiment, nui dat, poetry

LAD specialists in Vietnam who specialized in systems of Centurion Tank (ARV).Circa 1970 1st Armoured Regiment LAD. 1970 on 8A and 8E Fitters tracksAn A4 drawing in black ink in a wooden frame. Image depicts two tanks in a treed area with army personnel doing repairs. Five are in the foreground working on one tank, and several others at the workshop in the background. A 2nd tank to the side has a jeep beside it and a soldier carrying jerry cans. In the top left corner is a square with the emblem LAD, hammer and spanner crossed over a tank. 1st Armoured Regiment Light Aid Detachment - Nui Dat South Vietnammilitary - centurion tank, lad specialists, 1st armoured regiment, arv, tanks, light aid detachment (lad), lad, raeme, engineers

Including the Battles of Binh Ba - 1969 & Nui Le -1971).An important aspect worth recognising is that the book has been able to give expression to the deep gratitude, sentiment, spirit of camaraderie, and sacred companionship towards the Regiment's almost 4,000 martyrs that bravely fought, shed their blood and died - offering up their lives for the Nation's independence and freedom. 1961-1975 -- participation, australian, 1961-1975 -- campaigns, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- regimental histories, battle of binh ba, battle of nui le

Coloured aerial copy of base Nui Dat 1966-67.nui dat, photograph

Framed black and white photograph of 161 (INDEP) Reconnaissance Flt at Nui Dat161 reconnaissance flight, nui dat

Framed photo on a sign, "Nui Dat Gun Club" and addition sign, "Next Shoot".sign, nui dat gun club

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 131st Divisional Locating Battery, 1st Field Regt RAA. Gnr Cahill mans an M60 machine gun while his number two is at the ready with his SLR rifle, in one of the units' sandbagged bunkers, in the battery location on top of Nui Dat Hill, 1AFT BAse, (circa March 1967)photograph, 131st locating battery, 1st field regt, raa, nui dat, gibbons collection catalogue, gnr cahill, m60 machine gun, slr, nui dat hill, 1 aft base, denis gibbons

Black frame, blue matte, colour photograph of Harry Bailey outdoor cinema, Nui Dat, c19687 rar, harry bailey theatre, nui dat

Black framed sepia group photo of members of "A" Field BatteryA Field Battery celebrating 100 years of service. 1st August 1971 - Nui Dat, Phuc Tuy province, South Vietnama field battery, nui dat, phuoc tuy province, south vietnam, photograph

Coloured Photograph in black frame with black matting of a convoy moving out of Nui Dat for FSB Coral 12th Mayphotograph, convoy moves out, nui dat, fsb coral, battle of coral-balmoral

Coloured photograph on blue background in gold and black frame of tents and stores, mud and water during Nui Dat Monsoonphotograph, nui dat

One sepia photograph in black frame with white matting of convoy moves out of Nui Dat for FSB Coral 12th of Mayphotograph, convoy moves out, fsb coral, battle of coral-balmoral