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Photograph - Five Nation Mapping, Charting & Geodesy Conference - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, Five Nation Mapping, Charting & Geodesy Conference - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1990

  • Five Nations MC&G Conference - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1990.

    Five Nations MC&G Conference c1990. .1) - back row L to R: unidentified (x2), D-SVY COL Don Swiney MBE, unidentified (x2), front row L to R: unidentified (x3), MAJ GEN John Baker AC DSM FTSE, unidentified (x3).

  • Five Nations MC&G Conference - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1990.

    Five Nations MC&G Conference c1990. .2) - back row L to R: unidentified (x2), D-SVY COL Don Swiney MBE, unidentified (x2), front row L to R: all unidentified.

  • Five Nations MC&G Conference - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1990.

    Five Nations MC&G Conference c1990. .3) - back row L to R: unidentified (x2), D-SVY COL Don Swiney MBE, unidentified (x3), front row L to R: all unidentified.

  • Five Nations MC&G Conference - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1990.

    Five Nations MC&G Conference c1990. .4) - L to R: LTCOL Simon Lemon, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, MAJ GEN John Baker AC DSM FTSE, MAJ Bob Coote.

  • Five Nations MC&G Conference - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1990.
  • Five Nations MC&G Conference - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1990.
  • Five Nations MC&G Conference - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1990.
  • Five Nations MC&G Conference - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. c1990.

Historical information

This collection of four photographs was taken at the Five Nation Mapping, Charting & Geodesy (MC&G) Conference, held at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in 1991. Directors (or their representatives) from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States of America military mapping agencies attended Five Nations MC&G Conference. The Director of Australia’s Joint Intelligence Organisation - MAJ GEN John Baker AC DSM FTSE attended the conference. Photos .1P to .3P were taken in the front of Fortuna’s Pompeii Fountain and photo .4P was taken probably at the same time in Lithographic Squadron’s main print room. More information on this conference is provided in page 145 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. Note – Photo .1P was also published on page 144 of the book. It was incorrectly dated 1988.

Physical description

This set of four photographs was taken during the Five Nation Mapping, Charting & Geodesy (MC&G) Conference, held at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in October 1990. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 1200 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1)- Photo, colour, 1991, back row L to R: unidentified (x2), D-SVY COL Don Swiney MBE, unidentified (x2), front row L to R: unidentified (x3), MAJ GEN John Baker AC DSM FTSE, unidentified (x3).
.2) - Photo, colour, 1991, back row L to R: unidentified (x2), D-SVY COL Don Swiney MBE, unidentified (x2), front row L to R: all unidentified.
.3} - Photo, colour, 1991, back row L to R: unidentified (x2), D-SVY COL Don Swiney MBE, unidentified (x3), front row L to R: all unidentified.
.4} - Photo, colour, 1991, L to R: LTCOL Simon Lemon, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, MAJ GEN John Baker AC DSM FTSE, MAJ Bob Coote.

Inscriptions & markings

No personnel or civilians are identified. ‘5 Nations Conference ‘91’ is annotated on plastic negative sleeve. Note – the 1991 date is most likely incorrect as there is conflicting dates. Refer to Historical information.

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