Rail transport in
1900- the most common form of power were steam powered engines, they would be
used for sea and land transport, but could only be used where tracks were laid.
They could carry lots of people and freight. Another type of transport was
animal power, mainly horses which were used to pull carts, in Australia most of
the transport of people and goods from train stations were by horse,
particularly in the country. Sea transport was being changed, as sailing ships
were disappearing as more steam ships were being made, these ships were
becoming the new trend because it wasn’t dependent on the wind, also the only
way to travel to another country was by sea before air travel came around. The
first internal combustion powered vehicle was designed by Karl Benz in 1885,
and ran on fuel instead of steam which helped make it more powerful The first
built and used car in Australia was by the Shearer brothers, this on the other
hand was a steam car and was driven from Bathurst to Melbourne arriving on the
4th of May 1900. In 1910 it was very common in the Western world to see motor
cars and motor trucks, but the roads were not yet developed. There was more
demand for public transport during the 1800’s and this is when trams were made
to help transport people, but were also good because it was faster and cheaper,
the first electric tram in Sydney was in December 1899. The first pedal bicycle
was invented in the 1860’s, but in the 1890’s bicycles with proper tires and
brakes were made, these also turned out to be very popular as they were safer
and more comfortable to ride. The first air flight trip to occur in Sydney was on
the 12th of November 1894, and was endeavored by a man called Lawrence
Hargrave, when he flew in a large box kite that he had made himself. The first
powered airplane flight in Australia was on the 9th of December 1909 by Colin
Defries, when he began his flight in Melbourne but failed to stay in the air
long or travel far.
George Street, Haymarket, Sydney
In this picture there are quite a few horsedrawn
carts riding along dirt roads. There are also factories and buildings along the
sides of the street, these buildings also have writing on the side of the
walls. You can see the difference between the carts as the one on the left does
not have a roof but the one on the right does, the one on the left may belong
to a lower rranked citizen or be for work purposes as it has a barrel on the
back, the one on the right probably belongs to a citizen in the upper class. It
looks like the city was getting developed overtime as you can see lots of
buildings and factories placed there.
