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Six great years in Australian Army..No,it was not always easy or comfortable..Great mates,adventures,achievements,training,photos,films.
       
    
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Our wheels (tracks) for the next eight months
  • 1Our wheels (tracks) for the next…
Group to form 2/14 QMI Wacol Qld taken at Pucka
  • 2Group to form 2/14 QMI Wacol Qld…
Mini-Range and Pucka married quarters
  • 3Mini-Range and Pucka married qua…
Showing where our "rubber"tanks were
  • 4Showing where our "rubber"tanks …
UK made Centurion Mk-5 battle tank
  • 5UK made Centurion Mk-5 battle ta…
Mk-5 Centurion & .22 cal training gun
  • 6Mk-5 Centurion & .22 cal trainin…
Almost finished our gunnery course
  • 7Almost finished our gunnery cour…
Proud Australian tank gun students
  • 8Proud Australian tank gun studen…
And we get paid to fire these..Lucky us
  • 9And we get paid to fire these..L…
High Explosive "war-heads" for tanks
  • 10High Explosive "war-heads" for t…
Oh what a feeling..Firing these..K-pow
  • 11Oh what a feeling..Firing these.…
3 in the air at the same time..We did it
  • 123 in the air at the same time..W…
Now to load these down into the turrent
  • 13Now to load these down into the …
Gunnery practise..Puckapunyal Victotia
  • 14Gunnery practise..Puckapunyal Vi…
Student tank gunners at firing range
  • 15Student tank gunners at firing r…
Try to hold a camera still as it fires *#@*!
  • 16Try to hold a camera still as it…
The "second" .30cal Machine gun
  • 17The "second" .30cal Machine gun
Display for Officers in training..Pucka
  • 18Display for Officers in training…
1st Armoured Regiment ..Centurions
  • 191st Armoured Regiment ..Centurio…
Takes the fun out of shooting..Oh well
  • 20Takes the fun out of shooting..O…
Non-tactical breah on the "range"
  • 21Non-tactical breah on the "range…
1st Armoured Regiment moving out
  • 221st Armoured Regiment moving out
Leaving for exercise"Grand Slam"1959
  • 23Leaving for exercise"Grand Slam"…
USA made Harley and Studebaker
He has a big job.Keep convoy moving
Muddy "highway" leading to Dubbo NSW
  • 26Muddy "highway" leading to Dubbo…
Muddy track now a sealed highway
  • 27Muddy track now a sealed highway
Hey !  Let's book into a motel tonite !
  • 28Hey ! Let's book into a motel t…
Hardly the " HILTON " but it's home
  • 29Hardly the " HILTON " but it's h…
We even had our own un-official barber
  • 30We even had our own un-official …
In Victorian High Country.No heaters back of trucks
  • 31In Victorian High Country.No hea…
Bet the troops in the back got a fright.
  • 32Bet the troops in the back got a…
No "Pounds"($$) so we don't go in there
  • 33No "Pounds"($$) so we don't go i…
Mt Buffalo..Victoria..Australia  1959
  • 34Mt Buffalo..Victoria..Australia …
"Speed"..Lofty..Long Bow (Speed's)
  • 35"Speed"..Lofty..Long Bow (Speed'…
My VW in the main street of "old'" town
  • 36My VW in the main street of "old…