▁changing ▁to ▁U ll ad ula ▁Bus lines ▁ ▁Current ▁operations ▁ ▁Ball ina ▁Bus lines ▁/ ▁Northern ▁R ivers ▁Bus lines ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Clar rie ▁and ▁Jim ▁Kirk land ▁purchased ▁two ▁bus ▁runs ▁in ▁Evans ▁Head . ▁Tr ading ▁as ▁Kirk land ▁B ros , ▁further ▁operations ▁would ▁be ▁purchased ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁R ivers ▁region . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁New ▁England ▁Motor ▁Company ▁which ▁operated ▁long ▁distance ▁services ▁from ▁L ism ore ▁to ▁Br is b ane , ▁T enter field ▁and ▁G raft on . ▁By ▁this ▁stage , ▁the ▁fleet ▁stood ▁at ▁ 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁a ▁service ▁comm enced ▁from ▁Ball ina ▁to ▁Sydney . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁extended ▁to ▁Br is b ane . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁W augh ▁& ▁Joseph son ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Bond ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Kirk land ▁B ros ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁John ▁A ▁Gilbert ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁As ▁at ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁fleet ▁compr ised ▁ 1 1 1 ▁bus es ▁and ▁coach es . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁to ▁Sydney ▁services ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁Premier ▁Motor ▁Service ▁who ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁also ▁purchased ▁the ▁L ism ore ▁to