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Negative - Steam Traction Engine & Wool Wagons, Spring Plains Station, Mia Mia, Victoria, circa 1908
Reg. No: MM 057519
- Description Of Content:
- Steam traction engine towing three wagons loaded with wool bales, Spring Plains Station, Mia Mia, Victoria circa 1908. Property owned by John Charles Duigan. His sons John & Reg built and flew the first Australian-built aeroplane from the property in 1910.
| Discipline: | Technology |
More information
| Tagged with: | farm buildings, fences, pastoral properties, steam traction engines, steam powered vehicles, wool bales, wagon trains, working life |
| Themes this item is part of: | Designing & Building the First Australian Aircraft, John Duigan's Military Service, Centenary of Australian Aviation, John Robertson Duigan MC, Pioneering Aviator (1882-1951), Reginald Charles Duigan, Pioneering Aviator & Inventor (1888-1966), Engineering Collection, Transport Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection |
| Primary Classification: | ROAD TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Steam Vehicles |
| Tertiary Classification: | steam traction engines & road locomotives |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Mia Mia, Victoria, Australia, circa 1908 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Designing & Building the First Australian Aircraft
- John Duigan's Military Service
- Centenary of Australian Aviation
- John Robertson Duigan MC, Pioneering Aviator (1882-1951)
- Reginald Charles Duigan, Pioneering Aviator & Inventor (1888-1966)
- Engineering Collection
- Transport Collection
- Working Life & Trades Collection
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