Historical information

These four photographs of Photo Troop personnel dismantling the Consolidation Camera was taken in December 1989. The camera was removed from Lithographic Squadron’s BARCRO work area. Analogue large format cameras had become obsolete with the introduction of digital generation large format digital scanners and computer-based post processing of photography.

Physical description

This is a set of four photograph of Lithographic Squadron personnel dismantling the Consolidation Camera at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, in December 1989. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) - Photo, colour, 1989, L to R: Doug Whiteside, John Bragg and Andrew ‘Morrie’ Morrison-Evans dismantling the Consolidation Camera.
.2) - Photo, colour, 1989, Consolidation Camera.
.3) - Photo, colour, 1989, L to R: Andrew ‘Morrie’ Morrison-Evans, Doug Whiteside, John Bragg and Greg Howell dismantling the Consolidation Camera.
.4) - Photo, colour, 1989, L to R: Terry King, John Bragg, Andrew ‘Morrie’ Morrison-Evans and Doug Whiteside dismantling the Consolidation Camera.

Inscriptions & markings

No personnel are identified. A Minute written by CPL T. King addressed to the Unit Historian CPL Ian Nelson at para 1a: describes the item: ‘frames 12 to 16 – dismantling of the Consolidation Camera during Dec 89’