In 1999, the Lawrence Hargrave website, then a single page, was substantially revised by Dr Russell Naughton and Prof. John Bird.

The website is affiliated with Monash University's Hargrave-Andrew Library (formerly The Hargrave Library) and is managed by the Centre for Telecommunications and Information Engineering (CTIE)

The site will be managed as an ongoing project to...

serve the needs of those studying early australian aviation

serve as an online 'workshop' and showcase for investigations into systems for autonomous air to surface visual recognition and inter airborn device communications.

eMail: russell.naughton@eng.monash.edu.au
Voice: +61 (0) 412 591 893   [AH: +61 3 9874 3415]

Professor John Bird
Visiting Professor
Centre for Telecommunications and Information Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia

eMail: john.bird@eng.monash.edu.au
Voice: +61 (0) 419 509 394   [AH: +61 3 9725 7406]

Please Note:

(1) The historical images on this site are used in good faith. In combination with the accompanying text, their use will hopefully reinforce the role played by Lawrence Hargrave and other Australia aviation pioneers in the mid to late 19thC and 20thC, a role we believe, largely unknown, or at best, minimised by the more publicised work of others especially in the USA.

(2) Such is the repeated use of many of the images over the past 100 or so years (as found in the 'Gallery'), that the original copyright owner(s) would be difficult to establish without a level of research currently beyond the resources of the creators of this site. Should the original owner(s) of any images on this site feel that the use of same is an infringement of their copyright, would they please get in touch with russell.naughton@eng.monash.edu.au to discuss the matter.

(3) On June 21, 1999, the terms ©Chop Stik and ©Aerobotics were claimed respectively as the intellectual property of Dr Russell Naughton and Professor John Bird.

(4) On June 27, 1999, the term ©AeroKids were claimed respectively as the intellectual property of Dr Russell Naughton and Professor John Bird.

Site History :

Version 5.4
Pioneers pages added

Version 5.3
John Denis Duigan page added
Nancy Bird-Walton page added

Version 5.2
Suzanne 'Sue' Duigan page added
Terry Duigan aircraft page added
Brian Duigan aircraft page added
Duigan Preview page added

Version 5.1
new headers
MM site added
Bios spread over two pages
Terry Duigan bio page added
Keith Meggs sites expanded to individual aircraft

Version 5.0
Search added
RPAV site added

Version 4.9
Flying wings site added
Damien Schultz site added

Version 4.8
AHSA
Keith Meggs bio
Keith Meggs book
Monash Hargrave Award 2000

Version 4.7
biographies page enhanced incl. extensive work on John Duigan

Version 4.6
Airshow2000
Tall Poppies

Version 4.5
prep for Airshow2000

Version 4.4
Robofly page

Version 4.3
Andrea Casalboni page
revised homepage

Version 4.2
Hargrave Chanute page
housekeeping

Version 4.1
150th Birthday pages incl. 4 more MPEGs

Version 4.0
3 more MPEGs added to 'eye in the sky' page

Version 3.9
'eye in the sky' page added (incl. this site's first MPEG file)
special events and AirShow2000 pages

Version 3.8
Link maintenance

Version 3.7
timeline pages increased to 5 pages with more enhancemets in #0, #1

Version 3.6
timeline pages updated to include more very early items and 'balloon' history

Version 3.5
Links, Legacy and Aerobotics Pages - Verified links

Version 3.4
minor housekeeping

Version 3.3
aerobotics page added
hargrave_150 page added
aerokids page updated
bibliography1 page updated
biography2 page updated
legacy page updated
links page updated
open_day_99 page updated
timeline0 page updated
timeline2 page updated
timeline3 page updated

Version 3.2
Open Day images added
Aerosonde plans page added

Version 3.1
Reload files as necessary post openday (Aug 8)

Version 3.0
Hargrave-Andrew Lib. details updated
Open Day '99 info expanded

Version 2.9
Jack Hearn bio added
Open Day event schedule added
Modelers page added

Version 2.8
general housekeeping

Version 2.7
general housekeeping

Version 2.6
open day bios page added
its4the birds page added
american_kite_95_page page added
aerosonde_maciver page added

Version 2.5
Plans page added
Journal RSNSW page added
AeroKids page added
Open Day 99 page added
Jack Hearn page added
©AeroKids claimed as intellectual property
Aerosonde press releases page added
Gallery pages enhanced

Version 2.4
Gallery pages enhanced
©Chop Stik and ©Aerobotics claimed as intellectual property
Timeline and Bibliography pages updated

Version 2.3
Links, Legacy and Timeline pages updated

Version 2.2
Gallery enhanced + 20 images
Links and Legacy pages updated

Version 2.1
Aerosonde info updated
Links and Legacy pages updated

Version 2.0
Links and Legacy pages updated

Version 1.9
Timeline expanded to five periods
Site Map revised
Contact page revised
Anniversary page revised

Version 1.8
Image Copyright statement added to this page
Gallery enhanced + 10 images
Site Map enhanced (menus added)

Site Released on public server as of Version 1.8

Version 1.7
Official Monash disclaimer added to all pages
Links, Legacy and Bibliography pages enhanced
General tidyup of all pages
Released on secure server

Version 1.6
Bibliography and Links pages enhanced (menus added)
Released on secure server

Version 1.5
Site Map, Contact and Anniversary pages added
Legacy page enhanced (menu added)
Links page enhanced
Released on secure server

Version 1.4
soaring articles (2) added
Gallery construction started - 12 images
Legacy, Bibliography, Timeline and Links pages enhanced
Released on secure server

Version 1.3
Legacy page added
Released on secure server

Version 1.2
Timeline pages added
Limited eMail release

Version 1.1
Second draft
Not released

Version 1.0
Original draft
Not released