Photograph - Army Survey Regiment Officers Mess Ball – Smorgasburg Dinner, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo, 1990

Historical information

This is a set of 41 photographs taken at the Army Survey Regiment (ASR) Officers Mess Ball held at the Fortuna Villa on the 17th of February 1990. Photos of personnel and their guests were taken on their arrival in the gardens at the front of the main building. The 3rd Military District Band provided the music. Formal photos were taken in Fortuna Villa’s cupola stairwell. The dance was held in the Ballroom on the top floor of Fortuna Villa with a civilian show band providing the music. The Dinner featuring in this set of photos was taken in Fortuna Villa’s Ballroom, Tavern and temporary 20’ x 30’ Army tents set up on the roadway in front of the transport compound. Contracted staff provided the catering, the ASR’s Australian Army Catering Corps (AACC) and RASvy Other Ranks performed stewarding and kitchen hand duties. Refer to items 9168.18P, 9169.33P, 9171.5P and 9172.12P for additional photographs taken at the Ball.

Physical description

This is a set of 41 photographs taken at the Officers Mess Ball held at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa on the 17th of February 1990. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 2400 dpi.
.1) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified contractors prepare the smorgasburg tables in the Ballroom.
.2) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified contractors prepare the smorgasburg tables in the Ballroom In readiness for guests. SPR Ross Anza at far right.
.3) - Photo, colour, 1990. Smorgasburg tables in the Tavern In readiness for guests.
.4) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified AACC steward in front of the Ball mannequins.
.5) - Photo, colour, 1990. The Ball mannequins. What a perfect couple!
.6) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: LT Steve Hledik, LT Marty Lyons and their partners meet the Ball mannequins.
.7) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guest, Ruth van den Tol and CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol meet the Ball mannequins.
.8) & .9) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guests serve themselves at the smorgasburg tables.
.10) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: CAPT Terry Lord, unidentified guest, CAPT Roger Hancock, remainder unidentified.
.11) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guests (x2), Corps CMDT COL John Hillier (Retd), COMD 3MD BRIG P. Davies AM ADC, unidentified guest.
.12) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guests (x2), Corps CMDT COL John Hillier (Retd), MAJ Neil Taylor, COMD 3MD BRIG P. Davies AM ADC, remainder unidentified.
.13) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guests (x3), D-SVY COL Don Swiney MBE, MAJ B.J. Donaldson – US Exchange, unidentified guests (x3), CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol.
.14) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guest, MAJ B.J. Donaldson – US Exchange, Glen Swiney, D-SVY COL Don Swiney MBE, unidentified guests (x3), CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, remainder unidentified.
.15) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified stewarding contractors (x2), MAJ Robin Blackburn and his partner, remainder unidentified.
.16) - Photo, colour, 1990. CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol and his partner Ruth.
.17) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: LT Chris Topovsek, unidentified guests (x4), CAPT Dave Stephenson.
.18) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guest, LT Cameron Kelly, unidentified guests (x2), LT Craig Hersant.
.19) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: LT Garran Addison, unidentified guest, LT Craig Hersant, unidentified guest.
.20) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: LT Craig Hersant, unidentified guest, LT Cameron Kelly.
.21) - Photo, colour, 1990. CAPT Peter Parkes.
.22) - Photo, colour, 1990. LT Simon Dobner.
.23) - Photo, colour, 1990. MAJ Peter Clark, unidentified guest.
.24) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guests (x5), CAPT Roger Hancock, remainder unidentified.
.25) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guest, CAPT Roger Hancock, remainder unidentified.
.26) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guest, MAJ Ray Redman, unidentified guests (x4), MAJ Duncan Burns, MAJ Peter Gordon, unidentified guests MAJ Bob Williams, unidentified guest.
.27) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guests (x3), CAPT Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard, remainder unidentified.
.28) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guests (x3), CAPT Dave Stephenson, remainder unidentified.
.29) - Photo, colour, 1990. MAJ Chris Mazur at far right, remainder unidentified.
.30) - Photo, colour, 1990. The 3rd Military District Band.
.31) - Photo, colour, 1990. LT Steve Hledik at left of guest in red dress, remainder unidentified.
.32) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guests (x4), CAPT Peter Parkes.
.33) - Photo, colour, 1990. CAPT Roger Hancock in left foreground, remainder unidentified.
.34) - Photo, colour, 1990. LT Marty Lyons 4th from left in background, remainder unidentified.
.35) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: MAJ Peter Clark, unidentified guests (x2), MAJ Bob Coote and his partner.
.36) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified guest.
.37) - Photo, colour, 1990. LT Cameron Kelly.
.38) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified guest.
.39) to .40) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified guests.
.41) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified steward and guests.

Inscriptions & markings

There are no personnel identified.
‘Officers Ball Feb 90’ annotated on negative sleeves

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