King Brothers (bus operator)

King Brothers was an Australian bus company operating route and school services in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales.

It collapsed in April 2003 with debts of $220 million, after owners Peter and Tony King were charged with, and later convicted of, fraud.

J&L King was a small family bus operator with route and school services between Kempsey and Crescent Head.

[1] At some stage it operated a Port Macquarie to Tamworth service that was sold in 1996.

[2] After control passed to adopted twin sons Tony and Peter, in the late 1990s / early 2000s King Brothers expanded rapidly with the acquisition of a number of operators in the Great Lakes and Mid North Coast regions including:[3] The business was put up for sale however in April 2003 the business collapsed with debts of $220 million after the owners were charged with, and later convicted of, having defrauded the National Australia Bank and Toyota Financial Services by selling and leasing back fictitious buses.