The author Morris West, a speaker at the first Australian Vietnam War teach-in, held at the ...

Accession Number P02297.009
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Carpay, Gabriel (Gabe)
Place made Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
Date made July 1965
Conflict Period 1960-1969
Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

The author Morris West, a speaker at the first Australian Vietnam War teach-in, held at the Australian National University (ANU). The teach-in lasted approximately eight hours and various aspects of America's and Australia's involvement in Vietnam were discussed. The crowd, predominantly students, numbered about 800.

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