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Animal power (mainly horses and bullocks) was still being used in 1900 to move people and supplies. Even today, people use all kinds of animals such as camels, dogs and elephants to transport heavy equipment and to move people

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Before air travel, the only way to cross the ocean was by ship. In 1900, the time taken to travel from England to Australia had been drastically reduced from about 140 days to 30 days with the invention of the steam ship

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on 9 December 1909, Colin Defries took to the skies at Melbourne's Victoria Park raceway. The plane failed to stay in the air for long enough, or travel far enough, to be officially recognised, but it was the first flight undertaken in Australia by a powered aeroplane.

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In the 1890s, bicycles with proper tyres and brakes were developed. These were more comfortable and safer to ride and became very popular.

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By 1910, the motor car and the motor truck were a common sight in almost every city in the Western world. The horse and buggy

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In 1896, the Shearer brothers were responsible for building and using the first car in Australia.

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n Australia, over 4000 kilometres of railway tracks had been laid by 1890. Each capital city on the east coast was connected by railway lines and work had begun on developing suburban rail networks.

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In the 1890s, bicycles with proper tyres and brakes were developed. These were more comfortable and safer to ride and became very popular.

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By 1910, the motor car and the motor truck were a common sight in almost every city in the Western world. The horse and buggy were slowly being replaced.

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Electric trams returned in 1906,

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cars were for more rich people in the area

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The cable tram network stopped running in 1940. Apart from a few relics in the hands of private collectors, little evidence of the network's existence survives.

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Between 1854 and 1919, steam locomotives dominated. And were very popular

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On 6 October 1916, electric trains made trial runs from Newmarket Station to Flemington Racecourse.

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The gold rush of the 1850s heralded the growth of Melbourne both as a port and as an economy. Transport became an important issue for the young colony and soon after, Australia's first locomotive-powered railway line was built in Melbourne

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By the end of 1919, electric trains were running on the St Kilda and Port Melbourne lines, followed by the Williamstown and Fawkner lines in 1920.

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most people got around on  horse back, walk, boat, or carriage.

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most people got around on horse back, or carriage.

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http://ptv.vic.gov.au/about-ptv/victoria-s-pt-network/history/early-history-of-public-transport/

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the first internal combustion engine was designed in 1885