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Names
Cobb and Co Museum Carriage Collection
IDs
QM00019
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Descriptions
Horse and bullock powered transport including coaches, carriages, buggies and sulkies, carts and wagons.
The 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
Agriculture; Farms; Land transport; Pioneers
Carriages; Horsedrawn Vehicles
Cobb & Co; WRF Bolton
Coverage Spatial
Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coverage Temporal
1860
1930
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Dates
2012-05-30 23:40