BlackAndWhiteBus.com
Title
Black and White Bus Company Glen Innes NSW Australia
Contact
Administrative:
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- Mallanganee New South Wales
- Australia 2469
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- 266645200
Registrant:
- Black & White Bus Company
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- Glen Innes New South Wales
- Australia 2370
Description
are the current owner/ operators of the BLACK AND WHITE BUS.
The Black & White Bus is still operating the Glen Innes to Inverell service, a service started by a group of businessmen including Dr Vivers, of Kings Plains Castle. In 1906 when the first motorcars were sold in Australia they planned a service to connect the Inverell train to the Glen Innes train linking Inverell, Warialda & Moree with Brisbane. By 1907 they had purchased two Dennis cars to do the run. The only problem was the cars did not have the power. When the cars had to go up steep grades such as the Waterloo Range, the passengers had to get out and walk beside the car. A court case took place and a sum of money was paid back to the businessmen. Two eleven seater Cadillacs were then purchased for the run.
The service was operated by Glenister & Mackenzie Ltd but had opposition from W A Cramsie's Motor Service, previously known as W. Child's Motor Service, from about 1914 to the 1930's and Col Pegler's "Black & White Motor Service" from mid 1920's through to 1932 when Glenister & Mackenzie were bankrupt. Glenister & Mackenzie Ltd were the NSW Agents for the Fageol Safety Coach, the first commercial bus sold in Australia in the mid 1920's and the first bus used between Glen Innes and Inverell.
They also operated in Sydney with a service Sydney to Parramatta and it's thought that in 1927 when our courageous State Government brought in laws to stop any operator competing with the State Railway that that was the beginning of their end.
