Roadhouse, placed there by those who first tried to find him when they wanted to re-bury him. Lo counts her time at Bradshaw as one of those times in your life that make a permanent impression. I will never forget Bradshaw and the unbridled access we had for around ten years or so… the incredible experiences. Brad, our helicopter pilot taking us fishing and Ian Biggs and I falling asleep on the banks of a crocodile infested creek, the waking in shock to find the heli there but the pilot gone and panicking that he must have been taken. He hadn’t been. He was there, looking at these Army idiots who seemed totally incapable of understanding the risk of being ‘eaten’. The sight of Brad, the same pilot, getting bored flying slung loads of water around the TA, chasing Ken (ex-Army WO in PSMC) in his heli with a full, bucket of water to dump it on his head. The comradery of the camp fire and a beer after a dusty, long hot day. The cold, still nights and the clear starry skies. The deep reds, the rich browns and the bright greens. Now access is restricted and the ‘bridge to nowhere’ crosses the Vic River at Timber Creek with its gates preventing most from entering. But I don’t need to go there again. The place is burned into my memory. Huntsman AS9 An AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer in action during Exercise Pozieres Run in Townsville. Photo: Cpl Johnny Huang AS9 Huntsman artillery makes battlefield debut at Exercise Pozieres Run in Townsville By: Robert Dougherty – Defence Connect The Australian-made AS9 Huntsman artillery has made its battlefield debut after being deployed for the 1st (Australian) Division’s Exercise Pozieres Run at Townsville Field Training Area earlier this month. Crews from the Australian Army 3rd Brigade tested the warfighting capability of the selfpropelled howitzer in a series of realistic integrated activities.
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