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Cars
in FashionAt the time the local government
began caring for country roads, the new force appeared; the
motor vehicle. This was to encompass the disappearance of the
horse coaches and the horse and bullock wagons which had served
the Albury district from the time it was first settled. So to were
to vanish the buggies, wagonettes, sulkies and carts of the nineteenth
century. Thompson's steam motor phaeton passed through on a
journey from Sydney to Melbourne in May 1900, but steam did
not pass on.
A motor car passed through
Albury from Sydney in November 1901, averaging 25 miles per hour on the
journey, with speeds sometimes reaching 38 miles per hour. It left
Sydney at 10 a.m. and reached Goulbourne at 10 p.m. the same day,
taking 3 days from Sydney to Albury. In May 1909, Albury Council
decided to seek the passing of State Law to compel the registration
of all motor vehicles. They would then be required to carry
a number plate.
CLOTHING
CHILDREN'S
CLOTHING: The children of Albury a long time ago used
to
wear lots of layers of clothing. For Example, the girls wore
petticoats, frocks,
panti
hose and bonnets. Where as, the boys would wear trousers, braces,
shirts and
jackets. But, usually if they were poor, they would just wear
rags.
to
Albury's Changing Retail Fashions
to
Albury's Changing Building Fashions
