Corporate Body

Humble and Son

From
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Functions
Engineering Industry and Road Transport
Location
Geelong, Victoria

Summary

The Geelong engineering company Humble and Son constructed several buses in 1903. It is possible that these were the first buses to be constructed in Australia.

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Archival resources

Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc

  • Charles George Weickhardt : Notes on the history of engineering firms in Victoria, c. 1950 - 2000, MS 000036 (Box 017-1); Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot (George) (1906 - 2000); Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details

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Ailie Smith

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