Four large wall hangings joined depicted the Trung Sisters on Elephants defeating the Chinese Rule over 2,000 years agomother of pearl, wall hanging

It began and ended with a trap. The first one nearl led a green Special Forces captain into a slaughter, the last cost the life of a heroic lietuenant. Between the two raged some of the fiercest infantry fighting of the Vietnam Waraustralia - armed forces - biography, vietnam war, personal narratives - australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian, battle of dong tre, battle of trung luong, battle of hoa hoi, 1st cavalry division, 101st screaming eagles, nva

See inscription. Gift from Vietnamese Captain to an Australian Captain in 1968Orange, yellow and red colourful Painting. Water scene with ten sampans featured floating: four in foreground and six gathered together in background. Mountain range in background. Three people featured on three sampans. Painting done on board. Wooden frame.Bottom RHS of painting front: "To Capt Goodchild/ From Capt Trung & 10 M.I.D/ June 1968 Vietnam" On frame at back: 5538383 Major Bernard Goodchild 15.01.34 - 01.08.2021, Enlistment date 1965 Discharge 1990, Corps RAAMC, 1st Australian Special Service Civil Affairs Unit, Vietnam (southern zone) 21.06.1967 - 25.06.1968painting, vietnam, goodchild, trung, sampan

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria conducted a range of exercise classes under the theme, "Move It Or Lose It". One such class was a pole exercise class for the Vietnamese community, designed for people 60 years of age and over. In this photo,three women are exercising, with wooden poles, on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles horizontally, at hip height, in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign that reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre. The following text on the sign, "A program of Jesuit Social Services", and a logo on either side of the text, are blurred in this photo.COL photo of three women exercising on a grass lawn outdoors with poles, which they are holding in front of them at waist height. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign which reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre. The following text on the sign, "A program of Jesuit Social Services", and a logo on either side of the text, are blurred in this photo.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, move it or lose it, pole exercises, holland court playground, vietnamese welfare resource centre, jesuit social services, 1998, 2000

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria conducted a range of exercise classes under the theme, "Move It Or Lose It". One such class was a pole exercise class for the Vietnamese community, designed for people 60 years of age and over. In this photo, a group of people are exercising, with wooden poles, on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles diagonally or vertically, with their arms outstrectched in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign that reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre A program of Jesuit Social Services", with a logo on either side of the text. A similar photo appears on page 5 of the 1998 Annual Report, accompanying a brief report titled 'Responding to Cultural Diversity' (on pages 4 & 5).COL photo of a group of people exercising with poles, on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles diagonally, with their arms outstrectched in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign that reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre A program of Jesuit Social Services", with a logo on either side of the text.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in black ink] Vietnamese Community exercise class - Move it or Lose it!arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, move it or lose it, pole exercises, holland court playground, vietnamese welfare resource centre, jesuit social services, 1998, 2000

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria conducted a range of exercise classes under the theme, "Move It Or Lose It". One such class was a pole exercise class for the Vietnamese community, designed for people 60 years of age and over. In this photo, a group of people are exercising, with wooden poles, on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles vertically in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign that reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre A program of Jesuit Social Services, with a logo on either side of the text. However, in this photo, the text and logos on the sign are blurred.COL photo of a group of people (some partially obscured) exercising with poles on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles vertically in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign which is blurred. As per other photos in this series, the sign reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre A program of Jesuit Social Services", with a logo on either side of the text.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, move it or lose it, pole exercises, holland court playground, vietnamese welfare resource centre, jesuit social services, 1998, 2000

Framed envelope with stylised film and Vietnamese writing - "Anh Vien", 42-44 Trung Trac. There are also ink anotations - "360" "42281" "1 roll 135", "8-5-67"anh-vien, trung trac, envelope

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 the French manager of the Duc Trung "Gallia' rubber plantation, complains, through an Australian Linguist interpreter about the 5th Battalion holding up production conducting the cordon and search of Operation Bondi. The complaint was fruitless.photograph, duc trung "gallia" rubber plantation, 5 rar, operation bondi, gibbons collection catalogue, 5th battalion, french manager, denis gibbons

This document was taken from the body of a Viet Cong runner who was ambushed by a clearing patrol around the Bn Base in December 1968.On A5 size paper there is a black and white photograph of a Vietnamese male with the name Trung-Ta Phan Mau beside it. The text of the flyer is in Vietnamese. On the reverse side the information is also in Vietnamese and it is dated 25/5/1968 and signed. Left of the signature reads DV342AH50368propaganda, viet cong, 9 rar, lockwood graham keith, 3123358, major graham lockwood, royal australian infantry corps, queensland university regiment, citizens military forces (cmf), the royal australian regiment

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria conducted a range of exercise classes under the theme, "Move It Or Lose It". One such class was a pole exercise class for the Vietnamese community, designed for people 60 years of age and over. In this photo, a pole exercise class is being conducted outdoors, in front of the Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre building. Each person in the group is holding a wooden pole in front of them at shoulder height, with their arms outstretched. A small, cropped version of this photo appears on page 8 of the 2000 Annual Report.COL photo of a group of people exercising with wooden poles, on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles horizontally at shoulder height, with their arms outstrectched in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign that reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre A program of Jesuit Social Services", with a logo on either side of the text.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, move it or lose it, pole exercises, holland court playground, vietnamese welfare resource centre, 1998, 2000

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 at the French owners house at the 'Gallia' rubber plantation, becomes a shady nook for the staff and workers on the plantation to keep out of the sun, as they await their turn to be interrogated and undergo identidy checks during Operation Bondi.(30/12/1969)photograph, duc trung "gallia" rubber plantation, 5 rar, operation bondi, gibbons collection catalogue, french manager, diggers, denis gibbons, idenity checks

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 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, diggers, prepare meals for Binh Ba villagers awaiting interrogation and identity checks, during the cordon and search Operation Bondi (30/12/1969) around the village and the Gallia Rubber Plantation.photograph, 5 rar, binh ba, operation bondi, duc trung "gallia" rubber plantation, gibbons collection catalogue, 5th battalion, diggers, denis gibbons, idenity checks

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 the French owners house at the 'Gallia' rubber plantation becomes a shady nook for the staff and workers as they await to be interrogated and undergo identidy checks during Operation Bondi. photograph, duc trung "gallia" rubber plantation, operation bondi, gibbons collection catalogue, french manager, diggers, 5 rar, denis gibbons, idenity checks

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 5 RAR digger, guards the Binh Ha plantation owners car, while a command armoured personnel carrier parks nearby. Plantation villagers file into a compound to await interrogation and identity checks during the cordon and search Operation Bondi. (30/12/1969)photograph, duc trung "gallia" rubber plantation, 5 rar, binh ba, operation bondi, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, apc, armoured personnel carrier, identity checks, interrogation, plantation villagers, 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 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, digger guards Binh Ha villagers awaiting interrogation and identity checks, during the cordon and search Operation Bondi.(30/12/1969). around the village and Gallia Rubber Plantation.photograph, duc trung "gallia" rubber plantation, operation bondi, 5 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, binh ba, digger, interrogation, identity checks, denis gibbons