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Queensland Omnibus & Coach Society Inc.

Body Builders

Queensland has historically been the leader of bus manufacturing in Australia. On this page, you will find articles on former body builders based in Queensland.

A.B. Denning & Co

Posted on 1 January 20203 January 2023 by Nick Wilson in Body Builders

In February 1950, at just 20 years of age, Alan Denning leased a small shed at 82 Annerley Road in Woolloongabba, where the one-man operation began by repairing smashed cars. … Continue reading A.B. Denning & Co →

Watt Bros

Posted on 3 June 201910 December 2019 by Nick Wilson in Body Builders

Watt Bros was founded in 1923 when John Stevenson Watt, a master blacksmith and carriage builder, relocated from Upper Coomera in the Gold Coast hinterland to Woolloongabba in east Brisbane … Continue reading Watt Bros →

Athol Hedges

Posted on 2 June 201926 December 2021 by Nick Wilson in Body Builders

Athol Hedges started his own enterprise in a small shed at Sandgate during December 1945. Prior to this, Athol had served time at a number of Sydney motor body builders, … Continue reading Athol Hedges →

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Recent Articles

  • Rockhampton City Council private operator takeovers

    Rockhampton City Council private operator takeovers

    28 December 2024
    On Saturday 1 May 1948, Rockhampton City Council officially took …Read More »
  • Council supports establishment of Queensland’s first bus museum

    Council supports establishment of Queensland’s first bus museum

    28 December 2023
    Brisbane City Council is actively supporting the establishment of Queensland’s …Read More »
  • QOCS provides free buses for Brisbane Open House

    QOCS provides free buses for Brisbane Open House

    3 September 2023
    Two iconic QOCS buses from the '70s helped run nearly …Read More »
  • QOCS delivers second free heritage bus service in Ipswich

    QOCS delivers second free heritage bus service in Ipswich

    22 July 2023
    For the second year running, the Queensland Omnibus and Coach …Read More »
  • Work underway on Queensland’s first bus museum

    Work underway on Queensland’s first bus museum

    23 March 2023
    Volunteer members of the Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society have …Read More »
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