Astrofixes and Field Party Members 1948-52
1948 Barkly Tablelands N.T. - Old, Gulf, Victoria River Districts and Tennant Creek Area
| NMH1 - H66 |
G.R.L. Rimington
D.R. Hocking
D.V. McKay |
Chief Topographic Surveyor (2 weeks)
Field Assistant (Survey)
Driver (Survey) |
1949 Broken Hill Area
| NMH67- H74 |
D.R. Hocking
M. Nancarrow |
Survey Computer
Survey Assistant, Zinc Corporation |
1949 Barkly Tablelands, Gulf District and Harts Range Area
| NMH75 - H109 |
D.R. Hocking
A.E. Crisp
W.H. Whitlock |
Survey Computer OIC Field Operations
Cadet Draftsman(Canberra)
Driver (Survey) |
| NMC1 - C39 |
E.J. Caspers
D. Graham
W.E. Stroud |
Field Assistant (Survey) Party Leader
Driver (Survey) to mid Sept. 1949
Driver (Survey) Oct. 1949 |
1950 Ord-Victoria River Area N.T. and Kimberly District W.A.
| NMH110 - H133 |
D.R. Hocking |
Survey Computer OIC Field Operations |
| NML1 - L9 |
P.H.Lennie
W.T.Griffiths |
Field Assistant (Survey)
Cadet Draftsman(Canberra) |
| NMC40 - C68 |
E.J. Caspers |
Field Assistant (Survey) |
| NMF1 |
R.F.Ford
C.V.Denton |
Field Assistant (Survey)
Cadet Draftsman(Canberra) |
1950 Stuart Highway Traverse, Wild T4 La Place Observations
H168
R602
T356 |
D.Fominas
T.Trevillian
G.Murray |
Geodetic Computer(Canberra)
Cadet Draftsman(Canberra)
Driver (Survey) |
1951 Alice Springs District
| NMH134 - H163 |
D.R.Hocking
F.J.McCoy |
Surveyor Grade 2 (Acting) OIC Field Operations
Field Assistant |
| NML10-L39 |
P.H.Lennie
L.Hay
J.Jaggers |
Field Assistant (Survey) Party Ldr.
Cadet Draftsman(Canberra)
Field Assistant |
| NMC69-C99 |
E.J. Caspers
R.G.Foster |
Field Assistant (Survey) Party Ldr.
Draftsman(Photographer) |
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| NMF2 - F35 |
R.A.Ford
W.J.Dingeldei
J.Carrucan |
Field Assistant (Survey) Party Ldr.
Field Assistant
Field Assistant |
1950-51 Roma, Mitchell and SW Queensland
| NMA1 - A47 |
F.J.Arnold
F.N.C.Hartge |
Surveyor(Canberra)
Field Assistant |
1952 Leigh Creek, Oodnadatta and Longreach
A/D Approach Charts: Birdsville, Lake Eyre and SW Queensland Channel Country
| NMH164 - H179 |
D.R.Hocking |
Surveyor Grade 2 (Acting) OIC Field Operations |
| NMM1-NMM2 |
F.J.McCoy
J.Jaggers |
Field Assistant
Field Assistant |
| NML40-L58 |
P.H.Lennie
C.A.Graham |
Field Assistant (Survey) Party Ldr.
Cadet Draftsman(Canberra) |
| NMC100-C121 |
E.J.Caspers |
Field Assistant (Survey) Party Ldr. |
| NMX1-X8 |
R.G.Foster
J.Carrucan |
Draftsman(Photographer)
Field Assistant |
| NMF36-F54 |
R.A.Ford |
Field Assistant (Survey) Party Ldr. |
| NMD1-D10 |
W.J.Dingeldei |
Field Assistant |
Acknowledgements
I wish to thank the members of the field parties during those early years on the astrofix surveys - the party leaders, bookers and drivers who worked long hours before the 'allowance in lieu of overtime' (AILOT) was paid and lived under fairly rough camping conditions moving on almost everyday.
Thanks are due to the people in the Melbourne office, especially to G.R.L. Rimington or 'Rim' as he was affectionately known, who provided the prompt support his field men will always remember and be grateful for, also to "Joe" Lines who, as 2 IC in Melbourne managed amongst other things to keep the field parties happy by forwarding regularly, often on trust, the monthly ration of tobacco.
Other people in the office who should be thanked include Alan Booth and staff in Canberra for the early airphoto index maps and Bill Trevena with his team in Melbourne for the airphoto mosaics; also Alan Thomson and Ken Johnson for the Tennant Creek Recce Map which in 1948 was one of the earliest Natmap efforts using the photogrammetric method of radial line plotting of map detail from aerial photographs.
We were always most appreciative of the support when needed closer to the scene of field operations given by the N.T. Administration Alice Springs survey staff, Ted Warton, Ashley Graham, Phil Binet and later the Surveyor in Charge, Morrie Hocking (no relation).
Lastly a personal thank you to "BPL" Bruce Lambert, the Director of National Mapping for nearly 30 years who, in 1947, interviewed a young man who had done a bit of surveying during the war and whose hobbies included astronomy and collecting maps. |
