Summary
Annotation in John Duigan's hand on obverse states : "Pushing it home up the hill Sometimes we used to run the engine instead"
Description of Content
Station hands at Spring Plains, Mia Mia push the Duigan biplane up a slope towards the specially built shed in which it was was built by John & Reg Duigan in 1910. This view shows the modified second version of the machine with rear elevator and wing tip ailerons.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
'Spring Plains', Mia Mia, Victoria, Australia, 1910-1911
Photographer unknown. Test flights took place on the creek flats opposite the homestead on the Duigan family property 'Sping Plains', near Mia Mia, central Victoria. -
Person Depicted
Mr John R. Duigan, 'Spring Plains', Mia Mia, Victoria, Australia
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Person Depicted
Mr Reginald C. Duigan, 'Spring Plains', Mia Mia, Victoria, Australia
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Maker of Item Depicted
Mr John R. Duigan, 'Spring Plains', Mia Mia, Victoria, Australia, 1909-1910
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Individuals Identified
Duigan, John R.; Duigan, Reginald C.
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Format
Negative, Black & White
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Aero Engines, Aeronautics, Aeroplanes, Aircraft, Aircraft Propellers, Aviation, Aviation Pioneers, Biplanes, Experimental Aircraft
