Bond's Bus Tours [B 70782] • Photograph
Kurt Johannsen's road train
Kurt Johannsen's road train, consisting of four trailers, carrying flat top rail carriages from Katherine to Alice Springs. Exact location unknown, possibly Tea Tree.
Bond's employees, Kevin Harris and Eric Altorfer
Bond's employees, Kevin Harris (left) and Eric Altorfer, pictured in front of one of the buses in Darwin.
Bond's Camp at Palm Valley
Bond's Tours camp at Palm Valley, comprising a row of tents and a canvas covered eating area.
Kevin Harris, Eric Altofer and ? Pearce
Bond's employees Kevin Harris (left) and Eric Altorfer (right) with author Howard(?) Pearce at Daly Waters.
Bond's bus 'Bertha'
One of Bert Bond's buses. Known as 'Bertha' the vehicle was designed and built by Arthur Scott at Kent Town for Bond, and was fully equipped for camping in the outback.
Unloading the bus at Quorn
One of Bonds tours buses being unloaded from the flat top rail car at Quorn, after being brought by rail from Alice Springs.
Bond's bus at the base of Ayers Rock
One of Bond's buses parked at the base of Ayers Rock.
Bond's bus and A. Tuit's 4x4
One of the Bond's buses parked in the outback, with A. Tuit's 4x4 vehicle nearby.
Ayers Rock camp site at Maggie Springs
View of Bond's Tours tents at Maggie Springs, located at the base of Ayers Rock.
Tourist tents at Ayers Rock
Collection of Bond's Tours tents at the base of Ayers Rock.
Tourist tents at Maggie Springs
A group of two person tents at Maggie Springs camp.
Connelon's aircraft at Ayers Rock
One of Connelon's aircraft flying near Ayers Rock.
Ayers Rock camp site
Tents belonging to Bond's Tours, erected at the base of Ayers Rock at one of their camp sites. A Connellan aircraft can be seen flying over the camp.
Bond's bus at the base of Ayers Rock
A Bond's Tours bus parked at the base of Ayers Rock and viewed from part way up the rock.
Bond's bus at the base of Ayers Rock
One of Bond's buses parked at the base of Ayers Rock, taken from near the top by a particioant in an 'Ayers rock climb'.
At the top of Ayers Rock
Kevin Ray and his assistants at the cairn on the top of Ayers Rock.
Bond's Chalet at Alice Springs
Distant view of Bond's Chalet at Alice Springs, taken fron Billy Goat Hill.
Harris residence at Bond's Chalet, Alice Springs
The Harris family residence at the Bond's Chalet at Alice Springs.
Fog at Mount Gillen
Fog wreathed around Mount Gillen, as viewed from Bond's Chalet, Alice Springs.
Sunset at Alice Springs
Sunset over the hills near Alice Springs, with part of the Bond's Chalet in the foreground.
Sunset over Alice Springs
View of the sunset from Bond's Chalet, Alice Springs.
Sunset over Alice Springs
A sunset over Alice Springs, as viewed from Bond's Chalet.
Sunset at Alice Springs
View of the sun setting at Alice Springs, viewed from Bond's Chalet.
Sunset over Alice Springs
View of the sun setting over Alice Springs, as viewed from Bond's Chalet.
Marree, South Australia
View of some of the township of Marree in northern South Australia, showing the galvanised iron roofs of buildings and two windmills, used for charging the batteries for the telegraph station (information supplied by a researcher).
Bond's bus and two ANA DC-3 aircraft at Alice Springs
Bond's Tours semi-trailer bus with two Australian National Airways DC-3 aircraft at the Alice Springs aerodrome. VH-ANH 'Tullana' (left) and VH-INI 'Pengana' (right).
ANA planes at Alice Springs
Two Australian National Airways DC-3 aircraft at the Alice Springs aerodrome. VH-ANH 'Tullana' (left) and VH-INI 'Pengana' (right).
Bond's bus and ANA aircraft at Alice Springs
Bond's Tours semi-trailer bus with Australian National Airways DC-3 aircraft VH-INI 'Pengana' at the Alice Springs aerodrome.
Planes and bus at Alice Springs
Bond's Tours semi-trailer bus with two Australian National Airways DC-3 aircraft at the Alice Springs aerodrome. VH-ANH 'Tullana' (left) and VH-INI 'Pengana' (right).
Bond's bus and ANA aircraft at Alice Springs
Bond's Tours semi-trailer bus with Australian National Airways DC-3 VH-INI 'Pengana' aircraft at the Alice Springs aerodrome.