page_title: List of Australian aviation firsts
section_title: National
hierarchical_section_title: List of Australian aviation firsts / National
caption_attribution_description: English: John Robertson Duigan at the Controls of his Biplane, Bendigo Racecourse, Victoria, 3 May 1911 Photograph of John Robertson Duigan seated at the controls of his biplane, taken during a public demonstration of the aircraft attended by 1,000 people at the Bendigo Racecourse, 3rd May 1911. The photograph was possibly taken by Jophn's brother Reginald Duigan or by a newspaper photographer. Although French and American flying machines had already flown in Victoria, J.R. Duigan built and flew the first Australian-made flying machine in 1910. This image taken at the Bendigo Racecourse on 3 May 1911, was published in the Bendigo Advertiser, 4 May 1911, and in the British aviation journal 'Flight' (London), 6th April 1912. (http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1553121/photograph-john-duigan-at-the-controls-of-his-biplane-bendigo-racecourse-victoria-3-may-1911)
context_page_description: List of firsts for aviation in Australia or for Australian aviators.
caption: John Robertson Duigan at the Controls of his Biplane, Bendigo Racecourse, Victoria, 3 May 1911
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