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Names

Name PrimaryCobb and Co Museum Carriage Collection

IDs

ID LocalQM00019

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionHorse and bullock powered transport including coaches, carriages, buggies and sulkies, carts and wagons.

Full DescriptionThe collection was established by Toowoomba businessman and philanthropist WRF (Bill) Bolton. The Collection encompasses much of Queensland's social and economic history, with vehicles associated with wool and beef industries, squatting runs and small selections, and public transport in the horse era. The collection includes a city omnibus, regal carriages, workers' drays and water cart, Cobb & Co coaches, and wagons used by German settlers.

Subjects

scotAgriculture; Farms; Land transport; Pioneers

pontCarriages; Horsedrawn Vehicles

person_orgCobb & Co; WRF Bolton

Coverage Spatial

TextDarling Downs, Queensland, Australia; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Coverage Temporal

From1860

To1930

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:40