This is the story of Tom Jones’ Southland Bus Lines empire, formed after integrating his existing Murrumbeena B.L. and South Rd B.L. operations with Moorabbin Bus Lines, which he purchased from George Elston in 1965. It is interweaved with tales…
Murrumbeena Bus Lines & South Road Bus Lines (Jones)
This is the story two original bus companies owned by Tom Jones, which would later form part of the Southland Bus Lines empire. Information has been sourced from Graeme Cleak’s invaluable Melbourne bus route histories, BCSV fleet records, an article…
Moorabbin Bus Lines (Elston’s)
Other than the story of Moorabbin Bus Lines, owned by George Elston, the below history also recounts Geoff Foster’s childhood memories growing up in Beaumaris and how he first became to be interested in buses. The company story has been…
Chadstone in the 1980s & early 1990s
During the 1980s Chadstone was about half the size it is now. Some buses still stopped on the original drag on the western side of the entrance, with others at a relatively new entrance at the rear (which gradually became…
Phillips Bus Service
The history of F.A. Phillips Bus Service of Cranbourne and the life of long standing BCSV member Bill Barrett are inextricably intertwined. We sadly lost Bill at the age of 69 in September 2009 (far too young). This article is…
Moonee Valley Coaches & Expo Tours
Ray Higginson – Aussie Battler (the Moonee Valley Bus Lines story) Complied with notes from Geoff Foster’s interview with Ray Higginson on 12/7/12, with additional input from Craig Coop and Paul Kennelly. If ever anyone could be said to personify…
![Bentleigh Bus Lines <br> [Arrow Motor Service, Dendy Omnibuses & Landsford Motors] (Smith & Suhr)](https://bcsv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Suhr-5-copy-670x300.jpg "Bentleigh Bus Lines <br> [Arrow Motor Service, Dendy Omnibuses & Landsford Motors] (Smith & Suhr)")
Bentleigh Bus Lines
[Arrow Motor Service, Dendy Omnibuses & Landsford Motors] (Smith & Suhr)
Henry Frederick Suhr was originally a market gardener and was born in Daylesford in 1869. Henry’s father was born in Denmark and his mother in Galway, Ireland. Henry Suhr’s involvement in buses began in 1925 with routes 32A and 34A…