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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