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Photograph - MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA to the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo, 1980

  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.

    MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA to the Army Survey Regiment, 1980. .1) - L to R: unidentified civilian (facing away), MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, MAJ Sam Schwartz US Exchange, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, D-SVY COL NRJ Hillier, MAJ Don Swiney MBE, Mrs Glen Swiney.

  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.

    MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA to the Army Survey Regiment, 1980. .2) - L to R: unidentified civilian & Mrs Glen Swiney, (facing away), MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, unidentified civilian (facing away).

  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.

    MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA to the Army Survey Regiment, 1980. .3) - L to R: unidentified visiting USA officer, MAJ Sam Schwartz US Exchange.

  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.

    MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA to the Army Survey Regiment, 1980. .4) - L to R: CAPT Peter Ralston, CAPT Dennis Puniard, CAPT Bob Roche, MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch.

  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.

    MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA to the Army Survey Regiment, 1980. .5) - L to R: unidentified (x4), MAJ Sam Schwartz US Exchange, unidentified, CAPT Bob Roche, unidentified (x3), MAJ Paddy Strunks, unidentified, Mrs Glen Swiney, unidentified civilian (facing away)., CAPT Don Maskew, unidentified civilian

  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.

    MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA to the Army Survey Regiment, 1980. .6) - L to R: MAJ Peter Eddy, D-SVY COL NRJ Hillier, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, remainder unidentified.

  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.

    MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA to the Army Survey Regiment, 1980. .7) - L to R: MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch.

  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.

    MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA to the Army Survey Regiment, 1980. .8) - L to R: ADJT CAPT John Harrison, unidentified civilian.

  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.

    MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA to the Army Survey Regiment, 1980. .9) - L to R: Mrs Glen Swiney, unidentified civilians (x2).

  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.
  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.
  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.
  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.
  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.
  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.
  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.
  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.
  • Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Visit: USA’s MAJGEN Nicholson - Director DMA. Feb 1980.

Historical information

This set of nine black and white photographs were taken during the visit to the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo by the Director of the USA’s Defense Mapping Agency –MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, on the 7th of February 1980. He was accompanied by US Army COL W.P. ‘Pinky' Holmes and an unidentified Major from the USAF. It is not known if their wives or partners were in attendance.

Physical description

This set of nine black and white photographs were taken during the visit to the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo by the Director of the USA’s Defense Mapping Agency –MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, on the 7th of February 1980. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: unidentified civilian (facing away), MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, MAJ Sam Schwartz US Exchange, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, D-SVY COL NRJ Hillier, MAJ Don Swiney MBE, Mrs Glen Swiney.
.2) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: unidentified civilian & Mrs Glen Swiney, (facing away), MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, unidentified civilian (facing away).
.3) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: unidentified visiting USA officer, MAJ Sam Schwartz US Exchange.
.4) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: CAPT Peter Ralston, CAPT Dennis Puniard, CAPT Bob Roche, MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch.
.5) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: unidentified (x4), MAJ Sam Schwartz US Exchange, unidentified, CAPT Bob Roche, unidentified (x3), MAJ Paddy Strunks, unidentified, Mrs Glen Swiney, unidentified civilian (facing away)., CAPT Don Maskew, unidentified civilian.
.6) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: MAJ Peter Eddy, D-SVY COL NRJ Hillier, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, remainder unidentified.
.7) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch.
.8) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: ADJT CAPT John Harrison, unidentified civilian.
.9) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: Mrs Glen Swiney, unidentified civilians (x2).

Inscriptions & markings

No personnel or civilians are identified

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