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In April 1978, Ken Butt, who had managed the operation for 13 years, purchased HHBC and renamed the operation North & Western Bus Lines. In August 1981, the
Eastwood and Epping services of the Cumberland Group were purchased and the operation rebranded as Metro West Bus Lines. The Metro West
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North & Western Bus Lines operated 94 buses and two coaches at the time of its sale. Hunter Hill Bus
Company was painted in a livery of red lower panels with cream upper panels. North & Western Bus Lines adopted a white with red and blue stripes livery.
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from Bill Nott. Also in 1948, HHBC commenced operating route 126 Gladesville to Ryde.
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was purchased from Ernie Holley, followed in 1948 by route 75 Gladesville to
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to Midway. Also in 1957, HHBC commenced operating route 141 Ryde to
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Ownership
Changes for Private Bus Services and Nightride contracts
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In
November 1999, terms to sell the business were agreed with
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service from Walter Bruce. In 1941, the business was sold to
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North & Western Bus Lines - Its Routes and
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and 89 Ryde to Epping via
Eastwood were purchased from
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with the three depots at Gladesville, Meadowbank and
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797:Transport companies disestablished in 1999
372:534: Chatswood station - West Ryde station
494:Ken Butt & Hunters Hill Bus Company
509:New Bus Routes, Alterations, Transfers
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802:1999 disestablishments in Australia
792:Defunct bus companies of Australia
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721:State Transit Reaches Parramatta
604:issue 218 September 1993 page 193
782:Bus companies of New South Wales
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441:551: Chatswood station - Epping
16:Defunct Australian bus operator
697:Truck & Bus Transportation
617:issue 133 August 1986 page 127
587:North & Western Bus Lines
569:Truck & Bus Transportation
558:issue 75 October 1981 page 318
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763:North & Western Bus Lines
591:issue 63 May 2014 pages 10-17
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199:Longueville Motor Bus Company
137:North & Western Bus Lines
22:North & Western Bus Lines
750:Australasian Bus & Coach
747:Sydney Buses kicked in butt
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543:issue 176 June 1978 page 26
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765:Australian Bus Fleet Lists
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787:Bus transport in Sydney
736:Australian Bus Panorama
710:Australian Bus Panorama
644:Australian Bus Panorama
613:Metropolitan Operators
334:Queen Victoria Building
291:State Transit Authority
71:Northern & Western
699:February 1996 page 108
660:December 1989 page 194
515:September 1955 page 62
656:Harbour City Coaches
641:Harbour City Coaches
632:October 1986 page 158
571:October 1981 page 119
552:Metropolitan Changes
753:February 2000 page 8
725:January 2000 page 22
416:544: Eastwood - Ryde
393:Macquarie University
268:Macquarie University
463:- West Ryde Station
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682:North and Western
600:Private operators
421:Parramatta station
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62:Gladesville
776:Categories
477:References
461:North Ryde
451:North Ryde
377:Meadowbank
295:Ryde depot
248:Meadowbank
176:North Ryde
168:Crows Nest
723:Fleetline
684:Fleetline
671:Fleetline
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602:Fleetline
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330:Lane Cove
299:Rydalmere
284:Northwood
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232:West Ryde
188:Riverview
428:Oatlands
399:Eastwood
282:and 264
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203:Eastwood
178:and 205
87:Alliance
45:Ken Butt
314:Westbus
280:Wynyard
147:History
537:Buses
403:Epping
320:Routes
306:Connex
254:Epping
141:Sydney
119:Depots
97:Routes
73:Sydney
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