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10 years 7 months ago #133596
by HeyCharger
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1948 Massey Harris 44K.
1946 Ford Semi-Trailer Bus.
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ok you super sleuth's. Yes you. You that drive along and look under trees and inside sheds when you should be watching the road..
I'm looking for this bus, as seen in it's heyday (I went to school on it )
If you know where it is please let me know. Thanks. Rod.
I'm looking for this bus, as seen in it's heyday (I went to school on it )
If you know where it is please let me know. Thanks. Rod.
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10 years 7 months ago #133597
by Roderick Smith
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I am away from resources. The group has had a couple of threads on semitrailer buses. AFAIK the whole lot in their working lives are documented on line. Subsequent history is hard. What state?
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10 years 7 months ago #133598
by Mairjimmy
Time to get up andd get going.......todays bad decisions aren't going to make themselves!!!
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HAY Charger, When you went to school in it or on it as you stated did they have someone in the bus part to keep you kids under control or did you all just behave your self like little angels [smiley=engel017.gif] [smiley=engel017.gif] [smiley=engel017.gif] [smiley=engel017.gif] We had enough trouble on our bus with the driver in there with us to keep control.
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Time to get up andd get going.......todays bad decisions aren't going to make themselves!!!
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10 years 7 months ago #133599
by geoffb
Replied by geoffb on topic Re: Abbott's Semi bus
Yep also spent some time up the front of the Bus
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10 years 7 months ago #133600
by HeyCharger
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1948 Massey Harris 44K.
1946 Ford Semi-Trailer Bus.
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Abbott's was based at Victor Harbour (SA), now called Victor Harbor.
From memory ( ) there was a bus prefect who would dob. All in all it was good.
geoffb, what years and where did you live?
From memory ( ) there was a bus prefect who would dob. All in all it was good.
geoffb, what years and where did you live?
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10 years 6 months ago #133601
by Roderick Smith
Replied by Roderick Smith on topic Re: Abbott's Semi bus
In my early days as an editor, I was informed that all habour names in SA were gazetted as 'Harbor'. The railway station at Victor Harbor was signed 'Harbour', possibly in error.
I have just been to the online bus fleets list, which covers current and historic, and it doesn't include Abbott's at all.
fleetlists.busaustralia.com
The WA editor tries to keep the historic list up to date with disposition and current location; I don't know if the SA editor does the same.
I do have a copy of Australian articulated buses, bought after an earlier thread, but I have to find where I have placed it.
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor
I have just been to the online bus fleets list, which covers current and historic, and it doesn't include Abbott's at all.
fleetlists.busaustralia.com
The WA editor tries to keep the historic list up to date with disposition and current location; I don't know if the SA editor does the same.
I do have a copy of Australian articulated buses, bought after an earlier thread, but I have to find where I have placed it.
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor
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10 years 6 months ago #133602
by adtrac
Replied by adtrac on topic Re: Abbott's Semi bus
I too went to school on Abbotts buses but not the semi , I remember the old green and cream bus diamond reo, never remember getting to school on time ( Victor harbor primary) still remember the Haybough bus route pretty well
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10 years 5 months ago #133603
by HeyCharger
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1948 Massey Harris 44K.
1946 Ford Semi-Trailer Bus.
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Great news. It's been found. Another super sleuth has tracked it down and spoken to the owner. Sorry, not prepared to provide any more details at this time, but suffice to say, we are over the moon.
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10 years 5 months ago - 10 years 5 months ago #133604
by HeyCharger
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1948 Massey Harris 44K.
1946 Ford Semi-Trailer Bus.
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Hi Mairjimmy. You may find this interesting, from exploroz forum;
Found this, taken from Alexandrina Council Oral Library,
'Rose: So what happened to you when you finished school? Did you go to Victor High?
Helen: Mmm. That was an experience. (spoken wryly, followed by laugh)
Rose: Did you go on the train, or a bus?
Helen: No - we went on a semi-trailer school-bus! Abbott
Found this, taken from Alexandrina Council Oral Library,
'Rose: So what happened to you when you finished school? Did you go to Victor High?
Helen: Mmm. That was an experience. (spoken wryly, followed by laugh)
Rose: Did you go on the train, or a bus?
Helen: No - we went on a semi-trailer school-bus! Abbott
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1946 Ford Semi-Trailer Bus.
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10 years 5 months ago - 10 years 5 months ago #133605
by clarkie383
Replied by clarkie383 on topic Re: Abbott's Semi bus
I think thats Heycharger hanging out the window.
Are you able to get a pic and what condition is it in at the moment?
Are you able to get a pic and what condition is it in at the moment?
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