Guide to the Papers of Lawrence Hargrave (as filmed by AJCP)
M367-M372
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2018
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Flying Machine Work, August 1892 - September 1895 (File 1)
A volume of correspondence, manuscripts, drawings, designs, research notes, specifications, financial papers, newspaper cuttings, circulars, patents and other printed items relating to Hargrave's aviation research and the work of other researchers in Australia and overseas. (263pp)...
Flying Machine Work, October 1895 - April 1909 (File 2)
M367 (pp 1-139, 1895-98):The volume contains correspondence, manuscripts, reports, drawings, calculations, research notes, financial papers, photographs, newspaper cuttings, reprints and other printed items relating to Hargrave's aviation research and overseas developments. The subjects include trials of engines, flying machines and kites, experiments with balloons, and Hargrave's efforts to find a permanent home for his models...
Geographical and Astronomical Work, November 1865 - October 1891 (File 3)
This volume was put together by Hargrave at a later date. It contains newspaper cuttings, correspondence, notes, drawings and printed items relating to some of Hargrave's early interests and activities in the years before he became preoccupied with flying-machines. In particular, there are papers relating to the voyage of the Ellesmere around Australia in 1866, the exploration of New Guinea between 1871 and 1891, and astronomical matters arising from Hargrave's work in the Sydney Observatory...
Flying Machines, April 1909 - June 1915 (File 4)
M370 (pp1-81):The last volume in the series of aviation 'journals' contains some papers relating to Hargrave's continued research on flying-machines. Most of the papers, however, relate to aviation generally, including the design and construction of aircraft, airships, air routes, aerial exhibitions, air safety and the Aerial League of Australia. There are also papers relating to Hargrave's efforts to dispose of his collection of models, which ended when they were acquired by the Deutsches Museum in Munich in 1910...
Mechanical and Aeronautical Work, 1872 - 1892 (File 5)
This volume was put together by Hargrave at a later date. The papers, which mostly date from 1880 onwards, comprise correspondence, manuscripts, research notes, drawings, tables, diagrams, calculations, newspaper cuttings and photographs of models. They document Hargrave's early work on the design and construction of flying-machines. In particular, there are notes on wave movements, wave propelled models, trochoided plane principle, air compressing pump, engines, flying-machines powered by rubber bands and compressed air, and a list of expenditure on flying machine experiments...