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Transport and technology in Australia

by State Library of NSW

Techological and transport innovations in Australia

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Mr C.J.Melrose at Mildenhall Aerodrome at the start of the Centenary Air Race, 1934; this is one of the first three photographs digitally transmitted by radio, in the world
Sound technicians setting up the turn-table and amplifiers for the first "talkies" in Australia, 1927-1928
Assembling Sydney's first double-decker bus bodies onto AEC bus chassis, 1937
Assembling the bodies on AEC bus chassis, Nov. 1937
Building Sydney's first double-decker bus bodies; the almost finished product
Start of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race, 1971
Silver City Comet: diesel train on trial run from Sydney to Moss Vale, 1937
Centenary of No. 1 engine and 3rd class carriage, Central Station, Sydney, 1955 / Ern McQuillan
Crew of the royal train for the Duke of Gloucester and 36 class locomotive, Orange, 27 November 1934 / Sam Hood
Building goods locomotive 5801, Eveleigh Workshops, Redfern, Sydney, 1949 / R. Bean
Brisbane-Singapore air service (DH 86) advertisement, ca. 1935 / H.B. Green & Co.
HMT Queen Mary, Sydney Harbour, between 1940-1945
HMT Queen Elizabeth, Sydney Harbour, between 1940-1945
"Dirigible" over Tamarama, 1908, Hall & Co.
"Driver" of Pyrmont Opening Bridge, n.d., by Ted Hood
Female motor cyclist, Railway Square, Sydney, n.d., by Ted Hood
Sydney "toastrack" tram no. 1511, Moore Park, June 1938 / Sam hood
20 class tank engine and suburban passenger train, Camden, ca. 1930 / photographer unknown
Derailment of NSWGR engine no. 246, Lithgow Zig Zag, 4 April 1901
Alfred Lee and penny farthing, Glen Street, North Sydney, undated / photographer unknown
Glaciarium garage, Little Regent Street, off George Street, Sydney, ca. 1934 / photographer Hall & Company
Mr Waterhouse had the first motorcycle that came to Singleton and he built the front carrier for passenger - Singleton, NSW, n.d.
["Don't depend on luck. This driver did." Wrecked car used for NRMA advertisement], c. 1930 by Sam Hood
Car crash, n.d. by Sam Hood