White Transit Company

Charles Hicks commenced operations on 18 October 1924 with six White buses. It became a public company in 1925. It had its headquarters in Crows Nest with the depot in Willoughby.[1]

It quickly expanded to become the largest bus operator on the Lower North Shore. By 1925 it operated 11 routes, many of which connected with Sydney Ferries Limited services:

• 19: Balmoral Beach to Milsons Point wharf
• 40: Cammeray to Milsons Point wharf
• 51: Chatswood to Milsons Point wharf
• 52: Chatswood to Spit Junction
• 53: Chatswood to Milson Point wharf
• 95: Gladesville to Spit Junction
• 144: Manly to Spit Junction
• 149: Manly to Newport
• 214: Spit Junction to Milsons Point wharf
• 233: Willoughby to Milsons Point
• 236: Mosman to Musgrave Street wharf

In May 1927, route 95 ceased with the Gladesville to Lane Cove section taken over by Longueville Motor Bus Company.[2] With the introduction of the Transport (Co-ordination) Act 1931 that banned buses from competing with trams, the business ceased on 31 October 1931.[1]

At its peak, the fleet totalled 33, most of which were Whites.[1]

The depot was located at 462 Willoughby Road, Willoughby.[1]