This set of 43 photographs was taken in August 1990 during the Australian Army Chief of the General Staff (CGS) and Regimental Sergeant-Major of the Australian Army (RSM-A) visit to the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. Lieutenant General Henry John Coates AC MBE was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1990 to 1992. RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM was the 2nd RSM to be appointed to the position of RSM-A, the most senior Warrant Officer position in the Australian Army. His appointment was from 1987 to 1990. The name of the CGS’s aide de camp officer is unknown. The CGS and RSM-A visit to the Army Survey Regiment is covered on page 145 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. See Item 6154.6P for additional photos taken during the visit.This is a set of 43 photographs taken on the occasion of the Chief of the General Staff - Lieutenant General Henry John Coates AC MBE visit to the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo in August 1990. Colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, colour, 1990. Arrival of the CGS at Fortuna Villa. L to R: unidentified RACT driver, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol., unidentified aide de camp officer. .2) - Photo, colour, 1990. The CGS’s staff car, noting the 3 stars on red plate below the number plate. .3) - Photo, colour, 1990. Partners accompanying the tour delegation arrive at Fortuna Villa. Mrs Ruth van den Tol is 2nd from right, remainder unidentified. .4) - Photo, colour, 1990. The visitors gather at Fortuna Villa’s front steps. L to R: unidentified (x2), RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, unidentified (x2), Mrs Ruth van den Tol, unidentified. In background L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .5) - Photo, colour, 1990. The visitors gather at Fortuna Villa’s front steps. L to R: RSM WO1 Neville Stone, unidentified, RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, Mrs Ruth van den Tol, unidentified (x2). .6) - Photo, colour, 1990. The visitors gather at Fortuna Villa’s front steps. L to R: unidentified, RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, Mrs Ruth van den Tol, unidentified (x4). In background – RSM WO1 Neville Stone. .7) - Photo, colour, 1990. The visitors gather at Fortuna Villa’s front steps. L to R: RSM WO1 Neville Stone. unidentified, RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, unidentified (x4). Mrs Ruth van den Tol. .8) - Photo, colour, 1990. At Fortuna Villa’s front steps. L to R: RSM WO1 Neville Stone. RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM. .9) - Photo, colour, 1990. CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol at left invites CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE to sign the Visitors’ Book outside the Messes. .10) - Photo, colour, 1990. Production Control Office. L to R: CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, CAPT Roger Hancock, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, WO1 Colin Cuskelly. .11) - Photo, colour, 1990. Fortuna Villa Historic Tour. Unidentified visitors in the entrance foyer guided by CPL Le-Anne (Smallshaw) Shirley at far right. Mrs Ruth van den Tol faces the camera. .12) - Photo, colour, 1990. Descending the external stairway L to R: 2IC Maj Duncan Burns, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, unidentified aide de camp officer, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .13) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron brief L to R: LT Simon Buckpitt, OC MAJ Peter Clark, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, unidentified aide de camp officer. .14) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE watches as CPL Darren Wilkinson operates a B8 stereo plotter on the AUTOMAP 2 system. .15) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE views stereo aerial photography on a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .16) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. L to R: SSGT Andy Boath guides the CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE’s operation of a Wild B8 stereo plotter fitted with dual optics on the AUTOMAP 2 system. .17) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. L to R: SSGT Andy Boath explains a AUTOMAP 2 system feature coding menu to the CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE next to a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .18) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. L to R: SPR Paula (Golding) Brinsmead explains off-table map editing procedure to RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM. RSM WO1 Neville Stone stands on the background. .19) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. L to R: SPR Paula (Golding) Brinsmead explains off-table map editing procedure to RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM. .20) - Photo, colour, 1990. Cartographic Squadron brief. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, CAPT Dave McLachlan, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .21) - Photo, colour, 1990. Cartographic Squadron tour. SPR Ian Baldwin demonstrates AUTOMAP 2 system cartographic editing on a Graphic Editing Workstation. Standing L to R: CAPT Dave McLachlan, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .22) - Photo, colour, 1990. Cartographic Squadron tour. AUTOMAP 2 system cartographic editing demonstrated on a Graphic Editing Workstation. Standing L to R: LT Steve Hledik, unidentified aide de camp officer CAPT Dave McLachlan, 2IC MAJ Duncan Burns, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. .23) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron brief. L to R: OC MAJ Bob Coote, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. .24) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Aerial photograph film processing brief. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. OC MAJ Bob Coote, LT Marty Lyons in background. .25) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Map separation film processing brief. L to R: OC MAJ Bob Coote, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. .26) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Production of an orthophotomap proof brief. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. OC MAJ Bob Coote .27) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. KLIMCH large format camera brief. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, WO1 Bill Jones. .28) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. KLIMCH large format camera brief. L to R: CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. .29) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. KLIMCH large format camera brief. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, WO1 Bill Jones, SPR Gavin Craggs. .30) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Film enlargement/reduction process brief. L to R: WO1 Bill Jones, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, OC MAJ Bob Coote. Unidentified aide de camp officer, 2IC MAJ Duncan Burns in background. .31) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Colour topographic map proof production brief. L to R: OC MAJ Bob Coote, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, WO1 Bill Jones. .32) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, OC MAJ Bob Coote. .33) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron entrance. L to R: RSM WO1 Neville Stone, RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, unidentified, WO2 Rob Bogimul. .34) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron entrance. L to R: RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM. .35) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron entrance. L to R: RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, WO2 Rob Bogimul. .36) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron entrance. L to R: RSM WO1 Neville Stone, RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, WO2 Rob Bogimul. .37) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Print Room introductions. L to R: in background – WO2 Rob Bogimul, Unidentified aide de camp officer. In foreground - CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, OC MAJ Bob Coote, WO2 Jeff Willey, 2IC MAJ Duncan Burns. .38) & .39) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron. RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM addresses Army Survey Regiment personnel in the Print Room. .40) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron. Presentation of the Army Survey Regiment unit plaque. L to R: RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, RSM WO1 Neville Stone. .41) to .43) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron. RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM addresses Army Survey Regiment personnel in the Print Room..1P to .43P – Not annotated. Stored with ‘CMDR 3MD Visit Mar 90’ film negative sleeve sets.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna