Guide to the Bus tourism : geographic ephemera collected by the National Library of Australia
EPH GEO/TRAVEL.Bus tourism
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2023
Collection Summary
- Title
- Bus tourism : geographic ephemera collected by the National Library of Australia
- Date Range
- N.D.
- Collection Number
- EPH GEO/TRAVEL.Bus tourism
- Extent
- 1 collection
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Printed Collections
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Material in the Geography and Travel ephemera collection covers significant information about the geography, history, and tourist activities of places in Australia, its Antarctic and island territories. This includes geographical features, national parks and reserves, regions, cities, towns, buildings and other man-made structures. The collection includes advertising material, pamphlets, price lists, tokens, area and accommodation guides, brochures, postcards, stickers, labels and tickets.
Item Descriptions
Class 19XX. Material received before 2023
Ephemera relating to Bus tourism (File [unnumbered])
[Ansett Pioneer Express], n.d. (Item 19XX/1) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 card
Luggage ticket or business card, Dick L. Bennett, general manager. Picture of the inside and outside of an Ansett Pioneer Express bus.
Pacific Tours / Your List of Gold Coast Tours, Cruises etc included in this brochure, n.d. (Item 19XX/2) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Advertising half and full day tours. Mini bus photo.
Short Tours from Perth, n.d. (Item 19XX/3) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Descriptions of tours with map. 13991/4/58-30m.
Scenic Tour to Albany / Via South-West and Great Southern Districts, n.d. (Item 19XX/4) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour itinerary, passenger list and illustrated map. Tourist Omnibus Services Pty Ltd.
AAT King's Australia Tours, n.d. (Item 19XX/5) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
5 postcards
5 postcards with scenic photographs advertising AAT Kings Australian Tours.
Happy Holiday / Your Itinerary with Pioneer, n.d. (Item 19XX/6) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
4 day bus tour itinerary with handwritten names and addresses. Includes map.
Tours around Canberra / Pioneer Tours, n.d. (Item 19XX/7) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Advertising day and half day sightseeing excursions.
Luxury Mountain Tours from Adelaide / by Pioneer, n.d. (Item 19XX/8) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tourist information on destinations on a Pioneer bus tour. Cover illustration by "W". Photo of interior and passengers.
Gold Coast / Pioneer Scenic Day Tours / The Gray Line, 1966 (Item 19XX/9) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Advertising half and full day tours.
Canberra / Pioneer Scenic Day Tours / The Gray Line, 1966 (Item 19XX/10) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour information with timetable and city map.
Ansett Pioneer / Cairns and North Queensland Tropiclander Tours, 1976 (Item 19XX/11) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour information with departure and pricing information. Includes colour photographs.
To and Thru the 'Centre' / Ansett Pioneer, 1977 (Item 19XX/12) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour information with prices.
Ansett Pioneer Express, 1977 (Item 19XX/13) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
List of express bus timetable with prices. Edition No. 1.
Australia 1977 / The Gray Line / Sightseeing with Ansett Pioneer, 1977 (Item 19XX/14) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Bus tour information from main cities.
Ansett Pioneer / Western Australia North-West Goldfields and South-West / Sunshine Tours, 1977 (Item 19XX/15) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour information with colour photographs.
From Brisbane to Melbourne / Town and Country Tours / Ansett Pioneer, 1976 (Item 19XX/16) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Information on Five Town and Country Tours to Melbourne.
Ansett Pioneer / Australiana Tour, 1976 (Item 19XX/17) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Australiana Tour itinerary with fares and departures.
Pioneer / Highway Holidays for everyone, 1963 (Item 19XX/18) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
List of interstate bus tours with fares.
Pioneer / The Melbourne Second International Trade Fair, 1963 (Item 19XX/19) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
List of interstate bus tours with fares.
Highway Holidays / Out of Melbourne / Pioneer Tours, n.d. (Item 19XX/20) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
List of tours including how and where to book information. Illustrated cover.
A New Tour by Pioneer, n.d. (Item 19XX/21) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
8 day Canberra and Mt. Buffalo tour information and 7 day Murrumbidgee Sunshine tour information. Illustrated cover.
Grand Circle Tours from Sydney to Adelaide / Pioneer Highway Holidays, 1964 (Item 19XX/22) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Multiple day tour itineraries with prices.
Pioneer Tourist Coaches PTY. LTD / My Itinerary with Pioneer, 1948 (Item 19XX/23) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer, 1 leaflet, 1 typed page
1 flyer with Melbourne to Sydney bus tour information. 1 leaflet with typed itinerary attached. Passenger list and map.
My Itinerary with Pioneer, n.d. (Item 19XX/24) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer, 1 paper
4 day single journey - Brisbane itinerary and map. Map includes handwritten autographs.
You'll always remember the Otways / Trans Otway Limited, n.d. (Item 19XX/25) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General tour information for Tran Otway's daily services. Illustrated.
Canberra Orange Coach Service / Time table, 1984 (Item 19XX/26) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Bus timetabling including booking offices.
Wayward Bus / Great Australian Adventures!, 2004 (Item 19XX/27) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Bus tour information throughout Australia.
Highway Motor Travel in Australia, n.d. (Item 19XX/28) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Information for tours from Adelaide to Melbourne, Sydney and the Grampians with Pioneer. Black and white photo of The Ocean Road, near Anglesea, Victoria.
Blue Mountains Explorer Bus, n.d. (Item 19XX/30) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Timetable for the daily bus service. Double decker bus pictured.
Time-Tables for all routes / Murray Valley Coaches Ltd, n.d. (Item 19XX/31) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Coach departure and arrival times. Plus "Holiday on the M.V. Coonawarra" with photo.
Let the others rush! / A Guide to Travelling the Wayward Way / Wayward Bus Australia, 1998 (Item 19XX/32) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour information including advertisements and history of Wayward Bus Australia.
Penola Coonawarra / Bus & Tour Service / The Safer Alternative to Driving Yourself, n.d. (Item 19XX/33) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
General information on bus and tour services.
Day and Half Day Tours / From Adelaide, 1968 (Item 19XX/34) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Information on half day and full day tours with little maps illustrating each journey.
Seeing Western Australia / By Tourist Coach, 1961 (Item 19XX/35) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Itinerary for different tours including prices.
Bring your Camera / On Day Tours of Adelaide / Bonds Tours, n.d. (Item 19XX/36) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Daily motor tour information. Includes black and white photographs.
The Tasmania Wilderness Network, 1993 (Item 19XX/37) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour itineraries and timetables.
Excursions from Hobart / (Summer-Autumn) / Day and Half Day Coach Tours, 1983 (Item 19XX/38) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour description and itineraries.
Ride the Blue Banana / and experience the highlights of the top end of the Territory, n.d. (Item 19XX/39) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Jump-on, jump off timetable, map and general tour information.
Scenic Tours In and Around Perth's Picturesque Places, n.d. (Item 19XX/40) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General information on tours and scenic drives.
Oz Experience / Adventure Travel Network - Australia / For Backpackers and Independent Travellers, n.d. (Item 19XX/41) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Key features of flexible passes and tour itineraries.
Cobb & Co. / Tuckerbox Coach Tours for 1976, 1976 (Item 19XX/42) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Itineraries, prices and departure dates for tours.
Cameras in the Corner Country / with David Mahony / A Photographers Special, 1997 (Item 19XX/43) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General information on the David Mahony tour with itinerary.
Land Cruises in Western Australia / By De-Luxe Tourist Coaches, n.d. (Item 19XX/44) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General tour information, itinerary and map.
Travel in Luxury / Murray Valley Coaches, n.d. (Item 19XX/45) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tourist information on Murray Valley Coach tours.
Blue Mountains Trolley Tours / Hop On & Hop Off All Day / 29 Great Stops, 2010 (Item 19XX/46) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Timetables, prices and tour information.
7 Day Tour to the Spectacular Warrumbungle Ranges and Wellington Caves, 1968 (Item 19XX/47) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Itinerary and general information. By Red and White Coaches.
A Tour of Outback Australia / Conducted by Pioneer, n.d. (Item 19XX/48) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General information with itinerary and black and white photographs.
Mini Tours / The Ideal Way To See Canberra, n.d. (Item 19XX/49) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour details with itineraries. Hotel list, illustrations. Printed by Canberra Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.
Aussiepass / Puts a wonderful land in your hand / Australia, land of things to do, 1976 (Item 19XX/50) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General information with map of Australia and accommodation guide. Ansett Pioneer.
From Melbourne / Sydney and Melbourne Motor Tours / by Pioneer, n.d. (Item 19XX/52) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour itineraries and road map.
Queensland in Comfort / AAT Coach Holidays, 1979 (Item 19XX/53) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour information and itineraries with maps.
Ansett Pioneer / Educational Tours for Victorian Schools / 1977 Programme, 1977 (Item 19XX/54) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour information with itineraries and pricing list.
Seeing Western Australia / By Tourist Coach, 1963 (Item 19XX/56) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour information and itineraries including tour programme. Period January-August 1963.
Land Cruise to Geraldton / Tour E, 1955 (Item 19XX/57) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Tour itinerary.
Sydney Canberra / 10-Day Round Tour with Bonds Tours, n.d. (Item 19XX/58) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Itinerary and general information.
Sydney - Canberra / 10-Day Round Tours / Greyhound Tourist Bureau, n.d. (Item 19XX/59) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Itinerary and general information.
Discover Canberra, 1985 (Item 19XX/60) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour information and prices. Murrays.
AAT Kings / Melbourne Day Tours / 2011, 2011 (Item 19XX/61) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour information and itineraries with pricing.
Travel Australia Pass / McCafferty's / We'll Get You There, n.d. (Item 19XX/62) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Information on the travel pass and tour information.
AAT Kings / 4WD Outback Wilderness Safaris, 1999 (Item 19XX/63) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
General information with tour itineraries.
Murrays Coach Tours / Discover Sydney and Canberra, n.d. (Item 19XX/64) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour information with itineraries and pricing.
Aussie Pass / Greyhound Pioneer, 2000 (Item 19XX/65) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour information with maps and prices.
Dreamtime Tours (Vic.) Presents the / Big 3 Tours for 2001, 2001 (Item 19XX/66) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet, 1 flyer
Dreamtime tour information and itineraries with prices. Includes letter advertising Dreamtime tours.
Travel Australia Pass / McCafferty's / We'll Get You There, n.d. (Item 19XX/67) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General tour information.
Australian Pacific Tours / Western Explorer, 1987 (Item 19XX/68) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Itineraries for two tours crossing several states.
Australian Panoramic / 1995-96 / Luxury Coach Tours, 1995 (Item 19XX/69) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour information and itineraries.
Australia Under Canvas / AAT Camping Holidays, 1979 (Item 19XX/70) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour information and itineraries and prices.
Australian Pacific Tours / Perth Day Tours, 1999 (Item 19XX/71) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour information and prices.
Bastins Australian Tours / Australian Alps, Gippsland Lakes, and Grampians Tour, 1935 (Item 19XX/72) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
General tour information with itineraries and prices. Black and white photos.
GST Super Savers / Save 10% / AAT Kings, 2000 (Item 19XX/73) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour catalogue.
AAT Kings / Easter 1986 Tours / NSW, 1986 (Item 19XX/74) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour itineraries and pricing.
Eagle Pass / Greyhound Travel Centres, n.d. (Item 19XX/75) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
30 day pass offer, and list of Greyhound Travel Centres.
New Aussiepass / All the Australia you can see in a 28 day period / only $175, n.d. (Item 19XX/76) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Where to buy an Aussiepass, child fares and baggage allowance. Includes map of Australia.
Town & Country / Ansett Coach/Jet Combo / Ansett Top 40 Holidays, 1980 (Item 19XX/77) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tour itineraries with pricing list.
Ansett - Pioneer, 1962 (Item 19XX/78) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer, 1 ticket
1 letter acknowledging a receipt and membership. 1 ticket receipt.
Ansett - Pioneer, n.d. (Item 19XX/79) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Letter noting the delivery of tour itinerary and information.
Ansett - Pioneer, n.d. (Item 19XX/80) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Mail order form.
Canberra / Australian Capital Territory / Government Tourist Bureau, n.d. (Item 19XX/81) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 wallet
1 wallet including 2 leaflets and ticket stubs for bus tours.
Arkaroola / Flinders Ranges South Australia, n.d. (Item 19XX/82) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General tourist information including facilities and local tour information.
Wilpena Pound Tourist Resort / Flinders Ranges SA, n.d. (Item 19XX/83) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General information with colour photographs.
[Bus ticket stubs], n.d. (Item 19XX/84) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
3 tickets, 3 receipts, 1 letter
Collection of ticket stubs, receipts etc, for October 1981: Greyhound Holiday Voucher booklet and itinerary; Greyhound Express ticket booklet with one ticket remaining and two small Adelaide tickets stapled on; Ansett Pioneer ticket booklet with one remaining; Stateliner ticket for 2 adults; Spencer Motel-Hotel Melbourne printed room receipt; Arkaroola Pty. Ltd. supplementary bill. Plus a 2 page letter, 1 July 1981, from the ACT Government Tourist Bureau with itemised account and itinerary of these travels.