After this closed in 1926, several bus operators provided unregulated replacement services.

[1][2] On 5 September 1985, the business was sold to Adelaide-based coach company Briscoes.

[3] At the time Briscoes was developing a national express coach service and its interest in acquiring Murtons was primarily to gain control of the Broken Hill to Adelaide service.

In February 1986, Briscoes was acquired by Bus Australia who had no interest in the Broken Hill business and in December 1987 sold its interest to the other Murtons shareholders John Hillier, Brian Coucill and Tim Williams.

[1] In July 2013, Murton's City Bus purchased a shareholding in Adelaide operator Buses-R-Us who operated a thrice weekly service between Adelaide and Broken Hill until June 2019.