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Creator
Naughton, Russell
Title
Lawrence Hargrave (1850-1915): Australian aviation pioneer, inventor, explorer, mason and astronomer.
Imprint
Monash University, 1999
Url
https://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/hargrave.html
Subject
History of Australian Science - General
Abstract

Lawrence Hargrave was born in Greenwich England on January 29, 1850 and educated in England at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmoreland. In 1872 he came to Australia in search of gold, but the ship chartered by the group of adventurers was wrecked off the Queensland coast. In the 1870's after exploring in the hinterland behind Port Moresby, in June 1877 he decided to settle down and elected a member of the Royal Society of New South Wales.

In 1878 he was appointed an assistant astronomical observer at Sydney Observatory, a post which he held until 1883, when he retired to devote the remainder of his life to research work into problems connected with human flight.

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EOAS ID: bib/ASBS00001.htm

This Edition: 2026 February - 1926 Centenaries
Kooyang - Gariwerd calendar - Late summer: late January to late March - season of eels
Reference: https://www.bom.gov.au/resources/indigenous-weather-knowledge/indigenous-seasonal-calendars/gariwerd-calendar#bom-anchor-list__item-kooyang-season-of-eels

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