The following story was written by my father, Don, and it is a great snapshot of what it was like back in the days when you had to be a bit resourceful to operate a motor vehicle over long distances on average roads, as well as the restrictive government regulations, designed to protect the railways that the government was in debt to the English for, and that operators had to abide by.

The way we travel has certainly gone through some changes over the years, especially if you are a passenger. Of course, we all would recall the legendary Cobb & Co coaches started by the young American, Freeman Cobb, in Victoria, during the goldrush years, but when the motor car was beginning to assert its dominance over the horse and carriage, passenger services changed to be provided by cars. The cars they used for set services between towns were called service cars, and taxis, of course, did the local work.

As some of these routes became more popular, the owners of the service cars