Australian Technology 1950s

  • Victa mower

    Victa mower
    First mower invented, despite its heavy weight and hard usage it still completed the job of mowing lawns. Enabled australians to take care of their own garden, without having to resort to old, tedious ways of cutting the grass.
  • Merino sheep

    Merino sheep
    developed a effective way to breed sheep, which helped in australian outbacks and controlling sheep reproduction
  • Rabbit Control

    Rabbit Control
    an attempt to control the increasing numbers of rabbits reproduction rate, tried to use myxomatosis releases to kill rabbits numbers. As in australia this has become a growing problem, since rabbits are a introduced species with their boom in numbers, causes problems to our natural habitat and native animals
  • Lagerphone

    Lagerphone
    a musical instrument made by nailing beer caps onto a stick.Helped people to experience and release their inner musical talents, with such a simple and yet intriging device helped make australians proud to play such a unique instrument. also helped to push new instruments like this to be invented.
  • School of the Air

    School of the Air
    first ever radio lesson was broadcast using the transmitter at the Australian Royal Flying Doctor Base, helping to create a type of pride among Australians as they achieved new heights.
  • Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

     Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
    a complex instrument which incorporated micro-computer electronics and precision optics and mechanics, used to determine low concentrations of metals in a wide variety of substances. Enabled australians to discover different metals inside other substances, allowing new discoveries.
  • Solar hot water

    Solar hot water
    what the name intends, water heated by the power/ energy of the sun. allowed australia to become that one step closer to 100% renewable energy, which is a very possible future with australia's vast country and land.
  • Distance measuring equipment

    Distance measuring equipment
    Measured objects more easily and more effeciently.
  • Pneumatic broadacre air seeder

    Pneumatic broadacre air seeder
    a lightweight air seeder uses a spinning distributor, to blow seeds through a pipe into plating tynes. Used to help effeciently sow seeds.
  • Flame ionisation detector

    Flame ionisation detector
    most accurate instruments developed for the detection of emissions, can measure one part in 10 milllion and has been used in chemical anaylsis
  • Wool clothing with permanent crease

    Wool clothing with permanent crease
    process fir producing permanently creased fabric
  • Black box flight recorder

    Black box flight recorder
    a black box voice and instrument data recorder, helped to recorder data on flights and solve mysteries of when aeroplane crash.