Photograph - Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo, 1991

Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .1) - L to R: SGT Frank Lenane, MAJ Bob Coote facing away, SGT J.E. Haselhoff, MAJ Ray Redman, unidentified (x2), CAPT Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard, Kathy Rogister facing away, remainder unidentified. .2) - L to R: Kathy Rogister, Di ?, unidentified (x2), Kathy ?, unidentified.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .3) - L to R: Donna Smalley, unidentified, BRIG P. Davies AM ADC remainder unidentified. .4) - L to R: WO2 Wayne Rothwell, Donna Smalley facing away, SGT Frank Lenane, Debbie ?, remainder unidentified.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .5) - L to R: unidentified (x2), Anne Edwards, in background Neil Morgan, Ken Demenico, SGT J.E. Haselhoff, in background unidentified, SGT Frank Lenane. .6) - BRIG P. Davies AM ADC, unidentified, Di ?, remainder unidentified.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .7) - L to R: Di ?, Karen ? BRIG P. Davies AM ADC. .8) - L to R: unidentified (x2), Kathy Rogister, BRIG P. Davies AM ADC.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .9) - L to R: Ken Demenico, unidentified. .10) - L to R: Ken Demenico, CO Rene van den Tol, unidentified.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .11) - unidentified (x2). .12) - L to R: unidentified, Di ?, Kathy Rogister. .13) - L to R: unidentified (x2), Sue ?.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .14) - L to R: unidentified (x2), Kathy ? unidentified Di ? facing away, Karen Rothwell. .15) - L to R: unidentified children, BRIG P. Davies AM ADC in background.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .16) - L to R: Janine Leskovec, Jane?, remainder unidentified. .17) - L to R: Debbie ?, Ken Demenico, SGT J.E. Haselhoff.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .18) - L to R: Rosemary ?, Kathy ?. .19) - L to R: Ruth van den Tol, Debbie ?.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .20) - L to R: Vicki Bowes, Cheryl Learmonth? unidentified, Tammy ?. .21) - “The Retreat” Commemoration Plaque.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .22) - Tracey (Beckwith) Phillips delivers her speech.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .23) - L to R: Tracey (Beckwith) Phillips, CO Rene van den Tol.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .24) - L to R: unidentified, Donna Smalley, unidentified (x3), Ruth van den Tol. .25) - L to R: CO Rene van den Tol, Anne Edwards, BRIG P. Davies AM ADC.

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Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, 1991. .26) to .28) - Unidentified children.

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This is a set of 28 photographs of the opening of the Fortuna Wives’ Club Retreat at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo in December 1991. The Commander of the 3rd Military District BRIG P. Davies AM ADC attended the function. The social importance of the Fortuna Wives’ Club to the spouse of new members posted to the unit is provided in page 122 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4.

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This is a set of 28 photographs of the opening of the Fortuna Wives Club Retreat at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo in December 1991. The set of photos are on 35mm negative film, and most were scanned at 2400 dpi. Photos .3P, .5P, .6P, .15P, and .26P to .28P were scanned at 1200 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: SGT Frank Lenane, MAJ Bob Coote facing away, SGT J.E. Haselhoff, MAJ Ray Redman, unidentified (x2), CAPT Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard, Kathy Rogister facing away, remainder unidentified.
.2) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Kathy Rogister, Di ?, unidentified (x2), Kathy ?, unidentified.
.3) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Donna Smalley, unidentified, BRIG P. Davies AM ADC remainder unidentified.
.4) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: WO2 Wayne Rothwell, Donna Smalley facing away, SGT Frank Lenane, Debbie ?, remainder unidentified.
.5) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: unidentified (x2), Anne Edwards, in background Neil Morgan, Ken Demenico, SGT J.E. Haselhoff, in background unidentified, SGT Frank Lenane.
.6) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: BRIG P. Davies AM ADC, unidentified, Di ?, remainder unidentified.
.7) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Di ?, Karen ? BRIG P. Davies AM ADC.
.8) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: unidentified (x2), Kathy Rogister, BRIG P. Davies AM ADC.
.9) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Ken Demenico, unidentified.
.10) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Ken Demenico, CO Rene van den Tol, unidentified.
.11) - Photo, colour, 1991. unidentified (x2).
.12) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: unidentified, Di ?, Kathy Rogister.
.13) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: unidentified (x2), Sue ?.
.14) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: unidentified (x2), Kathy ? unidentified Di ? facing away, Karen Rothwell.
.15) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: unidentified children, BRIG P. Davies AM ADC in background.
.16) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Janine Leskovec, Jane?, remainder unidentified.
.17) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Debbie ?, Ken Demenico, SGT J.E. Haselhoff.
.18) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Rosemary ?, Kathy ?.
.19) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Ruth van den Tol, Debbie ?.
.20) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Vicki Bowes, Cheryl Learmonth? unidentified, Tammy ?.
.21) - Photo, colour, 1991. “The Retreat” Commemoration Plaque.
.22) - Photo, colour, 1991. Tracey (Beckwith) Phillips delivers her speech.
.23) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: Tracey (Beckwith) Phillips, CO Rene van den Tol.
.24) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: unidentified, Donna Smalley, unidentified (x3), Ruth van den Tol.
.25) - Photo, colour, 1991. L to R: CO Rene van den Tol, Anne Edwards, BRIG P. Davies AM ADC.
.26) to .28) - Photo, colour, 1991. Unidentified children.

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No personnel are identified. ‘Opening of Fortuna Wives Club “Retreat” Dec ‘91’ annotated on plastic negative sleeve.

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Identifier

9113.28P

Date made

1991

Place made

Bendigo, Victoria

Materials

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Measurements

Length: 2.4 centimetres, Height: 3.6 centimetres

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Photograph - Opening of Fortuna Wives Club Retreat, Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo, 1991

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