Historical information

These eight photographs were most likely taken from the 1960s to the 1980s in Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. Photos .1P, .7P, and .8P are not annotated although .7P and .8P are positively identified. The others have the name of the technicians written on the back. In these photos the technician preparing printing plates for offset printing. The Printing Technician in photo .1P is resurfacing a zinc printing plate with ball bearings. In photos .2P to .6P the Printing Technicians are applying a light sensitive coating on the printing plate. In photos .7P and .8P the Printing Technicians are placing a map negative on top of the printing plate in a vacuum frame before light exposure.

Physical description

This is a set of photographs of lithographic technicians preparing printing plates at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo from c1960s to c1980s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi.
.1) - Photo, black & white, c1960s, SPR Bruce, Lithographic Squadron
.2) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Lance Percey, Lithographic Squadron
.3) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, LCPL Col Hardisty, Lithographic Squadron
.4) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, SPR Dave Edwards, Lithographic Squadron
.5) - Photo, colour, c1970s, John Cain, Lithographic Squadron
.6) - Photo, colour, c1970s, SGT Ken Slater, Lithographic Squadron
.7) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Roy Hicks, Lithographic Squadron
.8) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, CPL Gary Drummond, Lithographic Squadron

Inscriptions & markings

.1P - annotated 'SPR Bruce' on back of dupicate photo located in Volume 7 folder.
.2 to .7 – personnel names (less rank) annotated on back.
.8P – no annotation