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