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008			070724s2007 nz a 001 0 eng
020			_a9781869341015 (pbk.) : _c$49.99
035			_a(NLNZils)1254665
035			_a(Nz)11478994
035			_a(OCoLC)174095097
037			_bForrester Books NZ Ltd, Private Bag 102 907, Auckland, N.Z.
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082	0	4	_a388.413220993 _222
100	1		_aMcCrystal, John. _910313
245	1	0	_aOn the buses in New Zealand : _bfrom charabancs to the coaches of today / _cJohn McCrystal.
260			_a[Wellington, N.Z.] : _bGrantham House in association with the Bus and Coach Association of New Zealand, _c[2007]
300			_a176 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c29 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aThey have served us faithfully for the better part of a century - the men and women behind the passenger transport industry and the big machines they have put at our disposal, for hire or reward. Through words and pictures, On the Buses tells the whole story - from the rise of the mass motor transport and the days of 'pirate' buses and cut-throat competition that ensued, the privations of Depression and war into the golden years of the 1950s, through the hard times of the later 20th century to the first glimmers of the new era, where the day of the private car is all but done.Climb aboard and read about the history of the bus and coach industries in New Zealand, from the early days of rickety charabancs and seat-of-the-pants car service operations, to the sleek buses prowling the streets and the slick, comfortable coaches cruising the highways of present-day Godzone. Read about the hardy drivers and hard-working mechanics, the passengers and hostesses - and the dedicated industrial associations that kept the wheels moving throughout. Climb aboard - and kindly move down the back.
650		0	_aBuses _zNew Zealand _xHistory.
650		0	_aBus lines _zNew Zealand _xHistory.
650		0	_aLocal transit _zNew Zealand _xHistory.
650		0	_aTransportation _zNew Zealand _xHistory.
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