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Australian Transport
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Trans Australian Airlines (TAA) founded
Operations commenced the 9th September -
First all Australian Car
Prme Minister Chifley unveiled the Holden 48-215, which was known as the 'FX' -
Holden cars
By 1951, on average 100 cars were made every day by Holden -
Holden FJ released
Cost 1074 pounds, which was the equivalent of 68 weeks wage for a normal person -
Cars in Australia are at almost 2 million
in 1985, around 1 850 000 cars were estimmated to be in Australia -
Seatbelts introduced into cars in 1956
Australia was the first country to make seat-belts compulsory in all vehicles -
Australian National Airways ceased operations
Australian National Airways (ANA), a major rival to TAA, closed down and ceased operations -
Qantas started round the world service
Qantas became the first airline ever to offer flights around the world -
Hammersley and Robe River railway opened
The first mining railway in Australia -
Princess Highway Completed
Allowed a smoother journey from Melbourne to Sydney -
International Terminals
In 1970, both Sydney and Melbourne opened international airport terminals -
Airbags installed in cars in 1971
First installed by Ford Motor Company, to help people in the interior of the car -
Qantas bought first Boeing 747
These planes were able to carry 300 passengers -
National Highway Scheme introduced
Introduced by the Federal Government which aimed to join all of Australia in one big route around the country -
Cars in Australia had doubled to 4 million
Car numbers in Australia had doubled during the 1970's -
Catalytic converters made compulsory
All cars made in Australia after 1986 had to have a catalytic converter in them -
Tangara trains introduced in Sydney
The tangara trains were double-storeyed and could carry 2080 people among the 8 carriages -
Laws put in place to lower death toll
Seatbelts were made compulsory to help save people in crashes, RBT was put in -
Australia has doubled car numbers again
Australia's registered car number hits 8 million, double what it was at the end of 1970 -
Solar powered cars were considered
In the 90's, different sources of fuel were considered for use, and solar power was researched a lot -
TAA sold to Qantas
Trans Australian Airlines (now known as Australian Airlines) was sold to Qantas, Australian Airlines ceased operations -
Australian Airlines closed down
Australian Airlines closed down after only being open for 5 years
