Photograph - Flag Day Cross Country Running - Army Survey Regiment Verses School of Military Survey, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1989

Historical information

These 34 photographs were taken at Flag Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment and the School of Military Survey, at Bendigo 19th of May 1989. The two RASvy units took turns each year to host the event. The day competition usually comprised basketball, cross country running, golf, sailing, squash, softball, tennis, touch football, tug-of-war and volleyball. The evening competition often included darts, carpet bowls, hookey, quoits and snooker. The winner of the Flag Day competition in 1989 is not known. Refer to items 9175.13P, 9176.15P, 9177.11P and 9178.20P for additional photographs taken at Flag Day 1989.

Physical description

This is a set of 34 photographs of Flag Day, Army Survey Regiment (ASR) verses the School of Military Survey (SMS), at Bendigo on the 19th of May 1989. Black and white photos are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: unidentified, Chris Wynn, Jeff Le Fevre, Greg Rowe, Peter Barrett – facing away, Ian ‘Rock’ Thistleton, Phil Meagher, unidentified (x2), Trevor Pearson, unidentified, Craig Hersant, Marty Lyons, unidentified (x2), George Austen.
.2) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: Greg Rowe, Craig Hersant, Chris Wynn, Jeff Le Fevre, unidentified, Geoff Webb, Marty Lyons, unidentified, Phil Meagher, George Austen, Ian ‘Rock’ Thistleton, Rod Clarke, unidentified.
.3) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: Derek Percival, Ian ‘Rock’ Thistleton, Phil Meagher, unidentified.
.4) & .5) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: Rod Clarke, Chris Wynn.
.6) & .7) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – George Austen.
.8) & .9) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: Craig Hersant, unidentified.
.10) & .11) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – Geoff Webb.
.12) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – Marty Lyons.
.13) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – Peter Clark.
.14) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – Geoff Webb.
.15) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: Greg Rowe, unidentified, in background – Marty Evans, unidentified, Geoff Webb, unidentified, Craig Hersant.
.16) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: Greg Rowe, in background – Marty Evans, unidentified, Geoff Webb, unidentified, Craig Hersant.
.17) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – George Austen, in background L to R: Marty Evans, unidentified.
.18) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – unidentified participants.
.19) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – Peter Clark.
.20) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – Derek Percival, in background L to R: Marty Evans, unidentified, Craig Hersant, unidentified.
.21) to .23) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – Jeff Le Fevre.
.24) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – unidentified participant.
.25) &.26) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – Marty Lyons.
.27) to 29) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – Ian ‘Rock’ Thistleton.
.30) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: unidentified, George Austen, Rod Clarke, Chris Wynn.
.31) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: Peter Clark, Rod Clarke, Chris Wynn, Peter Barrett, Phil Meagher, Marty Lyons, unidentified (x2).
.32) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: Brian Paul, Phil Meagher, Greg Rowe, Marty Lyons, unidentified, Peter Clark, Trevor Pearson, unidentified (x2), Rod Clarke, Peter Barrett, remainder unidentified.
.33) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – Phil Meagher.
.34) - Photo, black & white, 1989. Cross County Running – L to R: Greg Rowe, Phil Meagher, in background – unidentified, Marty Evans.

Inscriptions & markings

There are no personnel identified.
‘Flag Day 19 May 1989’ is annotated on the negative sleeve.

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