Bus Australia was an Australian interstate coach operator formed in 1985 when

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dealer Max Winkless from

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linked Across Australia Coachlines with Briscoe's Coachlines and Quest Tours of

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, and Perth based Parlorcars Group. In 1989 the east coast-based Intertour business was purchased with 27 coaches. In 1993 Bus Australia merged with

Greyhound Australia Greyhound Australia is an Australian coach operator that ran services in all mainland states and territories until reduction of services in the 2000s. It is owned by KordaMentha (85%) and the Chapman Group (15%). The company was established ...

and

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to form Greyhound Pioneer Australia.

Fleet

While operating the standard Austral Tourmaster and Denning Landseer coaches, in 1986 Bus Australia began importing

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coaches from the

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. Some were assembled in Perth by

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.First Aussie Bovas delivered ''Truck & Bus Transportation'' January 1991 page 101 Fleet livery was white, red and blue.

References

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