Field Trip Preparations - Tellurometer traverse, Wyndham, Western Australia to Borroloola, Northern Territory 1960. This was a Tellurometer Traverse undertaken to establish 1st order EDM traverse (geodetic survey of Australia) from Mt Isa to Borroloola with airborne barometric altimetry in the Camooweal area. Followed by 1:250,000 map control by 4th order astro, airborne barometric altimetry and air photo annotation from Georgetown. Laplace Astro carried out as a separate activity from Camooweal, working north to Borroloola and east to Richmond. Also ‘Leap-frog’ barometer heighting from Croydon to Esmeralda closing on State BM at Croydon. Base camps were established at Camooweal for the traverse and Georgetown for the map control and annotation. Bilby towers were used on the coastal section of the EDM traverse, east and south of Borroloola. Vehicles used were Austin Champs (with Rolls Royce engines) and Humber one-ton trucks with Landrovers used for first time on a field trip. Other personnel included on the trip, but not exclusively are; Capt Clem Sargent, WO1 Des Moore, WO1 Ron Newman; Sgt Len Davies, Sgt Norm Vaughan, Sgt Joe Farrington (Laplace), Sgt Tony Slattery, Sgt John Van de Graaff (Laplace), Sgt Harry Wright (MT), Sgt Jack Waller (QM) Cpl Lou Sommer, Cpl Bob Skitch (later Sgt), Spr Don Cocker, Spr Ian Bryan, Spr Leo Bub, Spr Bruce Cockburn, Spr Pat Cox, Spr Jim Fitzhenry, Spr Bill Hills, Spr Noel Humphreys, Spr Dennis Woods, Spr Richard Jackson-Hope, Spr Bill Jeffery, Spr Andy Millar, Spr Dave Owen, Spr Blue Rogers, Spr Tom Royle, Spr Bob (Lofty) Thompson, Spr Peter Strandly and Spr Mick Symmons. This set of 6 photographs were taken in 1960 of preparations, prior to departure on a field trip to the Northern Territory by elements of the AHQ (Army) Survey Regiment under the command of Major Jim Stedman. Black and white photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, Unidentified personnel loading vehicles (Land Rovers) in preparation for Field trip. .2) - Photo, black & white, Unidentified personnel loading vehicles (Austin Champ front with Humber 1 ton at rear) in preparation for Field trip. .3) - Photo, black & white, Unidentified personnel loading vehicles (Austin Champ front with Humber 1 ton at rear) in preparation for Field trip. .4) - Photo, black & white, Unidentified personnel in a vehicle (Austin Champ preparing to depart on the Field trip. .5) - Photo, black & white, personnel on parade (MAJ Jim Stedman at left, WO1 Des Moore at right, others unidentified) prior to departing on the Field trip with new Land Rovers at back. .6) - Photo, black & white, Personnel on parade prior to departing on the Field trip. This photo is an enlarged, but clipped version of photo .5P. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr, fortuna, field survey