United Bus Driver And Conductress
194504.241a
United bus driver, Geoffery Farrer, and conductress, Dorothy Farrer, in uniform, standing in front of a bus.
04.241b
Dorothy Farrer in United Bus uniform in her garden.
Inter-suburban private bus service established in 1931 travelled between Claremont and Perth via Victoria Avenue and Jutland Parade. It possessed the only Perth double decker bus. Norfolk pines removed from Bay View Terrace. 1930s, in an attempt to introduce double decker buses. Unsuccessful as the ship carrying one was torpedoed near Suez, the other was damaged by fire in depot, 32 Gugeri Street, Claremont, behind the hotel. Buses were painted cream with a broad dark green strip containing cream writing. Conductresses' uniforms were fawn with brown piping in summer (04.113a) and dark brown in winter. Money bag was brown leather with shoulder strap and a pocket to hold oblong leather folder with tickets of varying denomination.
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United Bus Conductress
Source: Claremont Museum 04.241b
United Bus Driver And Conductress
Source: Claremont Museum 04.241a
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