Photograph - John 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