Photographic print, black & white, Hillcrest, home of Lawrence Hargrave, Stanwell Park, New South Wales, 1899, copy print made in c1977

Lawrence Hargrave and family lived here from 1893 to 1899.

Stanwell Park is located 54 kilometres south of Sydney in the Illawarra region of New South Wales.  Stanwell Park and Stanwell Tops are the first settlements south of the Royal National Park.  Stanwell Park is famous for its connections with the early history of human flight.  The inventor of the box kite, Lawerence Hargrave moved to Hillcrest House at Stanwell Park in 1893.  His family owned extensive property in the Illawarra and Hargrave retired to Hillcrest House and continued to develop his theories on flight.  He carried out many experiments, particularly with box kites, on Bald Hill above Hillcrest House  Hargraves research played a vital part in the development of the aeroplane.
Source - http://walkabout.com.au/locations/NSWStanwellPark.shtml
15/07/2002

Stanwell Park, New South Wales, Australia

Hargrave, Lawrence

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P2903-1/25 Photographic print, black and white, Hillcrest, home of Lawrence Hargrave, Stanwell Park, New South Wales, 1899, copy print made in c1977

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Photograph of 'Hillcrest' at Stanwell Park

Object No. P2903-1/25

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