1964NS1964PLN Comd FdSvy UnitNo name 1 month Jungle TrainingCentre CanungraRecovering and panellingsurvey stations CanungraregionOIC Lt Noel Sproles and CplRoss McMillando August Cairns Rifle range survey WO2 Percy Long, Spr GrantSmallproduction of the1:100,000 ShoalwaterBay Special printed as asingle map sheet andreleased in early 1965.One of many rifle rangesafety surveys carriedout at that time.1964 do Mid year Enoggera Rifle range survey Capt Bob Skitch & others This detailed survey ofthe traditional EnoggeraRifle Range (once‘School of Musketry’ incolonial times) andEnoggera Hill beyondled to its closure.Rounds fired on therange were sailing overEnoggera Hill andshattering roof tiles ofhomes in the Gapsuburb.1964PLdo Sep – Oct Torres Strait Hydrographic survey 3 rd1964 N Comd FdSvy UnitNo formalname3 monthsApr-JunShoalwater Baybased at Yaambaorder EDM traverse andconnections through IslandsTheodolite and tellurometertraversing through existingNavy 3 rd order trig chain toupgrade for 1:50 000mapping.WO2 Percy Long, Spr GrantSmallOIC Lt Noel Sproles, Sgts RossMcMillan, Garney Cook (MT) CplPat Strunks, Grant Small SprsBob Mason, Harry Smith CfnLowry (RAEME.Sgt Long joined HMASMoresby 5 SepTask undertakenimmediately followingthe acquisition of land atShoalwater Bay tobecome the ShoalwaterBay Training Area.Subsequent compilationusing stereo templatesundertaken in 1Fd SvyUnit led to the fullproduction of the1:100,000 ShoalwaterBay Special printed as asingle map sheet and
1966196719681969EUAPJPLI Fd SvySqn (Det)Control for1:100,000mapping6 Months-Jul-NovTP&NG; base atGorokaAirbourne Svy Ops –Aerodist, APR, EDM (MRA2)traversing, Barometricheighting for 1:100,000mappingMaj OC Ed Anderson, CaptMalachy Hayes, Lt Whitburn,WO1 Percy Long, WO2 NoelTicehurst, Sgts Bruce Cockburn,Garney Cook, Willis Cpls Bond,Johnson, Charlie Kovacs, SigsNoroen, Byrne, Sprs Kennedy,Stephen, Bancroft, Moodie,McConchie Zapulla, Hayes VanJeuken, O’Ryan, Kunble, CfnKing, LCpls Hunter, Jamiereleased in early 1965.In Support – Caribou,Pilatus Porter1970EUAPJI Fd SvySqn (Det)1970 1 Fd SvySqn19711972CW1973CW1 Fd SvySqn1 Fd SvySqnA6 4 Apr – 2AugA1 1 May – 16Jun6 Months TP&NG Airbourne Svy Ops –Aerodist, APR, EDM (MRA2)traversing, Barometricheighting for 1:100,000mappingQld – NE of Roma Annotation of mappingphotographyMain Base:Normanton airpt;Fwd aerodistbases GregoryDns &CroydonTorres Strait –LCH Balikpapan(1) Con svys of 12/1:250,000maps inGulf. Hor conaerodist; Ver con altimetry(2) Con for 13/1:100,000maps in Torres StraitEstb con for 13 x 1:1000,000maps. Recce and stamarking 45 existing sta; 10OC Maj Ed AndersonSgts Mick Dewis, Bill Plint, JimClarke; Sprs Bob Mason, AlanKavanagh, Peter Jensen.Capt OIC CW (Charlie) Watson,Lt Dan McCluskey, 2Lt Maley(admin) 2Lt G Hodgson, WO2Bill Harvey, b Jim Clarke SgtsFraser, Garney Cook (MT), JockKay, Derek Chambers,Det Str 10 offr, 60 OR183 Recce Flt, 1 Avn Regt: CaptBob SmithLt JW (John) Winzar (OIC). Detstr 5For compilation of 4x1:250,000 JOGs – partof the F111 training areaQueen Air charteredfrom Union Air.Stores and equiptransported toNormanton by RAASC.Main body and storesRTU Bris by C130. Acftincident occurred whenSioux RW engineoverheated and forceddown betweenNormanton andBurketon.Project carried out inconjunction with mainproject A2