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History

In April 1935, David Bowman commenced operating a weekly bus service from Hope Valley to the

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via Peserverance Road. The service quickly expanded to become twice daily. From circa 1937, a second service commenced from Tea Tree Gully to One Tree Hill."Bowman's Bus Services" ''Australian Bus'' issue 65 September 2014 pages 10-19 A second service from Tea Tree Gully to Adelaide via

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later commenced. Following David Bowman's passing in 1967, it passed to his sons, Jack and Milton. By the early 1970s, Bowman's had expanded to operate nine routes: *540: One Tree Hill to

*541:

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to Adelaide city centre *542: Tea Tree Gully to Adelaide city centre *543: Redwood Park to Adelaide city centre *544:

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*550: St Agnes - Adelaide city centre *551: St Agnes - Adelaide city centre *560: Tea Tree Gully -

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*561: Tea Tree Gully -

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With falling revenues and rising costs, on 11 February 1974 the routes of Bowman's, along with those of 11 other operators, were taken over by the

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Fleet

Up until the late 1950s, the fleet had primarily consisted of front-engined Fords. In 1959, the first of 15

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s was delivered. These were followed by

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s and

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RC320Ps. When operations ceased in February 1974, the fleet consisted of 36 buses and six coaches. All passed to the Municipal Tramways Trust.

Depots

In 1970, Bowman's opened a state of the art facility in St Agnes.

References

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