Historical information
This is a set of 43 photographs of a 4th Field Survey Squadron adventurous training held at Wilpena pound, in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia in 1989. It is evident the training focussed on teamwork, leadership, abseiling, rock climbing, field craft and living off the land survival skills. Elements from units of the Army Reserve also participated in the training. In this photo set, one of 4th Field Survey’s sections participated in abseiling and trekked to the highest mountain in the Flinders Ranges – St. Mary’s Peak. Refer to items 6553.56P for additional colour photographs taken during the adventurous training exercise.
Physical description
This is a set of 43 photographs of 4th Field Survey Squadron personnel undergoing adventurous training held at Wilpena pound, in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia in 1989. The black & white photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi.
.1) - Photo, black & white, 1989. L to R: SGT Laurie Justin, SGT Stu Symonds.
.2) - Photo, black & white, 1989. L to R: SGT Stu Symonds, CPL Roger Graf, SSGT Max Coletti, SPR Cheryl Deluca-Cardillo, SPR Andrew Quin.
.3) & .4) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Wilpena Pound topography.
.5) - Photo, black & white, 1989. SGT Stu Symonds.
.6) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Abseiling ropes and equipment.
.7) to .16) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Abseiling activities, unidentified soldier.
.17) to .18) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Abseiling activities, CPL Michelle Griffith.
.19) - Photo, black & white, 1989. L to R: unidentified (x5), SGT Mick Hogan, unidentified (x3).
.20) - Photo, black & white, 1989. L to R: CPL Roger Graf, CPL Michelle Griffith, SPR Cheryl Deluca-Cardillo, SGT Laurie Justin, SSGT Max Coletti, SPR Andrew Quin. SGT Stu Symonds.
.21) - Photo, black & white, 1989. L to R: unidentified (x2), SGT Stu Symonds.
.22) & .23) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Wilpena Pound topography.
.24) - Photo, black & white, 1989. SSGT Max Coletti.
.25) - Photo, black & white, 1989. SSGT Max Coletti, SPR Cheryl Deluca-Cardillo, SGT Stu Symonds.
.26) - Photo, black & white, 1989. SGT Stu Symonds.
.27) - Photo, black & white, 1989. L to R: CPL Michelle Griffith, SPR Cheryl Deluca-Cardillo, SSGT Max Coletti, SGT Laurie Justin, SPR Andrew Quin, CPL Roger Graf, SGT Stu Symonds.
.28) &.29) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Wilpena Pound topography.
.30) - Photo, black & white, 1989. SGT Stu Symonds.
.31) - Photo, black & white, 1989. CPL Michelle Griffith.
.32) - Photo, black & white, 1989. L to R: CPL Michelle Griffith, SGT Stu Symonds, SSGT Max Coletti, SGT Laurie Justin.
.33) - Photo, black & white, 1989. L to R: CPL Michelle Griffith, SGT Stu Symonds, CPL Roger Graf (standing), SSGT Max Coletti, SGT Laurie Justin.
.34) - Photo, black & white, 1989. L to R: SGT Stu Symonds, CPL Michelle Griffith, CPL Roger Graf (standing), SSGT Max Coletti, SGT Laurie Justin.
.35) to .37) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Wilpena Pound topography.
.38) - Photo, black & white, 1989. SPR Cheryl Deluca-Cardillo.
.39) - Photo, black & white, 1989. L to R: CPL Michelle Griffith, SGT Stu Symonds, SPR Andrew Quin, SGT Laurie Justin.
.40) &.41) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Wilpena Pound topography.
Inscriptions & markings
.1P to .43P – There are no personnel identified. ‘1989 ADV TRAINING’ annotated on negatives sleeve.