United Bus Conductress

1945
Overview

Dorothy Farrer in a United Bus uniform in her garden.

Historical information

The United Bus Company, established in 1931, ran inter-suburban private bus services that initially travelled from Claremont to Perth via Dalkeith and Nedlands. United buses were painted cream with a broad dark green strip containing cream writing.

Over the years the company was also known as United Buses Ltd and United Bus Services.

United imported its buses from the United Kingdom prior to World War II and imported Perth's first double-decker bus in 1937.

United conductress uniforms were fawn with brown piping in summer and dark brown in winter. They also carried a money bag of brown leather with a shoulder strap and a pocket to hold an oblong leather folder with tickets of varying denominations.

United ran bus services over various routes until 1958 when they were compulsorily acquired by a new government authority, the Metropolitan Transport Trust (MTT).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--4-241-b
Item type
Photographs
Keywords
1940s
Year
Last modified
Friday, 3 April, 2026
Completeness
94
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United Bus Conductress
United Bus Conductress
Source: Claremont Museum 04.241b

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