Historical information

This is a set of 18 photographs of contractors preparing the foundations for the construction of Lithographic Squadron’s new Printing Building at Fortuna, Bendigo on the 2nd of October 1987. The building was purpose built to house a new computer-controlled Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 five colour lithographic offset Printing Press. The print room was named Wayzgoose Hall after a medieval printing house festival. Wayzgoose Hall and the Speedmaster Press printing capability was commissioned by the Commander of the 3rd Military District BRIG P. Davies AM, ADC on Wednesday 27th June 1990. This occasion is covered in more detail in page 145 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4.

Physical description

This is a set of 18 photograph of the foundations being prepared for Lithographic Squadron’s new Printing Building, Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, 2nd October 1987.
Black and white photos .1P to .4P are on photographic paper and scanned at 300 dpi. Photographs .5P to.18P are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) to .9) - Photo, black & white, 1987. Foundations preparation.
.10) - Photo, black & white, 1987. Foundations preparation, Paul Baker.
.11) - Photo, black & white, 1987. Foundations preparation, Gary Kerr
.12) to .17) - Photo, black & white, 1987. Foundations preparation.
.18) - Photo, black & white, 1987. Foundations preparation, Gary Kerr

Inscriptions & markings

No personnel are identified. Annotated with date on negative sleeve.