What We Did – QUEENSLAND - Rasurvey.org

1962BSPL1962PL1963BSNS1963NSN Comd FdSvy UnitN Comd FdSvy UnitMaj Snowrelinquishedcomd inNov.N Comd FdSvy Unit.OC Maj JimStedmanN Comd FdSvy UnitNo name.GulfHinterland1:250,000(R502)mappingNo formalname:No formalname4 monthsMay to SeptNth Qld – base atMacrossan CODSep-Nov Queensland –bases atMacrossan,Nosnillor Sta,Cranbourne,Victoria DownsNorth,Yarrowmere,Bullawalla3 monthsMay -August3 monthslatter part ofyearQld & NSWbetweenToowoomba andTamworthCape York, basedin Cooktown andMareeba andInghamEDM 3 rd order traversecontrol. Barometric heighting(by h’copter), annotation ofTownsville, Ingham,Charters Towers, Ayr1:250,000 areas mapsAnnotation and barometricheighting by air –Buchanan, Charters Towers,Gowrie Mtn to Gulf CreekRecon & station recoveryand Tellurometermeasurement through theexisting trig chainHelicopter barometricheighting and panelling for1:250,000 mappingin Cape York. Connection ofHIRAN station to coastal firstorder chain near InghamMaj OCSpencer Snow until 7Aug, followed by Lt Bob Skitchas OIC. Lt Constantine 2ICinitially, WO2s Jim Booton,PercyLong, Sgts Sam ChambersGarney Cook (MT), Cpls CharlieKovacs, Peter Spiering, GrantSmall, Paddy Strunks, TonyJones, Ross McMillan, SprsHarry Smith, Brian Wilson, SamWatsonArmy Avn: Lt Gordon Lilley, LtDave Millie, Capt Tony Hammett(RW)WO2 Percy Long, Sgt GarneyCook (MT), Cpls Kovacs,Strunks, Lamge, Moules,OIC Lt Bob Skitch; 2/Lt NoelSproles, Sgts Charlie Kovacs,Sam Chambers, Garney Cook(MT) Cpl Ross McMillan, SprsGrant Small;, Sam Watson,2Lt Paul Clough (Army pilot)OIC Lt Noel Sproles, WO1 KevinWalsh, , Sgts Sam Chambers,Garney Cook (MT) Cpls RossMcMillan, Tony Jones SprsGrant Small, Pat Strunks, HarrySmith,Capt David Chinn (RW pilot), LtEarlier line-provingrecon carried out in ltacft by Maj Snow and LtSkitch (pilot Lt GordonLilley) Also with Sectwas Dr Brian Barlow,botanist from Qld Uni.(had been on previousops with Sect)Pilots: Lt Mike Webster,Capt Hansen,Reconnaissance, stationrecovery and markingundertaken separatelyfrom the tellurometermeasurement.Calibration oftellurometers undertakenby RAEME was in errorrequiring all distances tobe re-measured later inthe year.Further comment – seeN Sproles