Chapter 7
I The First 100 Years 1788-1888
II Railways
III Motorised Vehicles
IV Aviation
V Modern Shipping
VI Innovative Small Craft
VII Conclusion
VIII Acknowledgements
IX Contributors
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At each stage of transport development, there has been an accompanying change in social relationships. Perhaps this is best illustrated by the social upheaval caused by the wide-spread use of the motor car. Virtually unrestricted movement within the road system gave rise to new concepts in town planning, in farm management and recreational activities. To a somewhat lesser extent the method and efficiency of new transport modes have had a similar impact on business and social life.
Modern society has altered its living patterns in response to advances in transport technology. Life-styles have been irrevocably changed by these events. Personal mobility and employment mobility are now an accepted part of life, and the vast distances, which for so long isolated Australia from the rest of the world, have been overcome by the aeroplane. The world has become a smaller place through transport technology.
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