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Photograph - Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. Fortuna, Bendigo, 1978

  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.

    Bones Day at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa Bendigo. 1978. .1) - Softball Team Back Row L to R: Janet (Chopping) Justin, John Ashby, Scheryal Delforce, Tracey (Beckwith) Phillips. Front Row L to R: Zoe (Lisiewich) Ames, Di Chalmers, unidentified, Le-Anne (Smallshaw) Shirley, Lorraine (Daly) Talbot-Smith, Lynn Johnson.

  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.

    Bones Day at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa Bendigo. 1978. .2) - Tennis Team Back Row L to R: Mick Flynn, Chris Carter, Ken Delmenico. Front Row L to R: unidentified (x3), Adrian Rynberk.

  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.

    Bones Day at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa Bendigo. 1978. .3) - Golf Team Back Row L to R: George Austen, unidentified, Roger Rees. Front Row L to R: Peter Imeson, Greg Gilbert, unidentified officer, Paul Richards.

  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.

    Bones Day at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa Bendigo. 1978. .4) - Basketball action: Gill Park – No. 8

  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.

    Bones Day at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa Bendigo. 1978. .5) - evening events L to R: Garry Hudson, unidentified RAAF airwoman.

  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.

    Bones Day at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa Bendigo. 1978. .6) - evening events L to R: Gary Warnest, Wayne Rothwell.

  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.

    Bones Day at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa Bendigo. 1978. .7) - evening events L to R: Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, unidentified RAAF airwoman.

  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.

    Bones Day at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa Bendigo. 1978. .8) - evening events L to R: Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, unidentified, Ian Belmont, Ken Slater.

  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.
  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.
  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.
  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.
  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.
  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.
  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.
  • Annual Sport Competition: Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. 1978.

Historical information

These eight photographs were taken at Bones Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment and the RAAF School of Radio at Bendigo in November 1978. The two units took turns each year to host the event. The day competition usually comprised basketball, 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.

Physical description

These eight photographs were taken at Bones Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment and the RAAF School of Radio at Bendigo in November 1978. 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, 1978, Softball Team Back Row L to R: Janet (Chopping) Justin, John Ashby, Scheryal Delforce, Tracey (Beckwith) Phillips. Front Row L to R: Zoe (Lisiewich) Ames, Di Chalmers, unidentified, Le-Anne (Smallshaw) Shirley, Lorraine (Daly) Talbot-Smith, Lynn Johnson.
.2) - Photo, black & white, 1978, Tennis Team Back Row L to R: Mick Flynn, Chris Carter, Ken Delmenico. Front Row L to R: unidentified (x3), Adrian Rynberk.
.3) - Photo, black & white, 1978, Golf Team Back Row L to R: George Austen, unidentified, Roger Rees. Front Row L to R: Peter Imeson, Greg Gilbert, unidentified officer, Paul Richards.
.4) - Photo, black & white, 1978, Basketball action: Gill Park – No. 8
.5) - Photo, black & white, 1978, evening events: L to R: Garry Hudson, unidentified RAAF airwoman.
.6) - Photo, black & white, 1978, evening events: L to R: Gary Warnest, Wayne Rothwell.
.7) - Photo, black & white, 1978, evening events: L to R: Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, unidentified RAAF airwoman.
.8) - Photo, black & white, 1978, evening events: L to R: Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, unidentified, Ian Belmont, Ken Slater.

Inscriptions & markings

.1P to .8P – No personnel are annotated.

Subjects

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