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Early History: Part 1 – The Inauguration

Canberra, Federal Capital of Australia, was in 1923 a city under construction. The population of the area was about 2,000 and included many building workers living in camps and “tent cities”. Four daily workers’ trains commenced running from Queanbeyan NSW to Canberra on 15 January 1923, over a railway opened to goods traffic on 23 May 1914.

By ACT Bus, 13 years7 April 2012 ago

Early History: Part 2 – Expansion in the 1930s and the first diesels

Early History from 1928 to 1946

By ACT Bus, 13 years6 April 2012 ago

Early History: Part 3 – Post-war reorganisation and the first low-floors

An interesting point considered by the Canberra Advisory Council during 1946 concerned the operation of double decker buses in Canberra.

By ACT Bus, 13 years5 April 2012 ago

Increased bus fares in Canberra next month

The Canberra Times, 23 April 1947.

The Minister for the Interior announced in Parliament that Canberra bus fares would rise in the next month due to higher running costs.

By ACT Bus, 78 years23 April 1947 ago