Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial dedication

This video records the dedication ceremony of the Australian Vietnam forces war memorial, Canberra, in October 1992. The video also contains footage of Australian soldiers in action in the Vietnam conflict, speeches by the Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, and a tree planting ceremony and speech about the Australian Vietnam Forces Memorial forest comprising a tree for every Australian soldier or civilian who lost their lives during the Vietnam conflict. Commentators include Bruce Webster, Bill Fogarty, Paul Berger and Graham Neil.

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Credits

producer

Kinsie McDonald

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

director

Max Donnellan

Duration

03:00:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1992

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303794

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War memorials - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1992

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