Historical information

This set of 30 photographs of the Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Villa and surrounding facilities was taken circa 1985. The photos feature much of Fortuna’s exterior and most of the out-buildings spread over the property’s fifteen acres of grounds. After Defence took possession of Fortuna in 1942, the Q-store and engineering workshops were added during the wartime period. Soldiers were accommodated in tents during WW2 for 20 years next to the parade ground before the construction of accommodation buildings in 1962. In 1990 most of the weatherboard buildings in the Q-store area were replaced. A climate-controlled building was also constructed to house a map library and digital data media. This photo set also includes the exterior of Air Survey Squadron’s Building 16 and two modular buildings -16A and 16B that were added in the early 1980s to accommodate map production and technical services. See item 6457.22P for photos of Fortuna Villa’s interior that were taken at the same time.

Physical description

This set of 30 photographs of the Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Villa and surrounding facilities was taken circa 1985. The colour 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, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – view from the lake.
.2) to .4) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – front view.
.5) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – balcony view of transport compound and Air Survey Squadron.
.6) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – balcony view of Q-store and transport compound.
.7) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – balcony view of transport compound and Bendigo.
.8) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – balcony view of Q-store buildings.
.9) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – Pompeii Fountain and Stables.
.10) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa – coach house.
.11) - Photo, colour, c1985. Lithographic Squadron delivery docks.
.12) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa - Original Roman Bath entry.
.13) - Photo, colour, c1985. RAEME and carpentry buildings.
.14) - Photo, colour, c1985. Q-store buildings.
.15) - Photo, colour, c1985. Q-store buildings.
.16) - Photo, colour, c1985. Transport compound.
.17) - Photo, colour, c1985. Fortuna Villa’s original laundry, gardeners’ building.
.18) - Photo, colour, c1985. Duty Room.
.19) - Photo, colour, c1985. L to R: Side of Duty Room, RAP building.
.20) - Photo, colour, c1985. Transport compound, Q-store in background.
.21) - Photo, colour, c1985. Air Survey Squadron’s Building 16 viewed from carpark.
.22) - Photo, colour, c1985. Technical Services, Building 16B.
.23) - Photo, colour, c1985. Air Survey Squadron’s Building 16 courtyard.
.24) - Photo, colour, c1985. Technical Services, Building 16B viewed from Building 16 courtyard.
.25) - Photo, colour, c1985. Air Survey Squadron’s Building 16A and fernery viewed from walkway.
.26) - Photo, colour, c1985. Officers Accommodation.
.27) - Photo, colour, c1985. Other Ranks (OR’s) ‘New’ Barracks.
.28) - Photo, colour, c1985. OR’s Kitchen and Dining Room.
.29) & .30) - Photo, colour, c1985. Army Survey Regiment - Front Entry Gate

Inscriptions & markings

There are brief descriptions on a note behind each photograph.