Image Archive 1961-1999

Welcome to the Archives

Photographs through the decades - 1961 -1999

This page will be updated if more photographs are found of past club activities (Last images uploaded: 2011).
We are building these pages into a photographic walk down memory lane and breaking them into PhotoArchive1 the early years,
then Photo Archive 2 2000 to 2009,
Photo Archive 3 with 2010 to 2019 and finally with Photo Archive 4 2020 to Present Day.

If you have any photographs of club activities which you would like the share, please contact the Webmaster.

Old photos from around 1967 & 68

These are the oldest photos we have in our collection circa 1967

It seems we were keen on Raft Races and that's our 1967 RadioActive BCC entry. And that's a group of Deptarment of Civil Aviation trainees.
The group was attending an amateur radio convention at Alexandra Headlands in either 1967 or 1968.
They carried a Pye Mk III up Mt Tibrogargan, and after all the effort no contacts were made.

We believe those in the photo are; Mike Willet VK4ZMW, Peter Crewdsen VK4ZPC, Ron Chernich VK4ZRC, Bob Stroud VK4ZSB, a friend of ZDD & Danny Dwyer VK4ZDD, John Perryn VK4ZJP & Graham Bell VK4ZGB

Social Outing

1968 Dinner at Grand Hotel

Geoff VK4GI, Bob VK4ZZE [AZE]

Peter Fry, Betty Fry, Ian Fry, Ray Evans, Bob VK4UD & Frank Wright

Rusty, Joscelyn, Edna & Archie Williamson, Clem VK4FD & Tina

Lee VK4FX & xyl, Jim Yarrum, Dave McGrory, Merv McCrane & xyl

Mystery Date

Not sure about the date of this image however records indicate that we often went as to conventions as a club group. This image seems to show a happy band back in their room, chatting about radio, and what they'd learned

Mount Goonaneman

1976-78 building the repeater site

Brickies hard at work

Taking a well earned rest

Bucket brigade to pour the concrete roof

Even the kids followed their dad up the mountain to lend a hand

Seems we didn't bother with safety officers in those days ;-)

The team is assembled & ready to trek up the mountain

Tweedie Svenson VK4TS hauling two heavy buckets up the mountain track

BBQ is fired up, so grab a snag while you work

Repeater built by George McLucas VK4AGM

Open view of repeater

Cavity Filters

Cavities built by Graham Lucke & Geoff Bonney

We think this is a Bonney Lad?

Repeater & cavities ready to install

Bob Elkin & Graham Lucke

Installing aerials on the tower

Bob Elkin & Graham Lucke

Erection of the TV tower on the mountain was a big deal

Graham Crozier VK4GR District Radio Inspector who gave the club so much assistance in time and testing equipment

The kids are Hayley Beimers and Shane Elkin

Mount Goonaneman Repeater Site officially opens in 1978

Following are photos of the official opening.
The crowd shots show a vibrant club and talented group of 'fathers and sons' who designed and built the shack and the tower for the club.
Very few names are on the reverse of the photo's so if we have missed someone's name, we apologise.

Danny Morrish introduces Mr P C Millar MHR Wide Bay, and invited him to officially open the Repeater Site on 29th October 1978

Official Opening

October 1978 Mount Goonaneman

P.C. 'Clarry' Millar MHR

Mr Millar MHR Wide Bay, unveils the plaque

Mt Goonamenam repeater site is offically on-air

A view that has never changed

Official plaque

A large crowd made the trip up the mountain for the opening ceremony

It's still a rugged sloping plot of land in the national park

With great views

Everyone was happy to sit upon the ground

Even the official guests were casual about seating arrangements

VK4ZEH, VK4ZPR & VK4GR

Group shot of some of the crowd

Vehicles of the day

Always time for a chat before going up the mountain

Photos which seem to fit in here

Graham VK4SR,Danny VK4ADM, Karl VK4AKT following some successful training

VK4GI, Reg Fry, VK4UD, Roy Spotswood, VK4JM & Steve Spotswood

Karl VK4AKT

Graham Scott training a student

Keen foxhunters on Mt Goonaneman

Roy Spotswood & Ray Fry

Wade Millwood VK4WM (ex VK4ACB)

A young Peter McGrath

Gaynor, Allan, Peter, Graham, Joscelyn & Henry (at back)

Clem, Lee, Eric, Adrien, Liz, Graham, Peter, John & Karl

1991 only 1 photo so far

Clem Steggink from August 1991 when the local newspaper reported on his retirment from his watchmaking business after 33 years.
The article told a story of Clem as a young Dutchman, learning his trade whilst working as slave labour in a German watch factory during WWII and his emigrating to Australia in 1958.

His Callsign was VK4FD and during his years with the club he served as Treasurer, President, Vice President and Secretary.

Hobby Expo

Club Display at 1994 Expo

Col Hayes VK4FUV on Morse Key)

Anske VK4CAB operating the CCTV

Mix of Homebrew &commercial gear

Michael Clark VK4ACM (sk) demonstrates Packet Radio &Sat. Tracking

Joscelyn VK4JJ &Keith VK4KDS centre

Wall display of QSL Cards

Working Bee

1998 on Mount Goonaneman

Rusty VK4JM and Keith VK4APQ (SK), the honoured old-guard of the club

They set up quite a camp at Mt Goonaneman

On roof Julie, Ian, Rusty, Keith, while others look on

Rusty, Julie, Ian, Henry repeater shack Nov 1998

Rusty, Ian, Julie on roof of repeater shack

Keith VK4APQ (SK) & Ross VK4JRO

That's the end of our photographs 1961-1999

If you're looking for further archive images:
Images 2000 to 2009 follow this link
Images 2010 to 2019 follow this link
Images 2020 to Current year 2020 to current

Thanks go to Gaynor VK4FGAY, Keith VK4APQ [sk],Bob Elkin and Joscelyn VK4JJ [sk], for digging outthese old photographs so we can present them as part of the club's pictorial history
** Not all names are on the reverse of the photo's - so apologies for any missing names **

Last update: June 2022