The Monaro Post 17th July 2013

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WEDNESDAY July 17, 2013

Health service says farewell page 3 Raglan extensions page 6

Aldi specials page 5

St Andrew’s 150th page 14 Sport from page 28

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End of an era - Sarah Kleven

It’s the end of an era for the Shannons Flat school bus. After 50 years, two generations and an inordinate amount of kilometres travelled, the Brown family have sold the Shannons Flat bus run to the Evan’s family from Snowliner Coaches. From a Holden Station Wagon carpooling four kids in 1963 to a Hino 52 seater with 98 kids registered for travel this year, the Shannons Flat school bus has certainly seen some years. For the Browns, it has been more than just a business; it has been a family tradition and an integral part of their community. The bus run began in 1963 when Joan and Len Brown were faced with the necessity of getting their kids and their neighbour’s kids to school in Cooma. It was a humble beginning with Mrs Brown carpooling the kids to school each day on her way to work in Cooma. So began the first Shannon’s Flat bus run in the Brown family’s old

EH Station Wagon with Ian Brown and kids from the Davis, Reese and McDonald families. Very quickly the family realised that this was to be more than just dropping the four kids to school as the demand quickly grew for a proper school bus. In 1964 the Brown family purchased a 14 seater Morris Messenger from Snowy Mountains Authority and the demand continued to increase with rural sub-divisions quickly developing along Mittagang Road. The next upgrade was to a Ford D400 which carried 28 kids and then soon after that was a Bedford which carried 56 kids. The Shannons Flat bus meant that many families who previously sent their kids to boarding school, because of transport difficulties, were able to send their kids to local schools in Cooma instead. The last upgrade was to the bus as it is now, which is a Hino 52 seater. Continued on Page 2...

Snowliner Coaches proprietor John Evans with Ian, Neil and Joan Brown.

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