Historical information

This is a set of 22 photographs of Army Headquarters (AHQ) Survey Regiment Officers Mess Formal Dinners held at Fortuna Villa, Bendigo in the late 1950s to mid 1960s. The dinners were held in the Ballroom next to the Officers Mess on the bottom floor of Fortuna Villa. These photos were taken on two occasions. The first occasion was in the late 1950s probably at the time of a Corps Conference.
The second occasion was probably in circa 1961 to farewell LTCOL Lindsay Lockwood MID, who was the longest serving commanding officer in the history of the unit from 1951 to 1961. He was promoted to the rank of Colonel on retirement. COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE was Director of the Survey Corps from 1942 to 1960 at was promoted to Brigadier on retirement. He was succeeded by COL Don Macdonald AM, MID who served as Director from 1960 to 1967). He was promoted to Brigadier when appointed to the honorary position of Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. BRIG Don Macdonald AM, MID held this position from 1967 to 1973.

Physical description

This is a set of 22 photographs of Army Headquarters (AHQ) Survey Regiment Officers Mess Formal Dinners held at Fortuna Villa, Bendigo in the late 1950s to mid-1960s. The photos are on negative film and scanned at 600 dpi. The photographs are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) & .2) - Photo, black & white, late 1950s, LTCOL Don Macdonald AM MID at head of table, D-SVY COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE on his right.
.3) - Photo, black & white, late 1950s, L to R: unidentified (x2), CO LTCOL Lindsay Lockwood MID, unidentified, LTCOL Don Macdonald AM MID.
.4) - Photo, black & white, late 1950s, L to R: LTCOL Don Macdonald AM MID, D-SVY COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE, unidentified.
.5) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: unidentified (x3), D-SVY COL Don Macdonald AM, MID, CO LTCOL Lindsay Lockwood MID, Colonel Commandant BRIG Lawrence FitzGerald OBE.
.6) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: D-SVY COL Don Macdonald AM, MID, unidentified, CO LTCOL Lindsay Lockwood MID, Colonel Commandant BRIG Lawrence FitzGerald OBE, unidentified (x2).
.7) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: CAPT Carol Caster, remainder unidentified.
.8) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: unidentified, CAPT Carol Caster, remainder unidentified.
.9) - Photo, black & white, c1965, L to R: CO LTCOL John Nolan, Colonel Commandant BRIG Lawrence FitzGerald OBE, unidentified.
.10) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: unidentified (x2).
.11) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: D-SVY COL Don Macdonald AM, MID, CAPT John Hillier, CO LTCOL Lindsay Lockwood MID, unidentified.
.12) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: MAJ John Nolan, D-SVY COL Don Macdonald AM, MID.
.13) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: unidentified, MAJ Frank Buckland OBE, MID.
.14) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: unidentified RAN Officer, MAJ John Nolan, MAJ Bill Howarth.
.15) - Photo, black & white, c1961, unidentified guests.
.16) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: unidentified, MAJ Bill Howarth, unidentified.
.17) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: CAPT John Hillier, CAPT Clem Sargent OAM, unidentified steward, MAJ Bill Howarth.
.18) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: CAPT Clem Sargent OAM, CAPT John Hillier, unidentified.
.19) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: MAJ Bob Hammett, unidentified (x2).
.20) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: MAJ Bob Hammett, D-SVY COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE.
.21) - Photo, black & white, c1961, L to R: unidentified, CO LTCOL Lindsay Lockwood MID, D-SVY COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE.
.22) - Photo, black & white, c1961, unidentified guests.

Inscriptions & markings

.1P to .22P – There are no annotations