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Dineen Group
The Dineen Group is an Australian owner of bus and coach companies in New South Wales and Victoria. History In the early 1960s Bill Dineen ran a school run in Trafalgar. In 1968 he purchased Workmen's Comfort Coaches of Trafalgar followed by Warragul Bus Lines. Heyfield Bus Lines was acquired circa 1984. In June 1985 Westenport Roadlines was purchased followed in October 1990 by Panorama Coaches from Don Nugent with 13 buses and coaches. In May 1991 Hurstbridge Coaches was purchased and later merged with Panorama Coaches. In 1995, Berwick Bus Lines was purchased. In 2002, Sandringham & Brighton Coaches was acquired. In September 2006, McKenzie's Tourist Services, Healesville was purchased and in November 2011 Martyrs Bus Service. In November 2013 Cann's Bus Lines, Corowa was purchased. In January 2017, Snowliner Coaches, Cooma Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south of the national capital, Canberra, via the Monaro Highway. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warragul, Victoria
Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the , the town had a population of 19,856 people. Warragul forms part of a larger urban area that includes nearby Drouin, Victoria, Drouin that had an estimated total population of 42,827 as of the . Warragul is the main population and service centre of the West Gippsland region and the Shire of Baw Baw. The surrounding area is noted for dairy farming and other niche agriculture and has long been producing gourmet foods. Naming Warragul (or warrigal, worrigle, warragal) is a New South Wales Indigenous Australians, Indigenous word from the Darug language meaning ''wild dog'' or ''dingo''. The town name is accepted to mean ''wild dog'' and various businesses in the town use the words 'Wild Dog' in their name. However, the word was recorded as being used by settlers of Gippsland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morwell, Victoria
Morwell is a town in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland, in South-Eastern Victoria, Australia approximately 152 km (94 mi) east of Melbourne. Morwell has a population of 14,389 people at the . It is both the seat of local government and administrative centre for the City of Latrobe. Morwell is located in the centre of the Latrobe Valley urban area, which has a population of 77,168 at the 2021 Census and is home to many of the greater urban area's civic institutions, administrative functions and infrastructure. The city is known for its role as a major energy production centre for Victoria as the centre of a major coal mining and fossil-fuel power generation industry. Morwell's centenary rose garden located in the central business district, won an award in 2009 for being a 'garden of excellence'. Since 2018, the town has hosted the International Rose Garden Festival Morwell (IRGFM). Naming The name of the town of Morwell is likely to be derived from a local In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martyrs Bus Service
Martyrs Bus Service is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates one route under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is a subsidiary of the Dineen Group. History Martyrs Bus Service was formed in July 1927 by Harry Martyr who commenced a bus service from Warburton to the Melbourne central business district. Hornibrook Bus Lines proprietor Geoff Mountjoy purchased the business in 1979. In September 1990, the Chirnside Park Shopping Centre to Melbourne central business district portion of route 683 ceased. In December 2001 the original depot in the main street was replaced by one in East Warburton. The original depot was turned into a museum. In November 2011, the Dineen Group The Dineen Group is an Australian owner of bus and coach companies in New South Wales and Victoria. History In the early 1960s Bill Dineen ran a school run in Trafalgar. In 1968 he purchased Workmen's Comfort Coaches of Trafalgar followed by Wa ... purchased Martyrs Bus Service. Fleet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKenzie's Tourist Services
McKenzie's Tourist Services is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates five routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is a subsidiary of the Dineen Group. History In 1927, Lorry McKenzie commenced operating a service in Healesville after purchasing a Packard car when on a trip to Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ....McKenzie's Tourist Services Pty Ltd '' Australian Bus Panorama'' December 2006 pages 8-24 McKenzie had this car elongated and began transporting people. They then purchased some smaller buses and continued to operate their service. In September 2006, McKenzie's Tourist Services was sold to the Dineen Group. Fleet As at November 2022, the fleet consisted of 57 buses and coaches. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurstbridge, Victoria
Hurstbridge is a town in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 28 km north-east of Melbourne, Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Hurstbridge recorded a population of 3,554 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Hurstbridge lies between Wattle Glen to the south, Arthur's Creek to the north, and Panton Hill to the east. History Before History of Australia (1788–1850), colonisation, the land around Hurstbridge was occupied by the Wurundjeri, Wurundjeri-Willam clan, the Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal Australian people of the Woiwurrung language group. The Wurundjeri-Willam clan were part of the larger Kulin nation, Kulin alliance. Hurstbridge was first settled by colonists in 1842 by Cornelius Haley, a grazier. The area was originally known as Upper Diamond Creek, or Allwood, after the homestead built there on Haley's selection. The town wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Bus Panorama
The Bus & Coach Society of Victoria (BCSV) is a bus preservation society in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ..., Australia established in December 1968.History Bus & Coach Society of Victoria Publications From 1975 until 1986, the BCSV's house journal was '' Fleetline'' that was published by the Historic Commercial Vehicle Association. In 1986, the BCSV ended its involvement with ''Fleetline'' and founded two bi-monthly publications; ''Australian Bus Panorama'' and ''Australian Bus Heritage''.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panorama Coaches
Panorama Coaches is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It operates four routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is a subsidiary of the Dineen Group. History In September 1949, Don Nugent and W McKenzie purchased Panorama Bus Service from H Jewell with route 699 from Belgrave to Upwey. The business was sold in August 1953 to Messrs Ashby and Jewell and for the next nine years, Nugent operated a taxi company. In November 1962, he purchased Boronia Bus Lines. A charter operation was established under the name Australian Rambler Coaches and the route services sold in September 1970 to Ventura Bus Lines. In October 1985, Nugent became a shareholder in the Clipper Tours business in Sydney. The Australian Rambler livery was adopted and a few coaches transferred. In January 1989, Australian Rambler Coaches was sold to Cobb & Co with Nugent retaining a 15 coaches and reactivating the Panorama Coaches name. In October 1990, Panorama Coaches was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trafalgar, Victoria
Trafalgar is a town in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and main Gippsland railway line about west of Moe. The town backs onto the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges to the south. The township sits at approximately 70 metres above sea level. At the , Trafalgar had a population of 3,912. The town is named in honour of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, which established the Royal Navy's supremacy at sea; allowing consolidation of Britain's Australian colonies at the time. Trafalgar Post Office opened on 2 June 1879. Trafalgar was noted for having a cheese factory producing award-winning cheeses. The factory was owned by Petersville from 1960 until its closure in 1990. The town has a railway station on the Bairnsdale railway line. It also has a swimming pool, tennis courts, Scouts hall, Uniting church and town hall. Education Trafalgar is serviced by a number of schools: * Trafalgar Primary School * St Josephs School (Primar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverell, New South Wales
Inverell is a large town in northern New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Macintyre River, close to the Queensland border. It is also the centre of Inverell Shire. Inverell is located on the Gwydir Highway on the western slopes of the Northern Tablelands. It has a temperate climate. In the , the population of Inverell was 12,057 and the Inverell Shire population was 17,853. History Prior to white settlement, the Gamilaraay Nation (commonly known as Kamilaroi) of Aboriginal peoples lived in and occupied this region. In 1848, Alexander Campbell held the Inverell Station on the Macintyre River. The name derives from the name of Mr. MacIntyre's estate. The word is of Gaelic origin, and signifies "meeting place of the swans"; from "Inver", a meeting place, and "Ell", a swan. The MacIntyre River and Swanbrook Creek join here. The area was also known as "Green Swamp" in the 1850s. Wheat growers, Colin and Rosanna Ross established a store there in 1853, when he asked that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kempsey, New South Wales
Kempsey is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia and is the council seat for Kempsey Shire. It is located roughly 16.5 kilometres inland from the coast of the Pacific Ocean, on the Macleay Valley Way near where the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line cross the Macleay River. It is roughly 430 kilometres north of Sydney. As of June 2018 Kempsey had a population of 15,309 (2018). Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. History At the dawn of white occupation the town lay within the area of the Djangadi people's lands. An Aboriginal presence has been attested archaeologically to go back at least 4,000 years, according to the analysis of the materials excavated at the Clybucca midden, a site which the modern-day descendants of the Djangadi and Gumbaynggirr claim native title rights. In the Clybucca area are ancient camp sites with shell beds in the form of mounds which are up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high. Middens are attested in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
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Cooma
Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south of the national capital, Canberra, via the Monaro Highway. It is also on the Snowy Mountains Highway, connecting Bega with the Riverina. At the , Cooma had a population of 6,742. Cooma is the main town of the Monaro region. It is above sea level. The name could have derived from an Aboriginal word ''Coombah'', meaning 'big lake' or 'open country'. Cooma is south of the banks of the Murrumbidgee River The Murrumbidgee River () is a major tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin and the second longest river in Australia. It flows through the Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, desce ..., a main tributary of the Murray–Darling basin. Cooma sources its water from the river. History The area now known as Cooma lies on the traditional lands of the Ngarigo people. Cooma was explored by Captain J. M. Currie in 1823. It was first su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
