Photograph - Lithographic Squadron Personnel and Equipment, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1990

Historical information

This is a set of 16 photographs of Lithographic personnel and equipment taken at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in 1990. The Army Svy Regt printed hydrographic charts for the Royal Australian Navy and operated the chart library in the Coach House as seen in photo .16P. Tom Chisolm, John Hogan and Joe Farrington fulfilled the role of the RAN Liaison Officer from 1965 to 1996. Hydrographic Charts were an essential authoritative source for the depiction of coastal and offshore features shown on RA Svys’ map and chart products. More information on the role of the RAN Liaison Officer is provided in page 114 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. One of Fortuna’s tunnel entrances was located beneath the Coach House.

Physical description

This is a set of 16 photographs of Lithographic Squadron personnel and equipment taken at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in 1990. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified squash player.
.2) - Photo, colour, 1990. CPL Terry King demonstrates his squash skills.
.3) & .4) - Photo, colour, 1990. Photo Troop’s CPL Terry King.
.5) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Photo Troop’s LCPL John Bragg and LCPL Andrew Morrison-Evans.
.6) - Photo, colour, 1990. Photo Troop’s LCPL John Bragg.
.7) - Photo, colour, 1990. Photo Troop’s LCPL Andrew Morrison-Evans.
.8) - Photo, colour, 1990. Photo Troop’s CPL Penny Knott.
.9) - Photo, colour, 1990. Print Troop’s SPR Ross Anza operating the Original Heidelberg Printing Press.
.10) - Photo, colour, 1990. Photo Troop’s SPR Scott Cameron.
.11) - Photo, colour, 1990. Photo Troop’s SPR Scott Cameron’s best ‘seagull’ impression.
.12) & .13) - Photo, colour, 1990. Photo Troop’s SPR Tony Purton.
.14) - Photo, colour, 1990. Photo Troop’s SPR Shane Campbell.
.15) - Photo, colour, 1990. Photo Troop’s SPR Dave Pumpa.
.16) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Lithographic Squadron buildings, Coach house (Navy Chart Library).

Inscriptions & markings

There are no personnel identified.

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