South Australia - Transport
"Milestones by Road and Rail" is discussed in the Advertiser, 1 September 1936 (special edition), page 38.- Aeroplanes
- Horse Coaches
- Miscellany
- Motor Cars and Cycles
- Railways Miscellany
- Railways - Bob, The Railway Dog
- Roads
Miscellany
Also see Adelaide - Transport.
"Bullocks and Old Times" is in the Register,
29 November 1897, page 5b,
4 December 1897, page 5b;
also see 12 September 1912, page 7b.
"Early Day Bullocks" is in theRegister,
17 June 1919, page 4e,
"Old-Time Vehicles" on 27 June 1919, page 6f.
A poem titled "The Bullock Driver" is in The Lantern,
11 June 1887, page 19.
"A Historical Wagon", imported by John Ragless in 1852, is discussed in the Register,
20 March 1907, page 4e.
"From Bullock Wagon to Trackless Tram" is in the Chronicle,
28 January 1932, page 49a;
also see Observer,
6 October 1883, page 41c
Advertiser on16 January 1932, page 9g.
"Early Day Bullocks" is in the Observer, 21 June 1919, page 5b,
"Old Time Vehicles" on 5 July 1919, page 31d.
Information on "Early Horses and Ponies" in the colony is in the Advertiser,
4 and 22 August 1933, pages 22h and 10.
Carriages on Adelaide streets are discussed in the Register,
13 June 1863, page 2f.
Also see Adelaide - Transport
Information on the "Pioneer", "the first traction engine used on South Australian roads", is in the Advertiser,
21 October 1864, page 2e.
"Railways, Tramways and Main Roads" is in the Register,
20 August 1866, page 2c.
"Licensing Vehicles" is in the Register,
13 December 1866, page 2e,
"Licensed Vehicles" in the Observer,
13 March 1869, page 10c,
10 April 1869, page 12c.
Also see Adelaide - Transport
"Horse Power versus Locomotives" is debated in the Register,
18, 19 and 21 August 1869, pages 2d, 3h and 2d.
"The Lighting of Vehicles" is in the Observer,
21 October 1871, page 2g.
"Safety and Comfort in Travelling" is in the Register,
12 April 1879, page 4e.
The reminiscences of James Bell, a bullock driver, are in the Weekly Herald,
15 April 1899, page 4a.
In respect of "Holiday Driving" the Register of 22 April 1870, page 4f comments in a strain still familiar over 100 years later:
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Human life is under certain circumstances held very cheap in South Australia... Thirty or forty omnibuses racing home along a narrow road and cutting each other out at street corners is [considered to be] the proper way to conclude a picnic...
22 October 1870, page 15d; also see
19 November 1870, page 7f.
"Travelling Facilities in the Far North" is in the Register,
24 May 1876, page 6a.
"Bullock Drivers' Demonstration" is in the Observer,
7 October 1876, page 7e,
"Here and There With a Bullock Team", the reminiscences of William Magar, is in the Advertiser,
21 January 1914, page 10d.
A photograph of a bullock in harness is in the Chronicle,
11 October 1913, page 30,
of a team on
18 December 1930, page 38,
28 June 1934, page 35.
"Early-Day Bullocks" is in the Register,
17 June 1919, page 4e,
"Teamsters of Olden Days" on
11 and 25 June 1921, pages 10c and 9f,
2 July 1921, page 9f.
"From Bullock Dray to Aeroplane" in the Advertiser,
12 July 1933, page 31c.
A trial of Rowan's steam-car is reported in the Register,
16 April 1880, page 5d,
7 May 1880, page 5a.
An article on "animal" transport is in the Observer,
6 October 1883, page 41c under the heading "Life in the Bush".
"Petroleum versus Horses" is in the Register,
2 September 1895, page 4g,
"Ponies and Traps" on
23 January 1901, page 4d.
"Light Railways v Roads" is in the Advertiser,
19 November 1895, page 4g,
"Road versus Rail" on
26 October 1928, page 24f,
11 June 1929, page 15d,
"Railways v Road Motors" on
10, 11 and 12 July 1929, pages 15h, 11e and 23b.
A lecture on coach building is reproduced in the Register,
27 June 1885, page 5b.
Descriptions of horse drawn vehicles are in the Observer,
16 September 1899, page 30d.
"An Important Invention", the Burton automatic window, is in the Express,
5 May 1898, page 4c.
Descriptions of horse drawn vehicles are in the Observer,
16 September 1899, page 30d.
An obituary of Mr Thomas Graves is in the Observer,
18 August 1900, page 31a.
The reminiscences of Henry Graves are in the Observer,
9 September 1922, page 50d.
"The Passing of the Horse - Motors for Street Traffic" is in the Advertiser,
17 July 1902, page 7h, Also see Adelaide - City Streets
"Mono-Rails and Motor Cars" on
6 September 1902, page 6b.
"How the World Moves" is in the Observer,
18 October 1902, page 25.
A carriage exhibition with photographs is reported in the Observer,
15 April 1905, page 25a.
"To Town in a Trap" from the mid-north is reported in the Advertiser,
3 January 1907, page 9d.
"Motors, Carriages and Vehicles" is in the Chronicle,
17 September 1904, page 9 (supp.).
"To Town in a Trap" from the mid-north is reported in the Advertiser,
3 January 1907, page 9d.
"Carriage and Wagon Builders - SA Convention" is in the Register,
12, 14 and 15 April 1909, pages 7a, 7c and 7g,
12 June 1909, page 7c;
also see 20 September 1909, page 8a,
17 September 1912, page 5b.
"Northern Methods of Transport - Donkeys, Camels, Mules and Goats" is in the Advertiser,
19 June 1909, page 13e; also see
24 June 1909, page 6f.
Photographs of "transport in the country" are in the Observer,
16 December 1911, page 3 (supp.).
"Motor v Mule Team [to Tarcoola]" is in the Observer,
20 January 1912, page 52c.
"Maildrivers' Horses" is in the Register,
11 June 1912, page 6e.
"Some Old Carriages and Horses" is in the Register,
17 March 1919, page 6e.
"Transport Monopoly" is in the Register,
1 March 1926, page 8e,
"Motor Bus Services" on 2 March 1926, page 7d.
"Regulating Motor Buses" is in the Register,
12 and 13 August 1926, pages 8c-10a and 9c,
"The Motor Bus Board" on 10 and 29 June 1927, pages 8e and 9g,
"Motor Services - Board Fixes Fees" on 13 March 1928, page 9g.
Also see Adelaide - Transport
"Growth of Country Motor Services", including information on Messrs Birdseye and Son, is in The Mail,
24 July 1926, page 28a; also see
The News,
27 September 1927, page 24g.
Bonds Tours to "Centralia" are discussed in the Observer,
20 August 1927, page 7b.
"Growth of Bond's Motor Services" is in The Mail,
29 January 1927, page 27a;
also see Observer,
21 June 1928, page 52a,
18 August 1928, page 17d,
Register,
13 August 1928, page 10 (photo.).
Information on Bastin's motor service to Yorke Peninsula is in The Mail,
13 April 1929, page 10a.
"Evolution of Transport" is in the Advertiser,
13 January 1932, page 17b,
"How Horse-Drawn Traffic Has Diminished" is in The News,
24 May 1932, page 4c.
Information on "Early Horses and Ponies" in the colony is in the Advertiser,
4 and 22 August 1933, pages 22h and 10.
A history of transport is in the Advertiser,
24 January 1934, page 29a,
"Passing of the Bullock Teams" on
24 August 1935, page 11g.
