Hunts Coaches - Camden

This is a historic listing of vehicles owned and operated by Hunts Coaches - Camden.

HE Hunt & Sons, trading as Camden Coaches, purchased the Camden - Razorback school services of H Rafferty, Camden in 1971. On 12 September 1972, the company Bruce White (Camden Electrics Pty Ltd) was formed. At an unknown date this company was renamed HE Hunt & Sons (Holdings) Pty Ltd. This company is still current.

In May 1981, Higlett's Motor Coach Service Pty Ltd, South Camden purchased the services of Camden Coaches. At least four school services (probably more) were operated, being Camden schools to-1) Eliza Macarthur Estate, 2) Ponderosa Estate, 3) Razorback, and 4) Rosalie Avenue. A coach charter business was also operated and included in the sale to Higlett.

After selling the Camden business, A Hunt purchased the Canberra - Orange coach service from Barnes around 1983 with (ACT) MO 87 Mazda T3500 B18C. Trading as Hunt's Capital Coaches, the following vehicles were operated:

MO 4925 AEC Reliance 505 / Custom Coaches (69-272 8/69) RC49F ex Higletts Motor Coach Service Pty Ltd, South Camden MO 4925; ex Camden Coaches, South Camden MO 4925 - Resold to Sydney.

(ACT) MO 86 GMC PD4106 (1225 12/62) C41F ex North QLD (possibly Whitecar Coaches, Mareeba); ex I Peebles, Merriwa, NSW; ex Pioneer Tourist Industries Pty Ltd (639) - Noted at Bolger 4WD Centre, Narellan by 4/90.

OHH 336 Toyota Tarago (-/89) C7C - Sold by 4/90.

(ACT) MO 87 Isuzu ECR570 AJ883285 / Denning "Majestic" (F036 12/84) RC53F ex Cooma Coaches (AA & MP Heise), Cooma MO 5555 by 11/87 - returned to Cooma Coaches as MO 0792 by 12/88.

(ACT) MO 87 Denning Denair GM 6v92tta (see TV 1478 in fleet list disposals).

By March 1990, Hunt's Capital Coaches had ceased operation of the Canberra - Orange service. The Canberra vehicles were disposed of by April 1990, except for the Denair, which was transferred to Hunt's new Sydney operation at South Camden by June 1990. Capital Coaches (Ron Stephens) recommenced the service around April 1990.

Ian Hunt formed Hunt's Coaches around August 1989 by purchasing three coaches from Busways Macarthur Pty Ltd and transferring one coach from the closed Hunt's Capital Coaches. In 2001 the coach and touring programme of Macarthur Touring Centre, Camden was purchased from Kevin Daley.

After a slow down in business due to COVID-19, Hunts Capital Coach Lines Pty Ltd sold their last coach in July 2020.