Yarramalong Bus Services was a commuter bus operator that ran bus services in the Wyong Shire on the Central Coast

Central Coast, New South Wales

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 of New South Wales

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, Australia

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 from 1914 until it was sold to Busways in 2008. For the entire period it was owned by members of the Palmer family. It was founded by George Palmer who used a horse drawn coach

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 to transport passengers and groceries, newspaper

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s and mail

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. Bags were carried on the roof of the coach and a return trip would cost a 2 shilling

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s. A Model-T Ford

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 was the first motorised bus to be acquired and was followed by a Chevrolet in 1948. The bus service ran twice daily in each direction between Yarramalong

Yarramalong, New South Wales

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 and Wyong

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but services were sometimes cancelled because of flooding in the Yarramalong Valley. The company also ran coach services for a short period of time. Busways bought the company in 2008 as the workload was too great for the Palmer family.