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We were at Heatherbraes at Sallys Corner on our way home in Angela from the ACE 80th party at Julia's in Roseville on May 18, 2025.
See #318 on bighugelabs.com/scout.php
In all my 2-3 Million miles or kilometers of #FlickrSpelio #bushwalking, #SUSScaving, #WASGcaving, #RMLAIDForest life or #GSWANullarbor work, travel #roundAUstraliawithSpelio or in the UK or Europe in #Helga2004 , where I bought a #SAKTinker in Switzerland or in #mtus where I bought the #juiceS2, I never needed a #SAKedc or #Leatherman as I always had a couple of fully equipped toolboxes of #remotegearlist and a trusty #sheathknife....
Found the one with the corkscrew that I bought in Switzerland, on our walk from #Helga2004….. It has no hole for a pin!
(do a Ctrl+R to refresh if you can't see the NOTES on screen)
It has WAC scratched beside the corkscrew on the side panel to the reamer…
VICTORINOX Swiss Army Knife Tinker red Medium Pocket Knife 1.4603 Red 35060 IS 90mm long…
$38.80 on eBay….
The Victorinox Tinker is one of the most popular best Swiss army knives out there. People often use it as their EDC knife and they generally like the balance between its toolset and carry ability.
It’s 3.6” long and weighs 2.2 oz. Its toolset features 12 stainless steel pieces, including a large/small stainless steel blade, Phillips screwdriver, can opener with a small flat screwdriver, bottle opener with a large flat screwdriver & wire stripper, reamer, tweezers, toothpick, and a key ring.
The tools are packed into 2 layers, which gives it a slimmer appearance.
And see Classic SD Alox for the SAK now I have bought one on eBay, $49.95 smaller than I thought. 57mm long.. KRW 65,000
On its way, o4-03-23 arrived by Au Post 07-03-23 in slim envelope with a slip of a plastic case for the knife.
Now just received the #Alox 7.. 0.8150.26 27-06-23
Also shown here is my 1.3703 Climber red from Mister Minit Gungahlin 25/08/21 $69.75
This model would be nice...
www.ebay.com.au/itm/275699647039?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM...
The Swiss Army knife is a multi-tool pocketknife manufactured by Victorinox.[1] The term "Swiss Army knife" was coined by American soldiers after World War II after they had trouble pronouncing the German word "Offiziersmesser", meaning "officer’s knife".[2]
The Swiss Army knife generally has a drop-point main blade plus other blades and tools such as screwdrivers, a can opener, a saw blade, a pair of scissors, and many others. These are stowed inside the handle of the knife through a pivot point mechanism. The handle is traditionally a red color, with either a Victorinox or Wenger "cross" logo or, for Swiss military issue knives, the coat of arms of Switzerland. Other colors, textures, and shapes have appeared over the years.
Originating in Ibach, Switzerland, the Swiss Army knife was first produced in 1891 when the Karl Elsener company, which later became Victorinox, won the contract to produce the Swiss Army's Modell 1890 knife from the previous German manufacturer. In 1893, the Swiss cutlery company Paul Boéchat & Cie, which later became Wenger SA, received its first contract from the Swiss military to produce model 1890 knives; the two companies split the contract for provision of the knives from 1908 until Victorinox acquired Wenger in 2005. A cultural icon of Switzerland, both the design of the knife and its versatility have worldwide recognition.[3] The term "Swiss Army knife" has acquired usage as a figure of speech indicating extreme utility applicable to more or less any scenario at hand.
from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Army_knife
Tools and components
The Victorinox Swisschamp consists of 8 layers with 33 functions and weighs 185 g.
Wenger Giant
Victorinox Swisschamp XAVT
There are various models of the Swiss Army knife with different tool combinations.
Though Victorinox does not provide custom knives, they have produced many different variations to suit individual users,[11] with the Wenger company producing even more model variations. [12]
Common Main Layer Tools:
Large blade - With 'VICTORINOX SWISS MADE' tang stamp on Victorinox blades (since 2005) to verify the knife's authenticity
Small blade
Nail file / nail cleaner
Scissors
Wood saw
Metal file / metal saw with Nail file / nail cleaner /
Magnifying lens
Phillips screwdriver
Fish scaler / hook disgorger / ruler in cm and inches
Pliers / wire cutter / wire crimper
Can opener / 3 mm slotted screwdriver
Bottle opener / 6 mm slotted screwdriver / wire stripper
Other Main Layer Tools:
LED light
USB flash drive
Hoof cleaner
Shackle opener / marlinspike
Electrician's blade / wire scraper
Pruning blade
Pharmaceutical spatula (cuticle pusher)
Cyber Tool (bit driver)
Combination tool containing cap opener / can opener / 5 mm slotted screwdriver / wire stripper
Back Layer Tools:
Corkscrew or Phillips driver
Reamer or Awl
Is this the most useless tool..?
youtu.be/MzHAgtb0JhQ?si=CtMPDfge2xChQdmS
Multipurpose hook
2mm slotted screwdriver
Chisel
Mini screwdriver (designed to fit within the corkscrew)
Keyring
Scale Tools:
Tweezers
Toothpick
Pressurized ballpoint pen (with a retractable version on smaller models, and can be used to set DIP switches)
Stainless pin
Digital clock / alarm / timer / altimeter / thermometer / barometer
Rivets and flanged bushings made from brass hold all machined steel parts and other tools, separators and the scales together. The rivets are made by cutting and pointing appropriately sized bars of solid brass.
The separators between the tools have been made from aluminium alloy since 1951. This makes the knives lighter. Previously these separating layers were made of nickel-silver.[18]
The martensitic stainless steel alloy used for the cutting blades is optimized for high toughness and corrosion resistance and has a composition of 15% chromium, 0.60% silicon, 0.52% carbon, 0.50% molybdenum, and 0.45% manganese and is designated X55CrMo14 or DIN 1.4110 according to Victorinox.[19] After a hardening process at 1040 °C and annealing at 160 °C the blades achieve an average hardness of 56 HRC. This steel hardness is suitable for practical use and easy resharpening, but less than achieved in stainless steel alloys used for blades optimized for high wear resistance. According to Victorinox the martensitic stainless steel alloy used for the other parts is X39Cr13 (aka DIN 1.4031, AISI/ASTM 420) and for the springs X20Cr13 (aka DIN 1.4021, but still within AISI/ASTM 420).[20][21]
The steel used for the wood saws, scissors and nail files has a steel hardness of HRC 53, the screwdrivers, tin openers and awls have a hardness of HRC 52, and the corkscrew and springs have a hardness of HRC 49.[20][citation needed]
The metal saws and files, in addition to the special case hardening, are also subjected to a hard chromium plating process so that iron and steel can also be filed and cut.[18][22]
Also have the Tinker Red 1.4603 Resin Scales..
Secret tools and uses.. youtu.be/AMWcziJezLQ?si=es3aBLaQjrZSOD8T
youtube.com/shorts/VUC6Atz4Du0?si=XGAQPdm9w-CvzzIv
The venerable Swiss Army Knife (SAK for short) is a jack-of-all-trades everyday carry tool that enjoys an irreplaceable status in people's loadouts, even if they do not consider themselves part of the everyday carry community, thanks to the SAK's hallmark mix of valuable features and tools in a compact size. With over a century of experience making quality tools and knives, Victorinox and Wenger (the sole two authorized makers of the Swiss Army Knife since the 1890s, and the latter acquired by Victorinox in 2005) have hundreds of SAKs for you to choose from.
Victorinox created the original SAK to meet an Army officer's knife requirement in the Swiss military. Their practicality means they've become a preferred multi-tool for decades now. They've also become instantly recognizable even to someone unfamiliar with everyday carry. They carry a SAK because MacGyver had one on TV, and then there's the fabled green SAK pulled out of a safe deposit bank vault by Jason Bourne.
With all the options available, we'll focus on what makes for a good, compact SAK for everyday carry: a competent knife, one or more screwdrivers, a can or bottle opener, and other essentials like a pair of scissors, tweezers, or even a toothpick. Armed with that knowledge, you can research further on your own and decide what your first (or next) Swiss Army Knife should be.
This post was last updated on 12/26/2023.
In all my 2-3 Million miles or kilometers of #FlickrSpelio #bushwalking, #SUSScaving, #WASGcaving, #RMLAIDForest life or #GSWANullarbor work, travel #roundAUstraliawithSpelio or in the UK or Europe in #Helga2004 , where I bought a #SAKTinker in Switzerland or in #mtus where I bought the #juiceS2, I never needed a #SAKedc or #Leatherman as I always had a couple of fully equipped toolboxes of #remotegearlist and a trusty #sheathknife....
.. #SAKedcs maybe the #SAKHuntsman beside me…. and my latest #Damast my #Pioneer X 3627 of 7000 Limited Edition.. See #SAK3627
and one of a couple of #SAKClimber models..
See the Album for more!
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kramerdesignstudio]
In all my 2-3 million miles or kilometres of #FlickrSpelio #bushwalking, #SUSScaving, #WASGcaving, #RMLAIDForest life or #GSWANullarbor work, travel #roundAUstraliawithSpelio or in the UK or Europe in #Helga2004, where I bought a #SAKTinker in Switzerland or in #mtus, where I bought the #juiceS2, I never needed a #SAKedc or #Leathermanedc as I always had a couple of fully equipped toolboxes of #remotegearlist and a trusty #sheathknife.
"To me, photography is an art of observation.
It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place...
I've found it has little to do with the things you see
and everything to do with the way you see them."
And the Pioneer X Alox www.victorinox.com/global/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/M...
YouTube review youtu.be/FJpHoepfaQI?si=THQTr_MMtub3HZOK
The ideal tool for precision cutting
Swiss made pocket knife with 9 functions and high-grade Alox scales
Includes scissors and a reamer, punch
Item number 0.8231.26
Height 15 mm
Length 93 mm
Weight 94 g
See a discussion of the awl tool.
www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Reamer
The celebrated Alox scales have reached a near cult status, thanks to their unique surface which is pleasing to both hand and eye. The appeal of Alox is in its merging of aesthetics with functionality – its attractive embossed surface make the knife both lightweight and easy to grip, and the hardened oxide layer helps to protect against damage and corrosion.
After being punched from aluminum and embossed, Alox scales go through a process called Eloxal which uses anodic oxidation to create a protective layer. It is this final layer which allows for the coloring of the scales.
Alox has a strong significance in the history of Victorinox. First introduced for the Pioneer knife in 1957, Alox was a key feature of the Soldier’s Knife which was redesigned in 1961 and used until 2008. Today, we issue a Classic pocketknife with Alox scales in a different color every year. These limited edition knives are highly sought-after by design aficionados and collectors, showing the true timeless appeal of this iconic material.
A YouTube review of the Alox SAK Pioneers..
youtu.be/p4pM7ld9rS8?si=VPzWa3LOcgDVkA-4
And youtu.be/mzocdFiXE98?si=i4h38t20xWYOL9fY
I just discovered a new use for the saw blade..
It works well to comb my moustache!! Just after a little trim it sweeps out loose hair... see #emergencycomb …..
Why NOT to buy an Alox Farmer X
See youtu.be/EMitw2TW1Vc?si=Ll7Aj24kDQ7QCas2
From Google Bard…
Victorinox makes Alox knives using a process called **deep drawing**. Deep drawing is a metal forming process that uses a punch and die to create a three-dimensional shape from a flat sheet of metal.
The first step in making an Alox knife is to cut a sheet of aluminum to the desired size. The sheet is then placed in a deep drawing die, which has the shape of the knife's handle. The punch is then pressed into the sheet, forcing it to conform to the shape of the die.
Once the handle is formed, the blade is inserted into the handle. The blade is held in place by a rivet, which is pressed into the handle. The rivet is then peened, which is a process of hammering it to expand it and lock it in place.
The final step is to anodize the knife. Anodizing is a process that creates a protective layer on the surface of the metal. This layer helps to protect the knife from corrosion and wear.
Here are the steps in more detail:
1. **Cutting the sheet metal:** The first step is to cut a sheet of aluminum to the desired size. The sheet is typically 0.8mm thick.
2. **Deep drawing the handle:** The next step is to deep draw the handle. This is done by placing the sheet metal in a deep drawing die and then pressing it into the shape of the die with a punch.
3. **Inserting the blade:** Once the handle is formed, the blade is inserted into the handle. The blade is held in place by a rivet, which is pressed into the handle.
4. **Peening the rivet:** The rivet is then peened, which is a process of hammering it to expand it and lock it in place.
5. **Anodizing the knife:** The final step is to anodize the knife. Anodizing is a process that creates a protective layer on the surface of the metal. This layer helps to protect the knife from corrosion and wear.
The Alox knife is a popular choice for EDC knives because it is durable, lightweight, and corrosion-resistant. The deep drawing process used to make Alox knives ensures that they are strong and reliable. The anodizing process also helps to protect the knives from the elements.
Across the clearfall of Stromlo opposite the depot to Black Mountain and the Telstra Tower.
Scanned from 35mm slide Box6
Z:\Public\Pictures\Other Pictures\Photo Albums\iPad copies from DELL to edit & move
I was trying out the new drift sight by flying over familiar territory like South down our street running parallel to Kingsford-Smith Drive.
I could pop my head up to the window now and then to check, but this caused some disorientation or dizziness too…
Scroll down for more images and links and the story.. #RMLAIDForest. Click for more.
Taken with polarising filter on the Minolta. Looks like Hyles Block on the screen!
ACT Forests Planning Systems
1. Introduction.
The systems currently used by ACT Forests for tactical and strategic planning, database management and mapping are currently under review.
These systems currently include those operated at the weighbridge ie the docket system and FORLOG; inventory, forest growth models, harvesting management model, estate model, forest database and mapping GIS
The current systems are of differing ages and run on different operating sytems, DOS or UNiX.
2. Current Systems - Description and Problems.
2.1. Docket system.
This system is DOS based and is a compiled basic programme that is neither year 2000 compliant or supported.
It records timber movements and provides hard copy for the contractors, mill and forest owners. This information provides input into FORLOG
The programme could have been up graded to run on Windows NT or Windows 95. The decision was made not to do this. The revision of FORLOG means that this programme no longer provides reliable input as array sizes are too small. Time is lost as numerous changes are required in the input data before the accounts can
Twin monitors both with polarising anti-glare filters. I got what I needed for all my AutoCADll mapping..
The Dept was concerned with occupational health and safety including Low Frequency radiation from computer monitors. So was I as I raised the issue.
So bloody stiff and hard to open just to get the blade out...
Aaaarrrghhh
In all my 2-3 million miles or kilometres of #FlickrSpelio #bushwalking, #SUSScaving, #WASGcaving, #RMLAIDForest life or #GSWANullarbor work, travel #roundAUstraliawithSpelio or in the UK or Europe in #Helga2004, where I bought a #SAKTinker in Switzerland or in #mtus, where I bought the #juiceS2, I never needed a #SAKedc or #Leatherman as I always had a couple of fully equipped toolboxes of #remotegearlist and a trusty #sheathknife.
From the www.adventureshop.com.au Kirrawee NSW $39.00
I paid $49.95 from them on eBay!! "Free postage??"
0.6221.26 Swiss Army Knife from Victorinox
It travels #roundAustraliawithSpelio on my car keys..
In all my 2-3 Million miles or kilometers of #FlickrSpelio #bushwalking, #SUSScaving, #WASGcaving, #RMLAIDForest life or #GSWANullarbor work, travel #roundAUstraliawithSpelio or in the UK or Europe in #Helga2004 , where I bought a #SAKTinker in Switzerland or in #mtus where I purchased the #juiceS2, I never needed a #SAKedc or #Leatherman as I always a couple of fully equipped toolboxes of #remotegealist; and a trusty #sheathknife....
see www.victorinox.com/global/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/A...
A testament to the Victorinox commitment to durability, strength and engineering, our Alox pocket knives showcase pioneering scales in form and functionality. Punched from embossed aluminum,(sic) the scales are then treated with a process known as ‘anodic oxidation’ to create an additional protective layer to prevent damage and corrosion. These pocket knives will go the distance, for years to come.
Rivets and flanged bushings made from brass hold all machined steel parts and other tools, separators and the scales together. The rivets are made by cutting and pointing appropriately sized bars of solid brass.
The separators between the tools have been made from aluminium alloy since 1951. This makes the knives lighter. Previously these separating layers were made of nickel-silver.[18]
The martensitic stainless steel alloy used for the cutting blades is optimized for high toughness and corrosion resistance and has a composition of 15% chromium, 0.60% silicon, 0.52% carbon, 0.50% molybdenum, and 0.45% manganese and is designated X55CrMo14 or DIN 1.4110 according to Victorinox.[19] After a hardening process at 1040 °C and annealing at 160 °C the blades achieve an average hardness of 56 HRC. This steel hardness is suitable for practical use and easy resharpening, but less than achieved in stainless steel alloys used for blades optimized for high wear resistance. According to Victorinox the martensitic stainless steel alloy used for the other parts is X39Cr13 (aka DIN 1.4031, AISI/ASTM 420) and for the springs X20Cr13 (aka DIN 1.4021, but still within AISI/ASTM 420).[20][21]
The steel used for the wood saws, scissors and nail files has a steel hardness of HRC 53, the screwdrivers, tin openers and awls have a hardness of HRC 52, and the corkscrew and springs have a hardness of HRC 49.[20][citation needed]
The metal saws and files, in addition to the special case hardening, are also subjected to a hard chromium plating process so that iron and steel can also be filed and cut.[18][22]
From Google Bard..
Victorinox makes Alox knives using a process called **deep drawing**. Deep drawing is a metal forming process that uses a punch and die to create a three-dimensional shape from a flat sheet of metal.
The first step in making an Alox knife is to cut a sheet of aluminum to the desired size. The sheet is then placed in a deep drawing die, which has the shape of the knife's handle. The punch is then pressed into the sheet, forcing it to conform to the shape of the die.
Once the handle is formed, the blade is inserted into the handle. The blade is held in place by a rivet, which is pressed into the handle. The rivet is then peened, which is a process of hammering it to expand it and lock it in place.
The final step is to anodize the knife. Anodizing is a process that creates a protective layer on the surface of the metal. This layer helps to protect the knife from corrosion and wear.
Here are the steps in more detail:
1. **Cutting the sheet metal:** The first step is to cut a sheet of aluminum to the desired size. The sheet is typically 0.8mm thick.
2. **Deep drawing the handle:** The next step is to deep draw the handle. This is done by placing the sheet metal in a deep drawing die and then pressing it into the shape of the die with a punch.
3. **Inserting the blade:** Once the handle is formed, the blade is inserted into the handle. The blade is held in place by a rivet, which is pressed into the handle.
4. **Peening the rivet:** The rivet is then peened, which is a process of hammering it to expand it and lock it in place.
5. **Anodizing the knife:** The final step is to anodize the knife. Anodizing is a process that creates a protective layer on the surface of the metal. This layer helps to protect the knife from corrosion and wear.
The Alox knife is a popular choice for EDC knives because it is durable, lightweight, and corrosion-resistant. The deep drawing process used to make Alox knives ensures that they are strong and reliable. The anodizing process also helps to protect the knives from the elements.
See an interesting sak blog here..
leaf-vics.com/usefull-materials/victorinox-scale-crosses
See another video on selecting SAKs
youtu.be/rvi2Wk7Rp7w?si=Oo4JOlFi3S6yMQ-u
see a demo of six Alox Swiss Army Knives here youtu.be/ofBP5Q67qvg?si=Wac4HD1PMdJLdpBT
ACT Forests had a display at the show, and Canberra ran a Teddy Bears picnic for a few years, so I collected the bears around our house, and a few from my work colleagues, and drove around a few spots to photograph bears in the bush. A nice day at the office!!
This spot is now at the top of the National Arboretum in Canberra, looking west to Mt Coree.
The tree is still there, but this bench has gone, see comments below, which used to look much better in the pre-NPE BETA Flickr...
The Flickr map is a very old Satellite image!!! Then you zoom in and get a mixture of old and new aerial photos that are still too old to show much.
Any images on the satellite are in the wrong place, and this one is not shown!
For six word story.
Not sure why this shot gets >20 views a day!
P6240016
See some bears licking a GoPro. youtu.be/81DCfygJWwU
One of my images that gets 30 or more views a day, from deep within my photostream.
Funny how an old image will get many hits suddenly, then drop off the stats for awhile..
copied 24June 2010
see xls event
this can be viewed on full widescreen with no map and list of Groups down the right side using an iPad
this image has NOTES all over it
One of my several "sheltered workshops", I occupied over 30 years with ACT Forests, under a number of Directors and bosses.
Mark Edgerley was my first Director, who I met before being hired, and taken out by Ian Gordon to meet some of the staff and Foresters of Stromlo, Pierces Creek, and Kowen.
A history of ACT Forests was written for a web site that never eventuated, in the very early days of the web. Then all the stories were lost in the 2003 fires!
A later Director was Tony Fearnside of FACTA and the Westbourne Woods.
Brian Pratt, of Pratt's Tackle Box, then Graham McKenzie Smith, then some of the redundancies started under the Chief Minister for the ACT, Kate Carnell.
Then Tony Bartlett, when many of the rest of us were made redundant in 2001, during which we had the first fire around Stromlo, then the Forests and most of the ACT was burnt in the 2003 fires!
My desk on Facebook..
www.facebook.com/WellRoundedLifebyattn/videos/65097601523...
I introduced CAD and computer mapping to Forests, on a NEC APC IV, 80286-80287, in 1987, using AutoCad 2.52.
The NEC APC IV was delivered on 25th Feb 1987 with the 20” GTCO Digitiser. Working back till 6:36 then rode home!
Notes from the purchase quote from Peter and the Warranty filed in ACT Forests docs bag. 05/08/19. Purchased in 1987.
I have notes from Canberra MICROWORLD, Digital Business Systems from Chapman amongst these papers..
During 1987 I bought an IBM clone from Peter Harris, of Digital Business Systems and the PCUG. This was a DBS Turbo Plus XT V20 processor, 8086 with an (8087 maths co-processor, bought later) PC Users Group, still running..
640k of RAM, and a huge 30Mb hard drive.
Just for the record.. Purchased on 30 July 1987.
It was a 4.77/10MHz, with 2 RS232 ports, 2 Centronics, "Tactile Auditory keyboard"!, Games Port, 1x360kb drives, 4 layer System Board, $1450 with 8086 Intel chip.
14" Dual Frequency EGA colour monitor, $899
The 30Mb drive was an extra $799!
EGA card $170
EGA Monitor $899 blew fuse 18/8/87 replaced 06/12/87
V20 chip $29 not long later I added an 8087 Maths-coprocessor
Mouse $119
Peter phoned 15/08/87 to check on it.
All up I paid about $3338
Bought the Epson wide dot matrix printer from a chap at University House 25/07/87 $430 (before the PC)
It was still running this year, 2009, when I gave it away to the Computer recyclers at Charnwood!
The computer here was the last in a series of PCs I ran, a Total Peripherals Pentium IV running NT. A Miro graphics card enabled two monitors to run, a rarity then.
I had an HP A0 plotter, HP pen plotter, and HP inkjet printer. AutoCAD 14 and Map, was controlled from a GTCO 20" digitizer, buried under maps and papers on the desk.
The desk was a typical National Mapping/BMR desk, built by the Government carpenters in Kingston, in 1971. All long gone...
This is the NT System.. photographed above.
System Information
Norton Utilities 8.0
System Report
Friday, 28 May 1999 12:16
Bill Crowle's Nimrod 486-33Mhz
**********************
* System Summary *
**********************
--------------------- Computer ---------------------
Computer Name: IBM AT or compatible
Built-in BIOS: AMI, Sunday, 7 July 1991
Main Processor: 80486DX, 33 MHz
Math Co-Processor: (Built-In)
Video Adapter: VGA, Secondary: None
Mouse Type: Serial Mouse, Version 9.01
--------------------- Disks ---------------------
Hard Disks: 2 x 39Mb check!
Floppy Disks: 360K, 1.44Mb
--------------------- Memory ---------------------
DOS Memory: 639K
Extended Memory: 7,168K
Expanded Memory: 1,024K
--------------------- Other Info ---------------------
Bus Type: ISA (PC/AT)
Serial Ports: 2
Parallel Ports: 3
Keyboard Type: 101-Key
Operating System: DOS 6.22
I even have a screengrab of the desktop display saved.
See below..
Many views are coming from a share on Tumblr..
decoratingwithhouseplants.tumblr.com/post/118796023970/by...
A little LISP code I used or modified or compiled..
;;;
;;; This code assumes that any other S::STARTUP function is defined with defun-q
;;; Place this code in AcadDoc.Lsp
;;;
(defun-q MY_STARTUP ()
(vl-load-com)
(setq acadApp (vlax-get-acad-object))
;; This code assumes the .dvb file is in the AutoCAD search path
(setq advbFil (findfile "PromptUser.dvb"))
(if advbFil
(progn
(setq avbaMacro (strcat advbFil "!Module1.RunDialog"))
;;; (vla-loadDVB acadApp advbFil)
(vla-RunMacro acadApp avbaMacro)
(vla-unloadDVB acadApp advbFil)
(if (setq reply (getvar "USERS1"))
(if (or (equal reply "ON") (equal reply "OFF"))
(princ (strcat "\nCheck Box is: " reply))
)
)
)
(princ "\nPromptUser.dvb was NOT found !")
)
(princ)
)
(setq S::STARTUP (append S::STARTUP MY_STARTUP))
(princ "\nAcadDoc.Lsp loaded ...")
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
BACKUP for GMcKS Notes.. 05-08-2019
Draft history of the mapping at ACT Forests by Bill Crowle from July 1971
I arrived at ACT Forests in the Electricity Bldg on London circuit. On 1st July 1971, From the BMR in Dept. of National Development.
Most of my experiences are covered in the Oral History recorded by Brendan O’Keefe.
Mark Edgerley was my first Director, who I met before being hired, I visited him in response to the job ad. I was taken out by Ian Gordon to meet some of
the staff and Foresters of Stromlo, Pierces Creek, and Kowen.
An interesting first week was spent meeting staff and touring the forests with Ian and Kevin Willis.
The Springboks came to Australia under protest, and we were asked by the Minister to build a fence around the Manuka Oval. Then we had an afternoon at the match… I was not political or a football fan!
A history of ACT Forests was written for a web site that never eventuated, in the very early days of the web. The files were stored on the ACT Gov. INTACT system..
Then all the stories where lost in the 2003 fires!
I commenced my days touring the forests with Kevin Willis or Bill Bateman. I sketched a bolster for a truck at Kowen, visited the Assessment Section under Peter Tinson at Forestry House, and met Roger Fenwick, who introduced me to the walk across Civic to the Griffin Centre and the Plan Printing section. Spent many hours there over the years printing various drawings with Joe Costa.
Assessment building was part of the Forest and Timber Bureau in Banks Street.
I observed the many wooden map cabinets or drawers, and few metal drawers with scattered maps over the depots, Assessment Office or HO. Most had been complied by aerial mapping, Radial line plots, and perhaps by the F&TB and 10chains to the inch and some compiled at 40 or 80ch. Usually there was no author, date or other information. This may be checked perhaps in the Map Library at the NLA where I deposited some towards the end of my career…
Met Ron Vivian, of the admin area, to get some maps for him and Roger and later discussed our maps with Mark Edgerley. He asked about getting mapping done by others and keep him up to-date with ideas.. National Mapping approached us for maps and photos covering Gibraltar and Stromlo. This all happened in my first few weeks as I soon got to meet mapping staff from the Interior Survey Branch, the NCDC and National Mapping. We decided to go metric, 1:10,000, for our base mapping, as the P Series were also converting from 1:9,600 ..
26th July 1971, we discussed compartment numbering to incorporate the year of planting, YOP, in the Cpt number, such as 7101 etc, this would extend in sequence across the estate. Thus 71001, Kowen had many in this year.
The Australian Survey Office had produced the P Series maps at 1:9,600 for a number of years before I commenced sorting out the 10 chain to an inch maps existing in the old wooden drawers at House 13 Stromlo or in some drawers at the rear of the Tudor House in Yarralumla where the Assessment crew were based.
I had approval for getting drafting bench, so approached the Dept. Works carpentry section to build one for me to the design of the Dept. National Development’s desks in the BMR, NCDC, and National Mapping etc This took awhile, during which time I worked from my home, where I had a bench and equipment. I was doing mapping and drawings for the ANU and then later Fortech, with Keith Grey and Chris Borough..
Then I became involved in the Area Statement. There was no system for recording mapping or history of each cpt, so I built up and index system with the help of a new temporary assistant, Roslyn Woodyer.
Her initials, RS, appeared on many cards…
ASO
At some later point, the Department of Interior Survey section was amalgamated with the Australian Survey Office, which moved into the new Cameron Offices at Belconnen. I visited them about Air Photos and digitising on 2nd Feb 1990.
Also spent the day getting the PC to go faster with the Autoexc.BAT and Config.SYS files and the Extended Memory. (Not sure which PC!)
More optimizing on the 9th.
Manual mapping systems were still at a high level. We kept abreast of techniques using methods of overlays, colour and screen printing at the BMR, which I used in Vegetation mapping of the Bullen Range for John Hicks, publications for the ANU, such as the Rambles Around Canberra and mining sites.
I checked About photogrammetry and digitising the ACT Forests Plantations and incorporating into my proposed AutoCad mapping system .
I did all my early survey calculations with Log tables and slide rules until ACT Forests purchased a Sharp 363P programmable calculator..
I was using it in Feb. 1973 with 22 programs stored on read and write magnetic strips it came with. See list in my Survey Calcs. Book Vol. One.
Listed in the back cover of Vol One are 50 programs used on the Sharp.
Several programs would write data to a magnetic card to be read from another loaded program. Where you can see the details. (Can’t believe I could write programs for it!)
Survey Branch was used up to 17-10-73, according to p.40
During early 1974 I started thinking about the accuracy and time taken for future Cpt surveys as requested before logging or planting.
An early request for a survey was for the replant of Cpt 1 in Uriarra, which became 73024. (Check) see FB243,244 (thought I had saved these)
See Vol. 1 Calc p91 undated..
Cpts. 43 & 44 Survey, p94 Stromlo dated 6-3-74
All these calcs were performed on the Sharp.
They were carried out using a compass, Abney level and Eslon 100m tape.
I had established during my week long test during Jan. 1974, surveying Cpt 18 Stromlo there was not a significant difference in the Area of the 5h compartment.
I traversed the Cpt. with our portable T12 Wild theodolite, a Wild RDS theodolite from FRI and steel bands or fiberglass Eslon tape. Suunto and Prismatic compasses.. An outline of the method is on p59. A map was plotted with the Areas and accuracy results.
The closing error varied from 1 in 8769, Area, 4.9617ha to 1 in 359 Area 4.953ha p73
Dated 15-3-74 p74 in the Survey Calculations No1.
These last calculations on p74 were re-done on the new HP 97 Programmable Calculator on 14-8-78 Area 4.9585ha with a closing error incl. of 2.55m
Note in home diary, 23-9-80 using the HP67 to do calcs, till it flat!
Launched by HP in 1976...
So we had upgraded by then to the HP97 calculator with 224 steps and 26 memories, or data storage registers, and several flag or Go-to subroutines or loops using the RPN logic system.
This Cpt. 18 was digitised from Air Photo Run 15 Feb 81 #430 on 22-9-81 and plotted on the Bruce Tafe plotter where I was writing digitising and plotting software on the PDP11-34. I was doing a computing course there and also spent many days using their computer, digitiser and plotter.
In conjunction with a Forester, Chris Lacy, who joined us from the NT for a while between postings, he wrote many HP97 routines to solve Areas by Double Longitudes, Heron and Bowditch Closure and correction. (see tag grimwade)
During June-July 1972 I was doing calculations for areas and coordinates to plot on the FRI HP plotter at Yarralumla, which I had free access to.
Some Calculations where produced by the Australian Survey Office, see Bk 1, p31 for Cpt 73028 in Uriarra p33 Cpt 73017 calcs and print out. & Cpt 73031 and 32.. 1973
They were able to digitise Stromlo as a trial.
They plotted a line 2m out from the pine edge around each cpt. I was then able to correlate these boundaries with the P-Series maps to digitise the roads and fences and any other assets.
I mapped all the euc areas, streams etc to produce a cartographic quality map.
I had commenced mapping of regional pine plantations at this time for Fortech, and after a few manual maps during which time I was researching Personal Computers for surveying and mapping.
During 1990-97 I mapped many areas, Glencres, Knapsack, Martins, Hilleast, (This was a manual compilation on drafting film)
Pinebark, Killen, Wyora, Braidwood, Holbrook, Shoalhaven fire regions..
Area
The Legends, Layers, cartographic symbols and standards, evolved with this mapping and that of ACT Forests..
We were leaders in computer mapping and use of Personal Computers.
The IBM and clone 8086 series of PCs came out. I purchased one, 30 July 1987, $3,338, (see Events.xls) for my contract mapping with Fortech at the time AutoCAD 2,5 arrived. The PC needed an 8087 chip for the computational load of AutoCAD so with demonstrations by NEC and DEC PDP11-34 systems at the Bruce TAFE, where I enrolled in a computing course for Basic and Fortran then CAD mapping, I developed software for digitising maps and plantations from Air-photographs and available Cadastral maps. (see below)
On 18-08-87 I discussed CAD mapping standards with Fortech.
I purchased an NEC APCIV AT 80287 during 1987 with AutoCAD 2.52, which progressed through all the versions to AutoCAD 14 and the GIS version AutoCAD Map..
from a README.TXT file on the No2 CD-COPY..
All old drawings from Rel.10 on APC or ASI 386 floppy
moved to Network G: 10/2/95
Hi Graham,
I remember the WS initials on a few drawings that I sorted and filed.
Someone must have commenced all the base maps, on drafting film, most lacked a legend or title block and publishing details and were 10 chain or 20ch to an inch scale.
Some mapping may have been completed by the F&TB before ACT Forests hired a draughtsman. I don't remember adding this information to my index cards, the drawings usually lacked any publication or author details, or reason for creation.
There were some radial line photogrammetry plots that may have been compiled with the help of The Forestry and Timber Bureau. That may be a good source of some historical material..
There was not any system to the maps except for some old wooden drawers for each forest.
I ordered more steel flat drawers and all the Vertiplan map filing cabinets and commenced a map numbering and card index system.
The forest depots also had their own map drawers and a collection of photocopies.
We had a good collection of historical maps from other mapping bodies, it was a shame they were lost in the 2003 fires. I gave many to the National Library before I left, so many are saved!
I have noted some of my mapping experience on the description or in the comments of a few of my Flickr.com images... where I have Backed up these notes…
I seem to remember a mention that Walter was less keen on surveying or going bush, a part of my job that
I relished. I can't remember why he left or retired.
Sent from my iPad
On 14 May 2018, at 4:32 pm, wrote:
Hi Ron, Pam and Bill
Chatting with Ian Gordon he recalled a surveyor/draftsman before Bill joined ACT Forests in mid 1971. He recalls him as Walter Shaffron (could be different spelling) and he was Ukrainian.
Any comments?
Cheers
Graham
From… flic.kr/p/6H2jGA
I introduced CAD and computer mapping to Forests, on a NEC APC IV, 80286-80287, in 1987,
using AutoCad 2.52. see flickr link above.
Found nearby programmer to write BASIC program to read the survey digital
co-ords data into AutoCAD… Jul 24 1987. *************
The NEC APC IV was delivered on 25th Feb 1987 with the 20” GTCO Digitiser. Working back till 6:36 then rode bike home!
Demo of the NEC to Frank Ingwerson Jul 9th. Brian Pratt here as Dir!
Mar 1st practising ACAD. Windows and DOS..
Apr 7th busy on the new NEC, and doing some Fortech maps after hours on it.
During the week of Jun 2nd tried to get data exchange between HP and the NEC.
Not sure which HP maybe we had the HP150 at this time with the 3 ¼” floppies which I made the Assets Database on.
At the same time, 30th July 1987, I bought an IBM clone from Peter Harris, of Digital Business Systems and the PCUG. Purchased on 30 July 1987.
This was a DBS Turbo Plus XT V20 processor, 8086 with an (8087 maths co-processor, bought later) PC Users Group, still running..
640k of RAM, and a huge 30Mb hard drive.
Just for the record..
It was a 4.77/10MHz, with 2 RS232 ports, 2 Centronics, "Tactile Auditory keyboard"!,
Games Port, 1x360kb drives, 4 layer System Board, $1450
14" Dual Frequency EGA colour monitor, $899
The 30Mb drive was an extra $799!
EGA card $170
EGA Monitor $899
V20 chip $29
Mouse $119
All up I paid about $3338
It was still running this year, 2009, when I gave it away to the Computer recyclers at Charnwood!
The computer here was the last in a series of PCs I ran, a Total Peripherals Pentium IV running NT.
A Miro graphics card enabled two monitors to run, a rarity then.
I had an HP A0 plotter, HP pen plotter, and HP ink jet printer. AutoCAD 14 and AutoCADMap, was controlled from a GTCO 20" digitizer, buried under maps, air photos, prints and E6 120 transparencies, and papers on the desk.
The desk was a typical National Mapping/BMR desk, built by the Government carpenters in Kingston, in 1971.
All long gone..
This is the NT System.. photographed above.
System Information
Norton Utilities 8.0
System Report
Friday, 28 May 1999 12:16
Bill Crowle's Nimrod 486-33Mhz
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* System Summary *
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--------------------- Computer ---------------------
Computer Name: IBM AT or compatible
Built-in BIOS: AMI, Sunday, 7 July 1991
Main Processor: 80486DX, 33 MHz
Math Co-Processor: (Built-In)
Video Adapter: VGA, Secondary: None
Mouse Type: Serial Mouse, Version 9.01
--------------------- Disks ---------------------
Hard Disks: 2 x 39Mb check!
Floppy Disks: 360K, 1.44M
--------------------- Memory ---------------------
DOS Memory: 639K
Extended Memory: 7,168K
Expanded Memory: 1,024K
--------------------- Other Info ---------------------
Bus Type: ISA (PC/AT)
Serial Ports: 2
Parallel Ports: 3
Keyboard Type: 101-Key
Operating System: DOS 6.22
I even have a screen grab of the desktop display saved.
Many views are coming from a share on Tumblr..
decoratingwithhouseplants.tumblr.com/post/118796023970/by...
All old drawings from Rel.10 on APC-IV or ASI 386 floppy
moved to Network G: 10/2/95 I had the ASI on the 14th Feb 1991
Note on that date said I compiled a Job Specs file, maybe like these dot points!
Some jobs to do....
see \\WDMYCLOUD\Bill\ACT Forests Backups\ACT Forests Copy of Bills CD3-01 Disc from Forests\PLANNING
•Document valuable data, maps, photos, spreadsheets. \\FORESTS\public\PLANNING\AREASTAT\APRIL-2000- copy.123
If we can get a copy of Lotus 123 for the Area statement!
•Get backup tape installed, show how to use ZTreeWin.
•Install connection between IMS’s Kayak and Bill’s to enable writing of CDs
??
•Get connection to work to A0 plotter.
We started with a first plot of the Stromlo Map at A0 size by the Survey Branch Of Dept Interior in the T&G building with the help of Graham Lanham of the drawing Office.
I first came across Graham in the MLC building opposite North Building in Civic. see a photo here flic.kr/p/aCheaK
Caption "ACT Forests - more than just a pine plantation.
Surveyor and Cartographer, "Bill ", works on an 'AutoCAD' computer-generated map of Stromlo Forest. flic.kr/p/pTHMRz
with the Hasselblad 70mm/120 camera I used for aerial photography on the right..
I had been in touch with the drawing office of the Department of Interior to see the 'P' Series and the 1:2,400
Detail Sheets which we had a full set of.
THE ASO.
The Australian Survey Office had produced the P Series maps at 1:9,600 for a number of years before I commenced sorting out the 10 chain to an inch maps existing in the old wooden drawers at House 13 Stromlo or in some drawers
at the rear of the Tudor House in Yarralumla where the Assessment crew were based.
This building was part of the Forests and Timber Bureau in Banks Street.
I had been in touch with the drawing office of the Department of Interior to see the 'P' Series and the 1:2,400
Detail Sheets which we had a full set of.
I kept adding to these sets and became involved in discussions to metricate the mapping and commence the
1:10,000 Mapping Series.
At some point the Department of Interior Survey Section was amalgamated with the Australian Survey Office.
Check details with Alex Petrow.. About photogrammetry and digitising the ACT Forest Plantations and incorporating into my proposed AutoCad mapping system... See on screen above.
Hi Graham,
I remember the WS initials on a few drawings that I sorted and filed.
Someone must have commenced all the base maps, on drafting film, most lacked a legend or title block and publishing details and were 10 chain or 20ch to an inch scale.
Some mapping may have been completed by the F&TB before ACT Forests hired a draughtsman. I don't remember adding this information to my index cards, the drawings usually lacked any publication or author details, or reason for creation even.
There were some radial line photogrammetry plots that may have been compiled with the help of The Forestry and Timber Bureau. That may be a good source of some historical material..
There was no system to the maps except for some old wooden drawers for each forest. I ordered more steel flat drawers and all the Vertiplan map filing cabinets and commenced a map numbering and card index system.
The forest depots also had their own map drawers and collection of photocopies.
We had a good collection of historical maps from other mapping bodies, it was a shame they were lost in the fires. I gave many to the National Library before I left, so many are saved!
I have noted some of my mapping experience on the description or in the comments of a few of my flickr images...
I seem to remember a mention that Walter was less keen on surveying or going bush, a part of my job that I relished. I can't remember why he left or retired.
Sent from my iPad
On 14 May 2018, at 4:32 pm, wrote:
Hi Ron, Pam and Bill
Chatting with Ian Gordon he recalled a surveyor/draftsman before Bill joined ACT Forests in mid 1971. He recalls him as Walter Shaffron (could be different spelling) and he was Ukranian.
Any comment
Cheers
Graham
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++CHECK+++++++++++++++
•Transfer my 3M post-it Notes tips and other reference files to Outlook, or similar database for future use.
•Many files on my H:drive, if moved, will upset the paths to the parent files.
• Move H:drive files to G:Drive??
•Translate Aboriginal/Heritage sites to GIS.
•Translate Nogo areas. And what else??
•Put hardcopy maps, such as U-200 onto GIS.
•Check all fences against Cadastral boundaries for consistency or errors. Check data with PALM.
•Add fences & gates/grids as assets to GIS with attributes.
Ron Murray asked me to create a database of all the Forests Assets.
We were playing with a new HP 150 desktop computer so I spent a few weeks learning the database Program and entered all our assets like PCs cameras, fences and gates. One week was spent documenting a bug in the software and reporting it to HP.
I don’t think we transferred it to Excel or Lotus 123
There were a few new database in the market at the time, like D-Base MS Works and Enable.
In Jan 1988 I spent ages trying to export attribute data from our ACAD DWGS to import into Enable.
I have a note on Feb 1’ 88 that Mike worked on a surveying software bug. This may have been Mike Archer from NG.. That night I attended a PCUG meeting at the ANU on Microsoft Works.
•What other assets, dams, tanks, culverts, buildings.
•Maps for future logging plans.
•Maps for forward roading plans.
•Check existing road network data for consistency and class attributes for use in GIS.
•Locate dwgs covering agistment, and link to agreements.
•Locate dwgs covering RFS fire suppression programs, and link to documents.
•Map Plantation Management Agreements, & link to Spreadsheets or databases.
•Document and/or locate Marvel?? survey maps.
•Document and create Yield Plot Field Books and dwgs.
•Survey cpt 148 Stromlo, with GPS and compare with existing photogrammetric plot and field survey, done with instruments.
•Update map for Annual Reports.
•Update maps of Management areas and its links to spreadsheet and database file. Implications of saving as Excel 5 file.
•
•Notify schools of discontinuation of Work Experience program.
•Make new brochures and maps. Print at publication quality. Maybe try it in house, or get Adobe Publish, or Corel?
•Make online maps available for Booking System for Events and Camping.
•On-line maps for Water Quality monitoring.
•On-line maps for Recreation Sites and Public Use events.
•Maps & diagrams for ACT Forests web sites.
•On-line maps for management of Natural & Cultural Heritage sites.
•On-line maps for firewood sales.
•Maps & GIS with on-line maps of environmental weeds.
•.......... etc
Many files on history and Tenure for GMcS..
\\192.168.1.3\Bill\Backups\2001-03-01 Bills_No_2_CD Copy\TENURE
Some notes compiled for Graham McKenzie Smith's history of ACT Forests in an email sent on 19/05/18....
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Years before the Arboretum was thought of, and the new gates installed!
With a Chubble!
We were looking for a few photos of bears in the woods for the ACT Forest's display at the Canberra Show.
On a trip down with Wayne from ACT Forests, years ago, in my pine coloured jumper my Mother-in-law knitted for me.
Concern for our National Parks along the East coast of Australia...
www.davesact.com/. See June 6th post, what happened to our respect for World Environment Day?
On the ABC Local radio ..
ABC Radio are running a program on getting your life back?
Moments in your life that were relaxing moments out of the rat race where you were "In the moment" rather than rushing and absorbed in a career or running a family, dashing to work, taking the kids to sport or filling up the car.
I thought of all the 1/125th sec moments at f5.6 that I have in my photo collection
I could select some of my 63,000 images for an album of "Moments in Life" then realised that 95% or so would be suitable.
Or at least most images in my "Favourites of my shots by others" might be suitable..
see www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/albums/72157624181511314
P7200034 #roundAustraliawithSpelio
This is very remote, and not for the faint hearted without proper maps, or GPS and remote gear.
The drive in #Smoky60Series from Zanthus to Balladonia is 185km and took us one half days in the dust. 35-37psi in the BFGoodrich tyres, which could have been at 30. See many onscreen NOTES..
I had worked all over this area in 1965 for several months and knew where we were!
See here for a shot of the GSWA Land Rover in a donga somewhere around Balladonia,,,,,
www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/4618161170/
We had a search once for the lost bus driver on the SUSS Nullarbor expedition in 1964, he had the sense to just walk South dragging a stick! You just head North or South and you will either hit the Trans Line or the Eyre Highway....
It is covered on the Hema GDT maps, plus we had the GA 1:250,000 maps of Australia on the laptop.
S31°18'23" E123°42'50"
another bush camp further SE www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/4710136249/in/photostream/
type Ctrl+F to search for items in the list!
see also www.exploroz.com/On_the_Road/Cooking_Equipment.aspx for Aussies
These comments are difficult to read and enjoy squashed up in the NEWUI BETA white text on black.. Read it all on an iPad in the meantime before Yahoo screw it up!
Now if you are lucky to have Fred or the NNPE, enjoy!
see some more outback tracks recommended by Australian Geographic Magazine, not much serious detail there though!
www.australiangeographic.com.au/travel/destinations/2014/...
Some 4WD travels web site adventures.net.au/About/about.php
Here is a list of gear and tips by Dossier 48... on wordpress.
dossier48.wordpress.com/other-stuff/
A comment on .. www.flickr.com/photos/something2see/15429939891/in/photos...
we carry enough fuel, diesel, for 1200km and several days... www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/5115389143/
Wheels tyres, water, tools, patches, winch, spade, tow rope, snatch strap, you name it!
Here is another extensive camp gear list...
familyfriendlyozcamping.com.au/extensive-camping-checklis...
See an RV Checklist here.. changingears.com/rv-checklist-inspection.shtml
In all my 2-3 million miles or kilometres of #FlickrSpelio #bushwalking, #SUSScaving, #WASGcaving, #RMLAIDForest life or #GSWANullarbor work, travel #roundAUstraliawithSpelio or in the UK or Europe in #Helga2004, where I bought a #SAKTinker in Switzerland or in #mtus, where I bought the #juiceS2, I never needed a #SAKedc or #Leatherman as I always had a couple of fully equipped toolboxes of #remotegearlist and a trusty #sheathknife.
Still waiting for someone to ID the building..
This one came out quite well with colour, shade and exposure..
B8-R192 or so
One of my 100s of AutoCAD maps and drawings completed over the last 14-15 years at ACT Forests..
See Pano below from the edge of the Pierces Creek Pine Plantation..
In North Building Civic
This has now become the ACT Heritage offices.... with a lost web site today!
Edited 15-02-25 @ 5-5:30am
I commenced work with ACT Forests when the Office was on the 4th floor of Electricity House in London Circuit, (according to GMcKS in an email dated 15-12-18).
I was interviewed there for the surveying/drafting/technical Officer position by the Director, Mark Edgerley in 1971.
Note from Graham McK-S... email 15 Dec. 2018
ACTForests Accommodation
"Ian also recalls the office moving to the 4th floor of Electricity House soon after he started, with the BFC Control Room occupying the SW corner which gave a good view towards the mountains. Ron Murray recalls the office being at Electricity House when he got back from USA in August 1967. Tony Fearnside was CFCO from late 1967 so he may be able to comment on the timing of the move to Electricity House.
"When Wayne Lemke started in late 1969, John Way and Peter Tinson were at Yarralumla (garage at the rear of Forestry House).... " The Assessment team were here when Bill Crowle (myself) started in 1971, and worked between there and his home for a year, due to lack of a drafting bench and other equipment. I must have sorted the new bench from Dept Works by the time I moved into North Bldg for the photo above.
Graham McK-S (grimwade) continues...
..."The office remained in this part of North Bldg until after I left in mid 1981. I am not sure but I have heard references to a further move to South Bldg sometime before the move to Homeworld in Tuggeranong in the late 1980s."
"NAA in their description of ACT Forests (Agency CA1312) list the office location 1968 to 1970 as top floor South Bldg and after 1970 as North Bldg.... when I came back in late 1973 I was in North Building. Mark had the SW corner office overlooking the theatre, Ron was next on the Western side followed by Ian Gordon, Peter Tinson and me.
"Along the South side were the clerks, then the BFC Control Room. On the other side of the corridor, (to the North) were Dave Fisher, John Turner with FRIYR and the HP1000 computer; and the plan room and mapping of Bill Crowle.. This part of the building was the part built in the 1970s"
The HP1000 was delivered on the Wed 18th November 1981, The terminal, Plotter and Printer did not arrive...
{ed. 30-09-24 seen in diary)
The surveys I did from July 1972, entered in many Field Books and all the latitudes and departures in books I still have were done on calculator programs for the newly acquired programmable Sharp calculator. It didn't print so I entered the figures in the books. Later I found the Australian Survey Office in the Cameron Offices, Belconnen had calculators that printed the lats and longs and calculated areas.
Chris Lacey was evacuated from Darwin after Cylcone Tracy, Christmas 1974; coming from the NT Forestry Section and helped compile many survey calculator programs for the newly acquired programmable Sharp calculator, about 120 steps.
After a year or so, in Aug 1977, p322 in Book 2, there appear print -outs from the HP97!
We got the HP97 programmable calculator for various Forestry calculations and Chris programmed it for surveying and many were tweaked by me for variations..
None of these pages of calculations were ever plotted until I found an HP plotter at the Forestry and Timber Bureau which enabled me to enter Eastings and Northings in pairs to move the plotter one line at a time...
The HP97 continued printing lists of Eastings and Northings through the first few months of 1978.. to p336.
I (Bill), later moved downstairs in the South building in the same large open plan area with part of the Departmental Drawing office and Mark Fornasiero..
I was able to ride my bicycle to the door and wheel it behind my desk and chair. It looked very much like this layout above... The presence of the FRIYR computer terminal places this photo, upstairs.North Building!
See my office at the Stromlo Depot Planning Office, Duffy....
www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/3746018194/
This was when I started converting our base maps to 1:10,000.
I organised the Australian Survey Office, AUSLIG, to digitise all our plantation boundaries, along the edges of the pine canopy.
I spent a few years gradually drawing the various roads and tracks down between the digitized pine edge.
Major_Roads
Minor_Roads.
Tracks
breaks
streams
fences etc with a 100 other Layers for various assets like gates
Hatch_Bdy
Euc_Hatch
Open_Hatch
Buildings
and many others which I could recover from the LISP file I wrote to create them...
From the 1:10,000 Base Maps, I created dozens and dozens of 1:10,000 base maps of each Block to cover each working Plantation.
ACT Forests was later moved with most of the Dept of the Interior by Ros Kelly in a move to populate Tuggeanong, to the Homeworld Building in the Tuggeranong Valley
Threat to my job by IT in the next century.. 2020 etc
see..
www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-08/could-a-robot-do-your-job-...
Some of your tasks that are easier to automate are...
Build models, patterns, or templates.
Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
Study scripts to determine project requirements.
Monitor current CAD GIS and mapping trends.
Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
Conduct market research.
That leaves
83%
of work time on tasks that are less susceptible to automation.
That’s when you’re doing things like...
Discuss production content and progress with others.
Select materials or props.
Confer with clients to determine needs.
Review plans or proposals for environmental conservation.
Determine design criteria or specifications.
Operate computer systems.
Slide copied September 19 2011
Orig Photo taken with the Hassleblad June 1987.
Quote from Garry Linnell "Comment" CT Mar 11, 2023 p.27
"The pandemic was a boon to sociologists . Countless studies are unequivocally disproving the claim that productivity slumps when workers are not chained to their cubicle .
Flexible working arrangements clearly boost worker satisfaction and efficiency while encouraging higher employee retention rates and staff engagement .."
From the Cessna hired by me for aerial photos for ACT Forests..
Looking across the Murrumbidgee to foot hills N of Mt Tennant.
Re-do when the new 1.3713 arrives … see below!
Done, now have two Climbers, two Tinkers.
See on-screen NOTES
I just discovered a new use for the saw blade..
It works well to comb my moustache!! Or beard.. Just after a little trim it sweeps out loose hair...
see the YouTube comparison of all my knives youtu.be/-BJsULkEIrk?si=fykBYzi8dSDmK-By
bit.ly link for this post! www.bit.ly/49gvetx
See a list on Youtube… youtu.be/t_0WxKl4uag?si=q9_QwQwE0Iqx-a4L
a bedtime story about Swiss Army Knives youtu.be/-DpH6UR4Tzk?si=nETbcEV7thhfpd19
Why Women Don't Like Multitools (or Swiss Army Knives)
youtu.be/IpBbUNBIx0s?si=a8vh3-JKL6XOX6SE
In all my 2-3 Million miles or kilometers of #FlickrSpelio #bushwalking, #SUSScaving, #WASGcaving, #RMLAIDForest life or #GSWANullarbor work, travel #roundAUstraliawithSpelio or in the UK or Europe in #Helga2004 , where I bought a #SAKTinker in Switzerland or in #mtus where I purchased the #juiceS2, I never needed a #SAKedc or #Leatherman as I always a couple of fully equipped toolboxes of #remotegealist; and a trusty #sheathknife....
copied from the album on 27-03-21
One of the early Hasselblad aerial shots I took!
Shared to Instagram
Before the plantings and underfloor panels, then it all burnt down in 2003… See onscreen NOTE
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P7170940 Recreation: Picnic area in a forest. 815x1138
Replaced with new 4000dpi scan on 21-04-25
Kodachrome "film scan"
4000dpi 3200dpi "Polaroid SprintScan" 35mm 50mm Pentax SilverFast
This old beautiful picnic site was destroyed in the 2003 fires. I had many a nice picnic or lunch hour there over the years...lots of good blackberries could be collected along Pierces Creek .
see me lunch etc
As seen on p7. in Australian Forestry Council prepared by Standing Committee on Forestry Australia Government Publishing Service 1986
from a 60mm x 60mm print in the mag.
Published by Tim the Yowie Man in the Canberra Times Panorama of the Nov. 10th 2018
Curious Crossings: There are two concrete crossings of Pierces Creek. The up-stream one is quite substantial in size and at first glance appears a little over-engineered. According to retired ACT Forests cartographer Bill Crowle, it is called "Quandary Crossing" and was so-named after “the officer in charge over-calculated how much concrete was needed to cover pipes and construct approaches”. In the 1970s, the second crossing, “The Causeway”, was a popular picnic area with towering pines and BBQs, but was sadly destroyed by the 2003 bushfires.
just trying to cross a wet gully...
He tried for a couple f hours to dig himself out backwards or forwards.
I was ready back at the office with my camera.
Lit by the small IKEA single LED desk lamp.
Seems to have died so off to the recyclers...
Now I have one on the iPhone 8
Aerial oblique of the road crossing... Just found a few old prints in the office that didn't get burnt in the 2003 fires! Scan at 600dpi on the Canon flatbed scanner.
May have been taken on the Hasselblad using C-41 or E6 120 film
We even camped up stream, (behind the camera to the left), at the next bend with Malcolm, The Fletchers, stayed for BBQ, Ross Andrews, and Jane and our kids one night years ago...
see diary 18th Nov. 1977, Several BBQs and picnics have been enjoyed on the East side, (right bank here) where you can see the old shelter shed.
Have li-loed just upstream from the concrete ford a few times in summer.
on Sun 11th Mar 1973 we hired canoes from Dobell Boat Hire on Lake Burley Griffin and drove to here where we left the gear and took more cars and the "wives" with lunch, to Pine Island.
My ACT Forest diary lists John and Elizabeth Wood, the Walters*, Terry and Sandy Hunt, John Hicks and partner?, Larry Cornell and Suellen with us and our two kids and one on the way!
(WE collected our canoes the night before with Dad and Mum, who argued about whether to buy a house here!) Erwin rang and we chatted canoes..
After leaving gear and food at Pine Is Terry H and I to Kambah Pool to leave a car and collect other drivers, who had also left vehicles there earlier..
Just chatted about this with Mary. She has such a good memory..
She rememebers who the Walters are!!!
*One night I slept past my bus stop in Scullin and while walking back past the shops and Casteui St. I saw a chap at his old Land-Rover in the street. As I do, I said have you been across the Gunbarrel Highway?
He had, and was the LandRover we heard revving in the night in the mud North of Giles Creek where we were stuck in our #KombSplity with the Gunbarrel Tours Landcruiser party in 1968 !! see here flic.kr/p/977Yuh
And the Bob Collard mob we were following.
So we connected, and took them canoeing!!!
We returned to Point Hut, above, and canoed with the kids and all down to Pine Is.. Took several photos with the Pentax, C41 or slides, to check..
"Few cries, and Kate wanted to get out, but we convinced them it was fun! Mary enjoyed it too."
2:30 to 3:30 we had lunch at Pine Is.
We then paddled down 300ft from here then met a kayaker who said it was a bit rough from here on. (We found that a many years later with ACE when we Li-loed to the Red Rocks Gorge)
So we stayed back around the pool near Pine Is. and looked for Larry's pants with his car and house keys, which sank when he rolled his canoe!
We then drove some canoes to Kambah Pool and returned cars to Pine Is where Mary was not enjoying Sandhy's Co. and we had tea there till about 8pm. Then took Larry home while the kids slept in the back of the HJ, got his spare keys and returned to Kambah Pool for his car...
Got home after 9pm and put the kids to bed...
We camped upstream here with Fletchers, Cromptons, Ross Andrews and Jane, slept on ground , no foam... Nov 18 1977
See Google Gemini rewrite as essay…
Echoes in Ash and Ink: A Tapestry of Memory Woven Through a Single Photograph
A chance discovery, nestled amongst forgotten relics spared by the devastating 2003 fires, has yielded more than just a faded image. This aerial oblique view of a road crossing, captured on what might have been a Hasselblad loaded with C-41 or E6 120 film and now resurrected through a 600dpi scan on a Canon flatbed, serves as a potent portal into a rich personal history, a tangible link to moments etched in time and the landscape itself. More than a mere depiction of asphalt meeting earth, this print is a catalyst for a cascade of memories, weaving together family, friendship, and the enduring connection to a beloved place.
The immediate context provided by the accompanying notes paints a vivid picture beyond the static frame. The gentle curve of the river, the unseen vantage point behind the camera to the left, become stages for past joys. The simple statement, "We even camped up stream, (behind the camera to the left), at the next bend with Malcolm, The Fletchers, stayed for BBQ, Ross Andrews, and Jane and our kids one night years ago," conjures an image of laughter echoing through the trees, the aroma of grilled food mingling with the crisp air. This fleeting moment is then anchored to a specific date, "diary 18th Nov. 1977," lending a concrete reality to the nostalgic recollection. The landscape itself becomes a witness to repeated gatherings, the "old shelter shed" on the east bank a silent testament to "Several BBQs and picnics" enjoyed on that very spot.
The river, a constant presence in the frame, further deepens the connection to this place. The casual mention of having "li-loed just upstream from the concrete ford a few times in summer" speaks of carefree days, the cool water offering respite from the Australian heat. This personal intimacy with the location extends beyond casual visits, revealing a history of shared adventures. The detailed account of a canoe trip on "Sun 11th Mar 1973" underscores this. The logistical planning, the involvement of friends – John and Elizabeth Wood, the Walters, Terry and Sandy Hunt, John Hicks and partner, Larry Cornell and Suellen, all accompanied by children and the anticipation of a picnic at Pine Island – transforms the road crossing into a point of departure and return for shared experiences. Even the seemingly mundane act of collecting canoes the night before, punctuated by a familial debate about a potential house purchase, adds layers of personal significance to the location.
The narrative then takes an unexpected turn, revealing the intricate web of human connection that this place has fostered. The anecdote about sleeping past a bus stop and a chance encounter with a fellow traveler highlights the serendipitous nature of shared experiences. The recognition of a Land Rover, a vehicle encountered years prior during a challenging outback adventure on the Gunbarrel Highway, underscores the enduring power of memory and the unexpected ways in which seemingly disparate moments can be linked. The reference to "our #KombSplity with the Gunbarrel Tours Landcruiser party in 1968" and the mention of the "Bob Collard mob" further enriches the narrative, hinting at a history of exploration and camaraderie.
The final affirmation, "Just chatted about this with Mary. She has such a good memory. She remembers who the Walters are!!!" brings the narrative full circle, emphasizing the shared history and the vital role of memory in preserving these connections. The photograph, therefore, is not just a static image but a trigger for a vibrant tapestry of personal and communal experiences. It is a testament to the enduring power of place, the significance of shared moments, and the intricate threads of memory that bind us to our past. This aerial oblique of a simple road crossing, rescued from the threat of oblivion, now stands as a powerful reminder of the lives lived, the friendships forged, and the stories etched into the very fabric of the landscape.
0.8150.26 on the www.Victorinox.com
The Alox models, as well as being slightly longer, have thicker tools, and a stronger construction (wider rivets), than their 91mm cousins, additionally, the Alox handles are much tougher than Cellidor, so this family is designed for harder use than the Cellidor models. In fact, in the early days the Pioneer was known as the Sturdy Boy and even up until roughly 2017 the Pioneer series was labelled as the Sturdy Models on the Victorinox website.
YouTube review youtu.be/FJpHoepfaQI?si=THQTr_MMtub3HZOK
The ideal tool for precision cutting
Swiss made pocket knife with 9 functions and high-grade Alox scales
Includes scissors and a reamer, punch
Item number 0.8231.26
Height 15 mm
Length 93 mm
Weight 94 g
See a discussion of the awl tool.
www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Reamer
The celebrated Alox scales have reached a near cult status, thanks to their unique surface which is pleasing to both hand and eye. The appeal of Alox is in its merging of aesthetics with functionality – its attractive embossed surface make the knife both lightweight and easy to grip, and the hardened oxide layer helps to protect against damage and corrosion.
After being punched from aluminum and embossed, Alox scales go through a process called Eloxal which uses anodic oxidation to create a protective layer. It is this final layer which allows for the coloring of the scales.
Alox has a strong significance in the history of Victorinox. First introduced for the Pioneer knife in 1957, Alox was a key feature of the Soldier’s Knife which was redesigned in 1961 and used until 2008. Today, we issue a Classic pocketknife with Alox scales in a different color every year. These limited edition knives are highly sought-after by design aficionados and collectors, showing the true timeless appeal of this iconic material.
A YouTube review of the Alox SAK Pioneers..
youtu.be/p4pM7ld9rS8?si=VPzWa3LOcgDVkA-4
And youtu.be/mzocdFiXE98?si=i4h38t20xWYOL9fY
I just discovered a new use for the saw blade..
It works well to comb my moustache!! Just after a little trim it sweeps out loose hair... see #emergencycomb …..
Why NOT to buy an Alox Farmer X
See youtu.be/EMitw2TW1Vc?si=Ll7Aj24kDQ7QCas2
From Google Bard…
Victorinox makes Alox knives using a process called **deep drawing**. Deep drawing is a metal forming process that uses a punch and die to create a three-dimensional shape from a flat sheet of metal.
The first step in making an Alox knife is to cut a sheet of aluminum to the desired size. The sheet is then placed in a deep drawing die, which has the shape of the knife's handle. The punch is then pressed into the sheet, forcing it to conform to the shape of the die.
Once the handle is formed, the blade is inserted into the handle. The blade is held in place by a rivet, which is pressed into the handle. The rivet is then peened, which is a process of hammering it to expand it and lock it in place.
The final step is to anodize the knife. Anodizing is a process that creates a protective layer on the surface of the metal. This layer helps to protect the knife from corrosion and wear.
Here are the steps in more detail:
1. **Cutting the sheet metal:** The first step is to cut a sheet of aluminum to the desired size. The sheet is typically 0.8mm thick.
2. **Deep drawing the handle:** The next step is to deep draw the handle. This is done by placing the sheet metal in a deep drawing die and then pressing it into the shape of the die with a punch.
3. **Inserting the blade:** Once the handle is formed, the blade is inserted into the handle. The blade is held in place by a rivet, which is pressed into the handle.
4. **Peening the rivet:** The rivet is then peened, which is a process of hammering it to expand it and lock it in place.
5. **Anodizing the knife:** The final step is to anodize the knife. Anodizing is a process that creates a protective layer on the surface of the metal. This layer helps to protect the knife from corrosion and wear.
The Alox knife is a popular choice for EDC knives because it is durable, lightweight, and corrosion-resistant. The deep drawing process used to make Alox knives ensures that they are strong and reliable. The anodizing process also helps to protect the knives from the elements.
In all my 2-3 Million miles or kilometers of #FlickrSpelio #bushwalking, #SUSScaving, #WASGcaving, #RMLAIDForest life or #GSWANullarbor work, travel #roundAUstraliawithSpelio or in the UK or Europe in #Helga2004 , where I bought a #SAKTinker in Switzerland or in #mtus where I purchased the #juiceS2, I never needed a #SAKedc or #Leatherman as I always had a couple of fully equipped toolboxes of #remotegealist; and a trusty #sheathknife....
Looks like a copy of the poster print taken for the Canberra Show with the Hassy at ACT Forests
I have 1,491 tagged scan! Many sent to Vintage Groups 26-01-24
Some pricey models on display, sorry shopkeepers, we all go to Amazon…
The Leatherman Wave plus
In all my 2-3 million miles or kilometres of #FlickrSpelio #bushwalking, #SUSScaving, #WASGcaving, #RMLAIDForest life or #GSWANullarbor work, travel #roundAUstraliawithSpelio or in the UK or Europe in #Helga2004, where I bought a #SAKTinker in Switzerland or in #mtus, where I bought the #juiceS2, I never needed a #SAKedc or #Leatherman as I always had a couple of fully equipped toolboxes of #remotegearlist and a trusty #sheathknife.
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With shot of Hasselblad on mount.
Disappointing reproduction of the Alox scales!
... #SAK3627
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kramerdesignstudio]
In all my 2-3 million miles or kilometres of #FlickrSpelio #bushwalking, #SUSScaving, #WASGcaving, #RMLAIDForest life or #GSWANullarbor work, travel #roundAUstraliawithSpelio or in the UK or Europe in #Helga2004, where I bought a #SAKTinker in Switzerland or in #mtus, where I bought the #juiceS2, I never needed a #SAKedc or #Leathermanedc as I always had a couple of fully equipped toolboxes of #remotegearlist and a trusty #sheathknife.
This has now become the ACT Heritage offices.... with no history of ACT Forests...
And then I moved to South Building, followed by a major move by Forestry and Conservation and City Parks to Tuggeranong for a few years, and then we moved to new buildings to Stromlo Depot.. and then I was made redundant... :-)
www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/3746018194/
see also new shot just found in Thumbs+
♔ Georgie R I thought Photoshop allowed many corrections.
I don't use PhotoShop, I use Thumbs+ on my old WIN10 PC HP Probook laptop, upgraded from WIN7 which was fine for years.
I have been with Windows since 1986 and my first PC at work and home.
Have gone through all versions of Windows, from the days we could tweak it to run faster and use more extended memory etc and run AutoCAD which I used for mapping and there was nothing on the mac then..
So I am locked in , tried my brothers Mac, and just too difficult to make the swap.
We have 3 PCs and two iPads here, at home, plus phones, so I do not need anymore tech worries.
I do admit to having endless Windows and network and software problems over the years, but have been warned by tech son-in-laws there can be as many on a mac!
Search for #flickrspelio office etc. you have a tidy work place, I was always involved on a number of things at once, and it has not changed. I am not a good system man, but managed many tech things over the years..
Quote from Garry Linnell "Comment" CT Mar 11, 2023 p.27
"The pandemic was a boon to sociologists . Countless studies are unequivocally disproving the claim that productivity slumps when workers are not chained to their cubicle .
Flexible working arrangements clearly boost worker satisfaction and efficiency while encouraging higher employee retention rates and staff engagement .."
Some of the maps I compiled on this and later Desktop computers using AutoCAD, but destroyed in the 2003 Fires...
List of base drawings for ACT Forests
C:\URIARRA\Blundell.dwg
C:\URIARRA\BULLOCK.dwg
C:\URIARRA\CAMAGES.dwg
C:\URIARRA\CONDOR.dwg
C:\URIARRA\HYLES.dwg
C:\URIARRA\LEESCK.dwg
C:\URIARRA\LIGHTNIN.dwg
C:\URIARRA\MCDONALD.dwg
C:\URIARRA\PABRAL.dwg
C:\URIARRA\PAGO.dwg
C:\URIARRA\POCKETS.dwg
C:\URIARRA\SHERWOOD.dwg
C:\URIARRA\SINCLAIR.dwg
C:\URIARRA\TWOSTICK.dwg
C:\PIERCES\BLOCK33.DWG
C:\PIERCES\BLOCK60.dwg
C:\PIERCES\BULLEN.dwg
C:\PIERCES\CAVES.dwg
C:\PIERCES\COLLIM.dwg
C:\PIERCES\CORIN.dwg
C:\PIERCES\DRYCRK.dwg
C:\PIERCES\GIB.dwg
C:\PIERCES\INGLED.dwg
C:\PIERCES\KIOSK.dwg
C:\PIERCES\MIOWERA.dwg
C:\PIERCES\MURRAYS.dwg
C:\PIERCES\OAKEY.dwg
C:\PIERCES\SUGAR.dwg
C:\PIERCES\TANNERS.dwg
C:\PIERCES\TIDBIN.DWG
C:\STROMLO\BLEWITTS.dwg
C:\STROMLO\BLOCK12.dwg
C:\STROMLO\BLUEGUM.dwg
C:\STROMLO\Dairyhil.dwg
C:\STROMLO\DEEKS.dwg
C:\STROMLO\Gungeucs.dwg
C:\STROMLO\ISAACS.dwg
C:\STROMLO\Lyneham.dwg
C:\STROMLO\NARRAB.dwg
C:\STROMLO\SCRIVEN.dwg
C:\STROMLO\SOUTHWEL.dwg
C:\STROMLO\TRIG.dwg
C:\STROMLO\TUGGER.dwg
C:\KOWEN\AMUNGULA.DWG
C:\KOWEN\BALD.dwg
C:\KOWEN\BLOCK18.dwg
C:\KOWEN\BLOCK2.dwg
C:\KOWEN\BLOCK9.dwg
C:\KOWEN\COLVER.dwg
C:\KOWEN\COPPER.dwg
C:\KOWEN\FAIRBURN.dwg
C:\KOWEN\GORGE.DWG
C:\KOWEN\Keefs.dwg
C:\KOWEN\MAJURA.dwg
C:\KOWEN\MURRAY.dwg
C:\KOWEN\ORCHARD.dwg
C:\KOWEN\POPPET.dwg
C:\KOWEN\REEDY.dwg
C:\KOWEN\SETTLE.dwg
C:\KOWEN\SEVEN.DWG
C:\KOWEN\SPARROW.dwg
C:\KOWEN\TOOLBOX.dwg
C:\KOWEN\YALGUM.dwg
B4R82-8 Bill Pierces Ck1974
ACT Forests
All gone in the 2003 ACT Fires
Must get a shot of the old "Quandary Crossing" further upstream....
ALOFBRID Trish (@EatShootBlog)
15/01/13 12:24 PM
This makes so much sense to me zenhabits.net/mmm/
Savouring the moment... lovely.
See twitter for Eatshootblog for this link... To savouring a moment.....
We photographers do this all the time.. I have been savouring moments for 69 years, that is why it takes me so long to do anything....
Even savouring old buildings.....
Sent from Bill's iPad.
More notes added in the comments below, and the iPad added this note!. Click #FlickrSpelio
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First handled a Hassy at the CCAE and discussed aerial photos etc. 15 June 1978.
Collected the new Hassleblad 500ELM with 2 120 and a 70mm magazine, 100mm and 250mm lens, Lunasix lightmeter and an intervelometer from Georges Camera Store
Sept. 22 1978....
One of the earliest dated shots...
Now have to re-edit an hours corrections to this from my diary after ERROR saving...
According to my diary, I rode to work and then over to the Bruce TAFE to use the digitiser and computer that I had used at Reid?? Interesting, til 1:45 then dash back to work and out to the airport and set up the camera in the plane and flying 3 to 4... "bumping and windy & cloudy, round and round Stromlo ( a few rolls. 120 C41) return to land, sick down my front. (the mixture is altered and the fumes from the engine are awful as they come in through the camera holes in the floor) I rode home and had shower and not eat much for dinner. Kids watched Dr Who, and later listened to the Abortion Debate on the radio. (1979 !!)
edited on the DELL 29-06-22
Diary of Feb 15 1979 I discussed what film to use and decided on Vericolor..
I had calculations for flight heights and scales..
Jan 10, 1978 FLEW in helicopter (Hughes),with door removed on my side to Uriarra for photos of burnt areas and round & round Blundells. Back over Uriarra to Pierces Creek and then Kowen!! over the Gorge and new airstrip IFP.. Long Gully & Stromlo, felt woosy, glad it was over.
Took film to Dickson. (Channel 7 had a lab where I could get E6 processed. Must have used a 35mm camera for this flight!
Diary mentioned I was editing the digitiser program at Bruce TAFE on Jan 24 1980
See Forest Survey Calculations book No.1 p154 for printout from HP97 and see diary for Mar 5 1978...
Also had HP97 programs to calculate flying heights and phot scales...
IMG_0564 Telstra Tower.
Pleased with that navigation...
Diary entry Feb 22 1979 FLEW
over Canberra, Lake, Stromlo and several passes over Sherwood...
Then Mt Gingera, 11:30 for 2 hours..
bus home, quicker on the bike.
Put the East wall on the Cubby!
Feb 5 1979 went flying over Mt Majura 8 times... 1h25m 3 rolls film.
I had large Hasselblad hand grips for it!
NOTE in diary for Sep 27 1978, of trip up the Black Mountain Telstra Tower with the Hassy and the 80mm lens borrowed from Georges Camera Store to get shots over Stromlo and the Cork Oaks from the top viewing deck with the site manager. Very windy!
a couple edits 18th Jul 2022.....
Another mapping exercise on Jan 29th 1981..
Drove to Uriiarra & surveyed profiles for new new OFFICE with Graham McKenzie-Smith.
Back to HO and took photos of Coree Panorama, but too many clouds so to Pierces Creek and many slides of Clearfall and rock outcrops til 6:30pm. Beautiful light, black cloud to the E and "fantastic sunlight on way home"
Met Phil Munnings for a cuppa at Kowen, 16 June 1978 and surveyed road network of Block 9 for 1978 planting.
25th June 1981, ME happy with my performance and happy to recommend me for promotion to STO1. Ian G listed duties and I wrote up te Duty Statement.