A black and whitePhotograph in black frame with white matting of Captain Noel Sproles departing FSB Coral 6 Mayphotograph, capt noel sproles, battle of coral-balmoral

Black and white photograph of Noel Sproles, Troop Second In Command, Nui Datphotograph, behind the wire, noel sproles, nui dat, 1st topographical survey troop

Storyboard of Noel Sproles, troop Second In Command Nui Dat February 1968 - January 1963. Service Number 36566, 1st Topographical Survey Troopstoryboard, behind the wire, nui dat, noel sproles, 1st topographical survey troop

16 Photograph of Vietnam Veterans: Ian Teague; Jack Miller; Jim Archbold; John Haward; John Vincent; Keith Borger; Mike Wells; Noel Sproles; Wayne Lyons; Ray Hinge; Ron Hamlyn; Ron Hancock; Danny Burton; Ted Haddrick; Tony Bowden & Winston James.photographic exhibition, behind the wire

This is a set of 29 photographs of the presentation of the Defence Force Service Medal to personnel in recognition of 15 years of efficient remunerated service, or the Clasp for 5 years of additional service, at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo on Corps Day, 1st of July 1976. In photos .1P to .20P, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE GOC FF COMD is featured presenting the Defence Force Service Medal On a separate occasion in photos .19P to .23P, BRIG Brigadier Jim Shelton DSO, MC, MID COMD is featured presenting the Defence Force Service Medal. Photos .6P and.19P to .23P are also catalogued in item 6037.9P.This is a set of 29 photographs of the presentation of the Defence Force Service Medal, at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo on Corps Day, 1st of July 1976. The black & white photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi. .1) to 2) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to CO LTCOL Bob Skitch by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, SSGT Gordon Haswell marches off after the presentation of the Defence Force Service Medal by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to MAJ Noel Sproles by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO1 Tony Ellis by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO1 Marj Knight by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE, On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO1 Fred Panknin by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE, On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO2 Alan Bunn by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .9) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO2 Max Neil by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO2 Tibby Szentirmay by MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. On right: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey. .11) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE. .12) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey. .13) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE, SSGT Gordon Haswell, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .14) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .15) & .16) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, CAPT Dennis Puniard. .17) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell. .18) - Photo, black & white, 1976. L to R: WO2 Tibby Szentirmay, WO2 Max Neil, WO2 Alan Bunn, WO1 Fred Panknin, WO1 Marj Knight, WO1 Tony Ellis, MAJ Noel Sproles, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SSGT Gordon Haswell, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE, ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .19) & .20) - Photo, black & white, c1976. Defence Force Service Medal presented to WO1 Don Taylor by BRIG Jim Shelton DSO, MC, MID. On right: ADJT CAPT Dennis Puniard. .21) to .23) - Photo, black & white, c1976. Defence Force Service Medal presented to SGT Syd Davis by Brigadier Jim Shelton DSO, MC, MID. .24) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. CAPT Gary Kenney in centre of photo. .25) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. L to R: WO1 Tony Ellis in foreground, identified with guests in background LT Rob John, SSGT Dave Miles, WO1 Doug Malligan, WO1 Bill Boyd, WO2 Max Neil, WO1 Darby Munro, MAJ Peter Eddy, WO1 Marj Knight. .26) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. L to R: WO1 Sam Chambers, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE with guests. .27) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. Bendigo. L to R: WO1 Sam Chambers, Legislative Council Member for Bendigo Mr. Bruce Reid meets MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE with guests. CO LTCOL Bob Skitch in background. .28) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. Bendigo. L to R: unidentified, WO1 Sam Chambers, unidentified (x3), Min Chambers (switchboard operater), unidentified, LT Rene van den Tol, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE with guests. .29) - Photo, black & white, 1976. Post Defence Force Service Medal presentations. Bendigo. L to R: LT Rene van den Tol, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, MAJGEN John Williamson AO, OBE with guests..1P to .29P – No personnel are identified. Date and occasion annotated on film negative sleeve.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

These 15 photographs were taken at Bones Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment and the RAAF School of Radio at Bendigo circa 1970s. The two units took turns each year to host the event. The day competition usually comprised basketball, cricket, cross country, golf, sailing, squash, softball, tennis, touch football, rifle shooting, tug-of-war and volleyball. The “big bone” trophy comprising a large bone from a beast housed inside a wooden framed glass case, was awarded to the winner of the day competition. The evening competition often included darts, carpet bowls, hookey, quoits and billiards/snooker. The “little bone” (a mounted chicken bone) was the consolation trophy awarded to the winner of the evening competition. The 3-hour bus trip for the visiting unit on their return was typically very raucous. The history of the Bones Day competition is best described in the booklet titled - Bones of Contention Souvenir Program. 1965. Refer to Item 6267.These 15 photographs were taken at Bones Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment (ASR) and the RAAF School of Radio (SOR) at Bendigo circa 1970s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The black and white photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, SOR Squash Team: All unidentified. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, ASR Squash Team: Back row L to R: John Bennett, unidentified (x2), Brian Rogers. Front row L to R: unidentified, Irene Saunders. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, ASR Golf Team: Back row L to R: Ken Rich, Bob Coultard, unidentified (x3), Graeme Jeffers. Front row L to R: unidentified, Noel Sproles, Don Taylor, unidentified (x2). .4) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, SOR Tug-of-War Team: All unidentified. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, ASR Tug-of-War Team: Back row L to R: Peter Saunders. Noel Morrison, Jim Cook, Roy Morgan, Ken Slater, Geoff Haynes, Adrian Rynberk, Tony Ellis. Front row L to R: Tom Pattison, Bob Hayden, unidentified (x2), Peter ‘Blue’ Blaskett. .6) - Photo, colour, 1970s, ASR Rugby Team: Back row L to R: unidentified (x3), Bob Hayden, unidentified (x2). Centre row L to R: Col Darch, Chris Parkinson, unidentified (x2), Peter Mansell, unidentified (x2). Front row L to R: unidentified (x2), Kerry Gallager, unidentified (x2), Bob Williams. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, ASR Volleyball Team: Back row L to R: John Bullen, unidentified (x3), Tom Zentai, unidentified. Front row L to R: unidentified, John Winzar, Ken Slater, unidentified. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, ASR Rifle Shooting Team: Back row L to R: Tony Ellis, unidentified, John Waite, Ian ‘Lofty’ Turner. Front row L to R: Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, unidentified(x3). .9) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, SOR Rifle Shooting Team: All unidentified. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, ASR Tennis Team: Back row L to R: unidentified (x2), Shirley Stephenson, unidentified, Ros Melsom. Front row L to R: Lynn Ireland, Desi Asaris, unidentified, Rita Asaris. .11) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, ASR & SOR Basketball Teams: Back row L to R: Tom Pattison, Robert Melsom, remainder unidentified. Front row L to R: Russ Larsen, unidentified, John Thomas, unidentified (x2) Col Minto, unidentified. .12) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, ASR & SOR Volleyball Teams: Back row L to R: Roger Pearson, unidentified (x5), Greg Francis-Wright, unidentified. Front row L to R: unidentified (x2), Ken Slater, unidentified, John Bateman, unidentified, Kerry Gallagher. .13) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, SOR Cricket Team: All unidentified. .14) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, ASR Cricket Team: All unidentified. .15) - Photo, black & white, 1970s, ASR Tennis Team: Back row L to R: unidentified (x4), Terry Bulley, unidentified. Front row L to R: Mick Flynn, unidentified (x5)..10P annotated ‘BR ? ? Shirley ? Ros FR L to Right Lynn Ireland Desi ? Retia‘ on back of photo. Remaining photos are not annotated.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, bones day