What We Did – QUEENSLAND - Rasurvey.org

Bob Smith (FW pilot)1963NS1963PL1964BSNSN Comd FdSvy UnitN Comd FdSvy Unitmbrs det toHQ TPNGComdN Comd FdSvy UnitNo formalnameTPNG 18 Nov – 20DecNo Projectname. EDMtraverseBourke toCharleville;I:250,000 mapcontrol fromSt George.1 month Tin Can Baybased at GympieSouth of Vanimo6 months Qld. Base campsat Charleville fortraversing and StGeorge for mapcontrol andannotationField checking for 1:50 000mapping of Tin Can Baytraining areaNavigation control, plotpatrol course; gather topodata; obtain baro heightsEDM traverse (part ofgeodetic survey of Australia)from Bourke to Charleville.Laplace astro for traversecontrol.1:250,000 mapping of StGeorge, Surat and Roma.Control by 4 th order astrofixes and cadastralidentifications withconnections to photo controlpointsOIC 2Lt Noel Sproles, SgtGarney Cook (MT)Lt GA Gee Patrol Commander;WO2 Percy Long,Maj Jim Stedman OC atCharleville then Lt Bob Skitch atSt George. Lt Noel Sproles,WO1 Kevin Walsh (F24 photog)Sgts Garney Cook (MT), RossMcMillan, Sam Chambers, CplsGrant Small, Pat Strunks,CharlieKovacs, Bob Mason; Sprs HarrySmith, Sam Watson. Lt DonMartin (RW pilot), att: 3 RAEsappersLaplace team: Lt Bob Skitch,Cpls Grant Small, CharlieKovacs, Sig ??Notable event at Tin CanBay was the deploymentof Centurion tanks, forthe first time away fromPuckapunyal. One tankbogged in the ‘wallum’and had to be excavatedmonths later when thesoil drained.Patrol comprised 23members of B Coy 1 PIRBilby towers used ontraverse.1964NSN Comd FdSvy UnitNo formalname3 months Shoalwater Baybased at YaambaTheodolite and tellurometertraversing through existingNavy 3 rd order trig chain toupgrade for 1:50 000mapping.OIC Lt Noel Sproles, Sgts RossMcMillan, Garney Cook (MT),Cpls Pat Strunks, Grant Small,Bob Mason, Spr Harry Smith,Cfn Lowry (RAEME,Task undertakenimmediately followingthe acquisition of land atShoalwater Bay tobecome the ShoalwaterBay Training Area.Subsequent compilationusing stereo templatesundertaken in 1Fd SvyUnit led to the full