Kembla, Keira and around the Lake : a history of Rutty's Bus Service, Wollongong 1925 - 2001 / John Birchmeier
- Bib ID:
- 5714879
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Birchmeier, John
- Description:
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- [Kingsford, N.S.W.] : John Birchmeier, 2011
- viii, 151 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports. ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780980627312
- Invalid ISBN:
- 0980627311
- Summary:
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"In 1925 a flimsy-looking brown Model T Ford bus bounced and rattled its way along dirt roads to provide an essential passanger service between the mining village of Mount Kembla and Wollongong ... . From this simple beginning, Rutty's Bus Service grew into one of the state's larger regional companies. ... Rutty's Bus Service remained a substantial public transport provider until its takeover in June 2001. At that stage the company operated over fifty vehicles on a network of eleven routes covering more than two hundred kilmetres. Marking the tenth anniversary of the sale of Rutty's Bus Service, this book details the absorbing history of a resourceful family-operated business and its enduring contribution to the city of Wollongong."--Back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 151).
- Subject:
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- Rutty family
- Rutty's Bus Service -- History
- Bus lines -- New South Wales -- Illawarra -- History
- Bus travel -- New South Wales -- Illawarra -- History
- Buses -- New South Wales -- Illawarra -- History
- Family-owned business enterprises -- New South Wales -- Illawarra -- History
- Illawarra (N.S.W.) -- History
- Also Titled:
- History of Rutty's Bus Service, Wollongong 1925 - 2001
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