| Accession Number | S03523 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 3 min 55 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; KODAK; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; mono; 7 inch |
| Maker |
Jones, Geoffrey Horsnett Gillman, Barrie Winston Farleigh |
| Date made | July 1967 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Geoffrey Horsnett Jones as a journalist for the Herald and Weekly Times, South Vietnam 1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman
Description
Jones speaks of the reasons for his six-week assignment in South Vietnam; the type of material he is wanting to report on; his visits to 1st Australian Task Force base, Nui Dat and to the village of Hoa Long where, as a result of civic action initiatives, a dispensary, a hospital and other community buildings have been constructed; his impression of the work of the Australian officers in Phuoc Tuy Province.
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Geoffrey Horsnett Jones as a journalist for the Herald and Weekly Times, South Vietnam 1967, interviewed by Major Barrie Gillman