Prior's Bus Service is an Australian bus company operating bus services in

Batemans Bay Batemans Bay is a town on the South Coast region of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Batemans Bay is administered by the Eurobodalla Shire council. The town is situated on the shores of an estuary formed where the Clyde River meets the ...

on the New South Wales South Coast.

History

In 1944, George Prior commenced operating services in

with a 1936 Ford sedan. In 1946, Prior purchased his first bus, and in 1948 successfully tendered to provide services to

Moruya Moruya is a town located on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Moruya River. The Princes Highway runs through the town that is about south of Sydney and from Canberra. At the , Moruya had a population of 4 ...

Central School which also included a mail and freight run on the return journey."The Buses of Batemans Bay" ''Fleetline'' issue 203 June 1992 pages 103-109 George Prior died in 1951 and Ron, along with his sister, inherited the business. Ron later bought his sister out. Gradually other operators were bought out. With the opening of

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in April 1988, operations were refocussed. By 1992 the fleet had grown to 22 vehicles. In October 1995, Prior's commenced operating a service via the

Kangaroo Valley Kangaroo Valley is a river valley along the Kangaroo River in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales, Australia, located west of the seaside in the City of Shoalhaven. It is also the name of the small suburb within it, formerly known as Osbor ...

and

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to Parramatta. This service ceased as from 23 June 2015.

Fleet

As at December 2014, the fleet comprised 29 buses.Prior's Bus Service
Australian Bus Fleet Lists

References

{{Regional NSW public transport, state=collapsed Bus companies of New South Wales Transport companies established in 1944 Australian companies established in 1944