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Cobb & Co was the name used by several independent Australian coach businesses. The first company to use 'Cobb & Co' was established in 1853 by American Freeman Cobb and his partners. The name grew to great prominence in the late 19th century, when it was carried by many stagecoaches carrying passengers and mail to various Australian goldfields ...
Freeman Cobb (10 October 1830 – 24 May 1878) [1] was an American, born in Brewster, Massachusetts, who established the Cobb & Co stagecoach company in 1853, with partners John Murray Peck, James Scanlon and John B. Lamber.
In 1862, Cobb & Co left Melbourne and established headquarters in Bathurst, New South Wales, including new coach and harness factories which built them coaches "in the manner of" Abbot & Downing. [10] Most Australian-made coaches were 12 and 25 passenger vehicles. A coach for 60 passengers was built at Bathurst but proved a failure. [11]
The last advertised Cobb & Co coach runs were Arrowtown-Queenstown and Arrowtown-Dunedin in February 1925. [3] A Cobb & Co coach was paraded through Christchurch during their 75th anniversary celebrations in 1925. Concord coaches have been preserved at the Fairlie Heritage Museum [4] and Toitū Otago Settlers Museum. [5]
The Collection was originally on display in Toowoomba at the premises of Cobb & Co. Limited, Mr Bolton's road transport company, from 1965 until 1981. Jenny Cardell, Mr Bolton's daughter, and her husband, Adrian Cardell, purchased the Collection through their company Banks Pty. Ltd. in 1980. [5]
Laura to Maytown Coach Road is a heritage-listed road between the towns of Laura and Maytown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. It was built from c. 1877 to c. 1895 . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The business was renamed in 1948 to Cobb & Co. Redman Transport. This commenced legal action by the last company secretary George Studdert of Cobb & Co. stage coaches and transport, [5] with a settlement made by Bolton in 1954. The heavy road haulage firm traded on the name association with the former Cobb & Co. [6]
An official photograph of North Coast pioneers taken in Queensland's Centenary Year standing near a Cobb and Co Coach outside Landsborough Shire Council Chambers which was then located on Landsborough Maleny Road. image_number: P90476. Date: 1959: Source: Item is held by Caloundra City Libraries: Author: Unknown author: Permission