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Alexander (High (Sandy) MacGregor as the Commanding Officer 3 Field Troop Australian Engineers interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited MacGregor, Alexander Hugh 'Sandy' Swanborough, Greg
CO 3 Field Troop Australian Engineers 19 September 1966 to 29 April 1966. 1 Field Squadron 30 April 1966 to 12 October 1966. Scene 9, Take 1: Describes early techniques used to enter tunnels. Men wer...F10652
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Beryl Gant as the mother of Kenneth Gant D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Gant, Beryl Swanborough, Greg
Mother of Kenneth Howard Gant (b.1945), sn 1730941, D Coy 6RAR. Killed in action 18 August 1966, battle of Long Tan. Scene 5, Take 1: Did not like conscription especially with so many regular soldie...F10636
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Brian Kent London as a Sergeant 5 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited London, Brian Kent Swanborough, Greg
Scene 37 take 1; he was in the 5RAR ready reaction Company and task to clear out the village of Binh Ba; estimates that two platoons of Viet Cong were in the village; describes the village of Binh Ba;...F10616
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Brian William Howard 'Horrie' as a member of 3 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Howard, Brian William (Horrie) Swanborough, Greg
Major, CO A Coy 3 RAR from 16 December 1967 to 28 November 1968. Scene 42, Take 1: First memory of Vietnam is damage and destruction to country's infrastructure and landscape. Scene 29, Take 1, rol...F10664
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Carey Howard McQuillan as a Private 1 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited McQuillan, Carey Howard Swanborough, Greg
Private 1RAR 7 June 1965 to 7 June 1966. Scene 9, Take 1, roll 66: Describes first impression of Vietnam and massive American war machine. 1 RAR well trained, prepared and felt comfortable with off...F10655
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Carmel Mararet Hurst as a civilian nurse, Government Surgical Team interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Hurst (nee Jorgensen), Carmel Margaret Swanborough, Greg
Scene F Take 1; part of the surgical team selected from the Royal Brisbane hospital in 1967-1968; describes the appalling conditions at Bien Hoa hospital; the daily work routine; Take 2. work entailed...F10620
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Colin (Col Joye) Jacobson as a civilian entertainer interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Jacobsen, Colin Frederick Swanborough, Greg
Civilian Entertainer. NSW Concert Party. 2/66 16 August 1966 to 25 August 1966. Scene 18, Take 1: Sponsored by Australian Government in response to requests from soldiers in Vietnam. Group was the ...F10651
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Denis James O'Donnell as a conscientious objector interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited O'Donnell, Denis James Swanborough, Greg
Denis James O'Donnell as a conscientious objector interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'. Scene 5 Take 1: Conscripted in 1965, went into 1st intake February 1967. He describes 12 week b...F10629
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Denis Stanley Gibbons as a photojournalist for John Fairfax & Sons and UPI interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Gibbons, Denis Stanley Swanborough, Greg
Photo Journalist with John Fairfax and Sons Ltd, January 1966 to October 1968. Photo Journalist with U.P.I, November 1968 to November 1970. Scene 8, Take 1: Describes having no restriction of movement...F10663
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Dennis Cameron Ayoub as a Sapper 3 Field Troop Australian Engineers interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'.
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Ayoub, Dennis Cameron Swanborough, Greg
Sapper 3 Field Troop Australian Engineers 11 September 1965 to 29 April 1966. Sapper 3 Field Troop Australian Engineers 30 April 1966 to 20 September 1966. Scene 9, Take 1; Ayoub a radio operator but...F10653
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Dennis Michael Mitchell Special Air Service Regiment interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Mitchell, Dennis Michael Swanborough, Greg
Roll 15 Scene 14 Take 1; role of the Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment was as the eyes and ears of the Task Force; used to seek out targets operated at greater range than other units and protection a...F10614
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Dianne Badcock as a Sister 1st Australian Field Hospital interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Badcock (nee Lawrence), Diane Swanborough, Greg
Sister, First Australian Field Hospital, RAAMC, Vung Tau 1969. Scene 16, Take 1: Gives reason for joining the Army was to go to Vietnam. Overwhelmed on arrival and describes casualties as suffering...F10662
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Dinh as a Vietnamese as a correspondent for Reuters News Agency interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Dinh, (given names unknown) Swanborough, Greg
Correspondent Reuters News Agency. Scene 27, Take 1: Describes importance of Tet festival. Vietnamese in Saigon in 1968 were rich through input of American money. Scene 28, Take 1: Explains knowledge...F10660
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Douglas Graham MacLennan as a Senior Liaison Officer Civil Affairs Unit interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited MacLennan, Douglas Graham Swanborough, Greg
Scene 37, Take 1: The morning after the battle at Binh Ba the Civil Affairs Unit came in to access the damage. Most of the houses had been severely damaged by tank fire and were uninhabitable. Duri...F10641
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Dr John Edward Taske 8 Field Ambulance and 1 Field Hospital RAAMC interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Taske, John Edward Swanborough, Greg
Captain, 1Field Regiment 22 April 1966 to 5 January, 1967. 5RAR 6 January 1967 to 31 January 1967. 1Field Regiment 12 May 1967 to 12 may 1967. Scene 12, Take 1: Describes first impressions of Vietnam ...F10638
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Dr Michael Anthony Naughton as the Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Officer 1 Australian Field Hospital interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Naughton, Michael Anthony Swanborough, Greg
Scene 16, Take 1: The staff of the 1 Australian Field Hospital operating theatre (OT) numbered about 12 – only 1 trained theatre nurse, the rest trained as OT technicians; National Servicemen from va...F10642
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Dr Peter Edwards as an Official Historian interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Edwards, Peter Swanborough, Greg
Roll 15 Take 1. The two main thrusts of Australia's policy leading to Vietnam was firstly the spread of Communism with the treat to Australia's security; feeling was that Australia was neglected in t...F10613
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Frances Newell interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Newell, Frances The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Swanborough, Greg
Scene 38 Take 1. Background as a student in 1966 at Melbourne University; family background strong belief in human life and responsibility; when Australia began committing troops to Vietnam she though...F10626
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Geoff Martin Kendall as a Lieutenant D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Kendall, Geoffrey Martin Swanborough, Greg
Lieutenant D Coy, 6RAR 8 June 1966 to 5 July 1967. Scene 19, Take 1: Describes first contact with Vietcong at Long Tan – moved forward to join 11 Platoon heavily engaged with enemy. Advancing Vietco...F10635
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Guy Richmond Griffiths as the Captain Commanding Officer HMAS Hobart interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Griffiths, Guy Richmond Swanborough, Greg
Captain CO HMAS Hobart, RAN from 15 December 1965 to 27 September 1967. Scene 23, Take 1: Describes background to deployment of HMAS Hobart in mid March 1967 at Subic Bay, on the 'gun line' south of...F10649