Showing 8 items matching "vietnam adoption"
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Slide - Sims Image Collection
... ...Vietnam Adoption...A soldier holding a baby being transported to Australia for adoption, Vietnam 1969/70....Peter Stanley Sims 44304 Slides Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Vietnam War Sims Australian Forces Vietnam HQ Australian Forces Vietnam Vietnam Adoption A soldier holding a baby being transported to Australia for adoption, Vietnam 1969/70. ...From a collection of 253 images on slides taken while on deployment in Vietnam, by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (44304), who served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, 1969 - 1970.A soldier holding a baby being transported to Australia for adoption, Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, vietnam adoption -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Newspaper - Two newspaper article, I'm AA33, by air from Saigon. After Thieu, the danger in Saigon is vacuum
... Vietnam war...refugees...adoption...The Age Dr John Frobes Saigon Babylift Vietnam operation babylift post-war post-Vietnam war refugees adoption orphans war orphans I'm AA33, by air from Saigon/ After Thieu, the danger in Saigon is a vacuum. ...An article by Douglas Alton, from the Age, dated Wednesday, April 23, 1975 that reported on children being evacuated from Saigon. Dr Forbes, the medical superintendent supervising the airlift from Saigon. Two newspaper articles from The Age, Wednesday 23 April, 1975. In large bold print the heading "I'm AA33, by air from Saigon" is written. Along side the article is a a photo of an infant behind cot bars in preparation for being airlifted from Vietnam. The second article is titled, "After Thieu, the danger in Saigon is a vacuum".I'm AA33, by air from Saigon/ After Thieu, the danger in Saigon is a vacuum.the age, dr john frobes, saigon, babylift, vietnam, operation babylift, post-war, post-vietnam war, refugees, adoption, orphans, war orphans -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchBoots, Jungle
... Jungle boots, Vietnam era, used by U S troops and also acquired by Australian troops, prior to adoption of the US leather GP boots....Frankston RSL Sub Branch 183 Cranbourne Road Frankston mornington-peninsula Jungle boots, Vietnam era, used by U S troops and also acquired by Australian troops, prior to adoption of the US leather GP boots. ...Jungle boots, Vietnam era, used by U S troops and also acquired by Australian troops, prior to adoption of the US leather GP boots.A pair of jungle boots, as new, that were issued during the Vietnam conflict for U S troops, but also acquired and used by Australian troops. Constructed of leather and green canvas, and the instep of both boots has a pair of circular brass eyelets with a several tiny holes for draining water from inside the boot. They have black rubber soles on both boots . In the arch of the heel is the boot size of '(10W)' and the manufacturers stamping of '(C.I.C.)' which is believed to be associated with the principal manufacturer 'GENESCO'. Inside there is an implant for increased wearer comfort. (CIC) and (10W) on the sole near the arch. The tongue has an ink imprint; (10W) (GJ) (3 68) (SPIKE) (PROTECTIVE) -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Paperback book, Ian W. Shaw, Operation babylift, 2019
... Rosemary and Margaret Moses, two former nuns from Adelaide, had spent eight years in Vietnam during the war, building up a complex of nurseries to house war orphans and street waifs as the organisation that built up around them facilitated international adoptions for the children. ...In late March 1975, as the Vietnam War raged, an Australian voluntary aid worker named Rosemary Taylor approached the Australian Embassy seeking assistance to fly 600 orphans out of Saigon to safety. Rosemary and Margaret Moses, two former nuns from Adelaide, had spent eight years in Vietnam during the war, building up a complex of nurseries to house war orphans and street waifs as the organisation that built up around them facilitated international adoptions for the children. As the North Vietnamese forces closed in on their nurseries, they needed a plan to evacuate the children, or all their work might count for little . Based on extensive archival and historical research, and interviews of some of those directly involved in the events described, Operation Babylift details the last month of the Vietnam War from the perspective of the most vulnerable victims of that war: the orphans it created.--[From Trove]White book with a picture of two women in green uniforms, one of whom is holding a baby, in front of a building with a corrugated roof. The title 'OPERATION BABYLIFT' is printed above the image in green, followed by the author's name in red text. At the top of the page it reads "The incredible story of the inspiring Australian women who rescued hundreds of orphans at the end of the Vietnam War".non-fictionIn late March 1975, as the Vietnam War raged, an Australian voluntary aid worker named Rosemary Taylor approached the Australian Embassy seeking assistance to fly 600 orphans out of Saigon to safety. Rosemary and Margaret Moses, two former nuns from Adelaide, had spent eight years in Vietnam during the war, building up a complex of nurseries to house war orphans and street waifs as the organisation that built up around them facilitated international adoptions for the children. As the North Vietnamese forces closed in on their nurseries, they needed a plan to evacuate the children, or all their work might count for little . Based on extensive archival and historical research, and interviews of some of those directly involved in the events described, Operation Babylift details the last month of the Vietnam War from the perspective of the most vulnerable victims of that war: the orphans it created.--[From Trove]rosemary taylor, margaret moses, vietnam war, children and war -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Paperback book, Ian W. Shaw, Operation babylift, 2019
... Rosemary and Margaret Moses, two former nuns from Adelaide, had spent eight years in Vietnam during the war, building up a complex of nurseries to house war orphans and street waifs as the organisation that built up around them facilitated international adoptions for the children. ...In late March 1975, as the Vietnam War raged, an Australian voluntary aid worker named Rosemary Taylor approached the Australian Embassy seeking assistance to fly 600 orphans out of Saigon to safety. Rosemary and Margaret Moses, two former nuns from Adelaide, had spent eight years in Vietnam during the war, building up a complex of nurseries to house war orphans and street waifs as the organisation that built up around them facilitated international adoptions for the children. As the North Vietnamese forces closed in on their nurseries, they needed a plan to evacuate the children, or all their work might count for little . Based on extensive archival and historical research, and interviews of some of those directly involved in the events described, Operation Babylift details the last month of the Vietnam War from the perspective of the most vulnerable victims of that war: the orphans it created.--[From Trove]White book with a picture of two women in green uniforms, one of whom is holding a baby, in front of a building with a corrugated roof. The title 'OPERATION BABYLIFT' is printed above the image in green, followed by the author's name in red text. At the top of the page it reads "The incredible story of the inspiring Australian women who rescued hundreds of orphans at the end of the Vietnam War".non-fictionIn late March 1975, as the Vietnam War raged, an Australian voluntary aid worker named Rosemary Taylor approached the Australian Embassy seeking assistance to fly 600 orphans out of Saigon to safety. Rosemary and Margaret Moses, two former nuns from Adelaide, had spent eight years in Vietnam during the war, building up a complex of nurseries to house war orphans and street waifs as the organisation that built up around them facilitated international adoptions for the children. As the North Vietnamese forces closed in on their nurseries, they needed a plan to evacuate the children, or all their work might count for little . Based on extensive archival and historical research, and interviews of some of those directly involved in the events described, Operation Babylift details the last month of the Vietnam War from the perspective of the most vulnerable victims of that war: the orphans it created.--[From Trove]rosemary taylor, margaret moses, vietnam war, children and war -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Slide - Sims Image Collection
... Babies awaiting needles prior to adoption in Australia at the medical centre, Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam, Saigon 1970....Peter Stanley Sims 44304 Slides Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Vietnam War Sims Australian Forces Vietnam HQ Australian Forces Vietnam Free World Military Assistance Organisation Babies awaiting needles prior to adoption in Australia at the medical centre, Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam, Saigon 1970. ...From a collection of 253 images on slides taken while on deployment in Vietnam, by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (44304), who served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, 1969 - 1970.Babies awaiting needles prior to adoption in Australia at the medical centre, Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam, Saigon 1970.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, free world military assistance organisation -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Slide - Sims Image Collection
... Babies awaiting needles prior to adoption in Australia at the medical centre, Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam, Saigon 1970....Peter Stanley Sims 44304 Slides Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Vietnam War Sims Australian Forces Vietnam HQ Australian Forces Vietnam Free World Military Assistance Organisation Babies awaiting needles prior to adoption in Australia at the medical centre, Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam, Saigon 1970. ...From a collection of 253 images on slides taken while on deployment in Vietnam, by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (44304), who served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, 1969 - 1970.Babies awaiting needles prior to adoption in Australia at the medical centre, Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam, Saigon 1970.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, free world military assistance organisation -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Briand, Rena, The Waifs
... National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Interracial adoption - Australia Vietnamese Children A handful of women fought to get a few Vietnamese waifs to Australia. ...A handful of women fought to get a few Vietnamese waifs to Australia. Their opponents were formidable - conniving politicians hypocritical church leaders racist social workers and the phony "charitables" of Toorak. A moving and courageous story.A handful of women fought to get a few Vietnamese waifs to Australia. Their opponents were formidable - conniving politicians hypocritical church leaders racist social workers and the phony "charitables" of Toorak. A moving and courageous story.interracial adoption - australia, vietnamese children
