From the Archives, 1960: 21 bodies still in T.A.A. plane wreck
In one of Australia’s worst air disasters, TAA flight 538 crashed into the sea off Mackay, Queensland, killing 29 people on board.
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From the Archives, 1971: Diggers home by Christmas says PM
50 years ago, Australia’s Prime Minister William McMahon announced the gradual withdraw of Australian forces from South Vietnam. South Vietnamese officials were reportedly dismayed at the suddenness of the Australian move and the lack of prior consultation.
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Fit for heroes? What happened when the Vietnam vets returned home
Fit for heroes? What happened when the Vietnam vets returned home We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Peter Yule NewSouth, $49.99 Between 1961 and 1971 the United States sprayed about 73 million litres of chemical defoliant, primarily Agent Orange, across the Republic of Vietnam. In the aftermath of the war, veterans in both Australia and the United States seized on their exposure to Agent Orange as a way of explaining the health issues that had plagued them since the end of the conflict. What followed was decades of bitter st...
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