Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Army Survey Regiment - Fortuna Interior, Bendigo, c1985
This set of 22 photographs was taken inside Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Villa circa 1985. The photos feature some of Fortuna Villa’s interior. Unfortunately, the magnificent array of colours and hand-painted features of Fortuna’s leadlight windows are not highlighted with light transmission, as the photographer did not take the photos in the daytime. See item 6456.30P, for photos of Fortuna Villa’s exterior and The Army Survey Regiment’s out-buildings that were taken at the same time.This set of 22 photographs was taken inside Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Villa circa 1985. The colour photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi.
.1) & .2) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Reception/Music Room leadlight windows.
.3) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Entrance foyer door and leadlight windows.
.4) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Entrance foyer vaulted ceiling.
.5) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Dressing Room bay leadlight windows.
.6) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Dressing Room wood panel wardrobe (concealed marble bath inside).
.7) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Main bathroom’s solid cedar toilet chest and water pitcher set.
.8) to .14) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Drawing Room bay leadlight windows.
.15) to .16) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Cupola stairway leadlight windows.
.17) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Dining/ballroom doorway with velvet wallpaper.
.18) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Dining/ballroom.
.19) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Billiard room’s timber vaulted ceiling.
.20) & .21) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Top floor nursery samples of original wallpaper.
.22) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Top floor ballroom/gymnasium’s elaborate vaulted ceiling.There are brief descriptions on a note behind each photograph.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr