Skip to content

Tag Archives: World War I

Local heroes

Earlier this week it was announced that the Mosman Library had been awarded a Library Development Grant for an innovative project that aims to document stories and artefacts relating to the First World War. I’m very excited to be part of it. As well as working with the local community in the creation of a new resource, [...]

Posted 12 May 2012 † tim § archives § articles and book chapters ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Remembering Lawrence Hargrave

In 1962 William Hudson Shaw, a Qantas executive, knocked at the door of a cottage in the seaside village of Walmer, Kent. Shaw was in the grip of an obsession – a ‘labour of love’ to document the ‘true story’ of Australian aeronautical pioneer Lawrence Hargrave.[1] This quest had brought Shaw to the home of [...]

Posted 01 May 2005 † tim § articles and book chapters § history of australian science ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,