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For 70 years from the 1850s to the 1920s, Cobb & Co. coaches were a principle means of transport in the colonies of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Even larger numbers of people, many of whom lived in remote country towns, stations or settlemen...
Unknown artist, Ben Hall, the bushranger, c. The exploits, capture and death of 'Brave' Ben Hall in the 1860s are part of Australian folklore, as well as marking a historical shift in the treatment of bushrangers. Hall's exploits and the apparent ineffi...
The introduction of camels and the so-called 'Afghan' cameleers proved to be a turning point in the exploration and development of the Australian interior. Image courtesy of the State Library of South Australia: B 14739. Image courtesy of the State Libra...
Jack Laver, Bob Carew up a pole of the Overland Telegraph Line, 1921. Image courtesy of the State Library of South Australia: b2100793. Image courtesy of the State Library of South Australia: B 6793....
irn=246060&search=cobb&site_id=3 > H6632 Horse harness ornament, Cobb & Co, brass/hair, maker unknown, Cobb & Co, Australia, ND http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=246060&search=cobb&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/...
irn=237786&search=cobb+co&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=246060&search=cobb+co&site_id=3 > H6632 Horse harness ornament, Cobb & Co, brass/hair, maker unknown, Cobb & Co, Australia, ND http://www.powerhousemuseu...
For 70 years from the 1850s to the 1920s, Cobb & Co. coaches were a principle means of transport in the colonies of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Image courtesy of the Cobb+Co Museum. By 1870, Cobb & Co. coach routes crisscrossed Victoria, Ne...
border: 2px solid white; border-top: none; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica; font-size: 10pt; padding: 5px; background-color: white; } . >+ H3875 Horsedrawn vehicle, Cobb & Co mail... Horsedrawn vehicle, Cobb & Co mail and passenger coach, timber / metal /...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
This Cobb & Co thoroughbrace coach was built in 1890, the second eight-passenger coach produced by the company's Charleville workshops in Queensland. > > The Cobb & Co Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches was formed in 1853 by Freeman Cobb to operate hor...
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