Laura's Venturer At Pode Hall . Spalding 1993

MRO343H MO2004 EZJ921 (1948) Albion Venturer SPCX19W . Commonwealth Engineering H/R. Ex-N.S.W . Australia .

Seen 9.6.93 Lincs. Exported as a chassis in 1948 & bodied in Australia . Between 1968-74 it was used on the overland London-Calcutta run & named Albert . Laura replaced the leaking roof , but eventually stored it at Winkleigh bus collection 2008 in an unfinished state . Bought by a collector & stored at the Beith Museum , Scotland . Re-bought by the earlier over-lander owner & eventually returned by boat to Australia . Photo = Dave Fawcett