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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1969
Page
6
An array of tents and accessories is advertised with aggressive prices. 16 49 Birkmyre roof proofed walls, 7x9 and 12x12 marquees, nylon tents with floors, and assorted camping gear dominate the listings. Vietnam War-era statements by Mr. Gorton touch on troop withdrawals and gradual U.S. and Australian reductions.
The Opposition leader and the Prime Minister clash over an early Parliament return and phased Vietnam withdrawal plans. McGorton's statements and a Perth rally are cited, with criticisms of government subservience to America’s Vietnam objectives.
A chronology of Australia’s war involvement from 1962 onward notes initial advisory officers under Sir Robert Menzies, later deployment of Caribou aircraft, formation of Number 35 Squadron, first combat troops in 1968, Nui Dat task force and air support, plus a Royal Australian Navy destroyer joining the US task force in the South China Sea.
Canberra jet bombers of No 2 Squadron deployed to Vietnam from Malaysia. By November 1967 the Australian task force reached 7000 troops, with about 22 000 Australians having served. As of December 12 1967 334 Australians were killed in action and 1760 wounded. non battle casualties numbered 567. Four Victoria Crosses awarded, all to training team members.
The Opposition Leader Mr Whitlam criticized Mr Gorton during the election campaign for insisting that any reduction of Australian forces in Vietnam would endanger lives. He accused the government of using disallowing Labor's plan to disenfranchise in the states as a pretext and warned it would be intolerable to send replacements for battalions due home in March and June after the latest announcement.
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