Historical information
These five photographs of the Komori Newkoni Printing Press were probably taken circa 1980s in Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. The photos are not annotated except for .4P. The Komori Newkoni Printing Press was a four-colour offset press. It was one of the replacements for the George Mann Printing Presses, however improvements to productivity were not realised as it was unreliable, was very cramped between decks and there were safety concerns for the operators. This lithographic printing machine built by Komori Printing Machinery Co., Ltd in Japan. The press was in service at the Army Svy Regt from 1975 to the 1980s.
Physical description
This is a set of photographs of the Newkoni Komori Printing Press operational at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo 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, c1980s, Terry Winzar, Lithographic Squadron
.2) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Roy Hicks, Lithographic Squadron
.3) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, L to R: unidentified, Kim Reynolds, unidentified (x3), John ‘Flash’ Anderson, Lithographic Squadron
.4) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Per Andersen, Lithographic Squadron
.5) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, John ‘Flash’ Anderson, Lithographic Squadron
Inscriptions & markings
Inscriptions and markings
.1 to .5 – no annotations