Historical information
This is a set of 11 photographs of an Army Headquarters (AHQ) Survey Regiment annual inter-squadron athletics competition held at the Tom Flood Sports Centre, Bendigo CBD circa 1960s. The AHQ Survey Regiment squadrons took part in traditional athletics events and novelty events such as wheelbarrow races, sack races, fireman’s carry and tug-of-war.
Physical description
This is a set of 11 photographs of an Army Headquarters (AHQ) Survey Regiment inter-squadron athletics competition held at Bendigo circa 1960s. 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) to .3) - Photo, black & white, c1960s, Unidentified soldiers competing in the Long Jump.
.4) - Photo, black & white, c1960s, Unidentified soldier competing in the High Jump.
.5) - Photo, black & white, c1960s, Unidentified soldiers competing in the 100m Hurdles.
.6) - Photo, black & white, c1960s, Unidentified soldier competing in the Shot Put.
.7) & .8) - Photo, black & white, c1960s, Unidentified soldiers competing in a running event.
.9) - Photo, black & white, c1960s, Unidentified soldiers competing in the Tug-Of-War.
.10) - Photo, black & white, c1960s, L to R: CAPT Jack ‘Angry’ O’Neill and an unidentified soldier compete in the Wheelbarrow Race at the Athletics Track.
.11) - Photo, black & white, c1960s, Unidentified soldiers handling a machine gun at the Athletics Track.
Inscriptions & markings
.1P to .10P – There are no annotations