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262:"Victorian Buses in the Eighties"
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249:"Australian Bus Manufacturing"
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240:June 1999 issue 14/6 page 32
199:Australasian Bus & Coach
71:Australian Bus Manufacturing
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877:Mitsubishi Motors Australia
704:Parramatta-Ryde Bus Service
520:Australian Motor Industries
387:Borland Racing Developments
214:June 1991 issue 6/9 page 17
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590:Corsa Specialised Vehicles
236:"New Owner for Bus Plant"
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251:Australian Bus Panorama
238:Australian Bus Panorama
212:Australian Bus Panorama
196:Memoirs of a bygone era
132:In 1975 it was sold to
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1085:Express Coach Builders
882:Nissan Motor Australia
769:TJ Richards & Sons
684:Motor Body Specialists
427:Express Coach Builders
344:Transport in Australia
858:Genuine Parts Company
417:Denning Manufacturing
34:Punchbowl Bus Company
1130:MotorCoach Australia
892:Volkswagen Australia
815:Jax Tyres & Auto
689:MotorCoach Australia
637:HDT Special Vehicles
339:Economy of Australia
150:Clifford Corporation
148:) bus businesses to
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600:Duncan & Fraser
570:Cheetah Racing Cars
457:Minetti Sports Cars
334:Automotive industry
276:PMCSA Elwood Series
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1025:Australian Autobus
759:Stewart & Sons
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362:ACE EV Group
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1055:Coachmaster
997:Australian
928:New Zealand
719:Purvis Cars
575:Coachmaster
555:Bush Ranger
422:Devaux Cars
170:operators.
161:John Hewson
146:JRA Limited
37:Scania L113
1205:Categories
1175:Smithfield
1070:Custom Bus
830:Ultra Tune
788:Components
754:Smithfield
627:Goggomobil
535:Bowin Cars
412:Custom Bus
174:References
111:Royal Park
82:Park Royal
1120:Mills-Tui
1110:JW Bolton
1040:Centurion
679:Mills-Tui
664:JW Bolton
565:Centurion
225:Fleetline
201:June 2008
168:Melbourne
67:Successor
1185:Superior
946:Category
923:Highways
764:Superior
669:Kaditcha
632:Hartnett
115:Adelaide
49:Industry
1190:Volgren
1135:Nexport
1080:Denning
1035:BusTech
1030:Boltons
1020:Austral
956:Commons
734:Rennmax
595:Denning
540:Brabham
530:Boltons
525:Birrana
510:Austral
482:Volgren
397:BusTech
382:Bolwell
377:BCI Bus
121:History
59:Defunct
39:CRL at
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1015:Ansair
642:Holden
585:Comeng
505:Ansair
392:Bufori
142:Sydney
127:Seaton
90:Parent
918:ANCAP
862:Repco
452:Jacer
107:PMCSA
779:Zeta
774:UAAI
729:Ralt
462:Nota
62:1999
1170:RFW
1100:IBC
749:RFW
739:Roo
699:OKA
654:IBC
647:HSV
615:FPV
472:PRB
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