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PHOTOGRAPH: EMU BUS COMPANY, BUSES & DRIVERS
c. 1940Overview
Black and white photograph of four Emu buses. Six bus drivers in dust coats stand in front of the buses.
Reverse: Written in pencil 'Dad', and in blue pen 'Emu Bus Company'.
Historical information
The bus company was important because many families were without vehicles in the early and mid 20th Century. The tall man on the left side of the photograph is George Parr, father of the donor. George Parr drove Emu buses in the 1930s and became company Manager in the 1940s.
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cwa-org-43-2003.114
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Statement of significance
Local history-bus company based in Subiaco
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