The Great Cobar Museum project stages 2 and 3 are almost complete and will soon be open to the public. The Cobar Weekly had another sneak peek yesterday and snapped a few photos of the outdoor displays. Above in the background are two boilers, used at the Gladstone Mine. Also pictured is ‘Big Red’, an Ingersoll Rand compressor, used at the CSA. Workers of the time described it as ‘the pride of the fleet’. The smaller motors at front were both used at the Queen Bee mine in the early 1900s. Some of the outdoor displays feature sound recordings of the daily operations on a mine site including tapping, crushing and workers calling to each other.
The Great Cobar Museum project stages 2 and 3 are almost complete and will soon be open to the public. The Cobar Weekly had another sneak peek yesterday and snapped a few photos of the outdoor displays. Above in the background are two boilers, used at the Gladstone Mine. Also pictured is ‘Big Red’, an Ingersoll Rand compressor, used at the CSA. Workers of the time described it as ‘the pride of the fleet’. The smaller motors at front were both used at the Queen Bee mine in the early 1900s. Some of the outdoor displays feature sound recordings of the daily operations on a mine site including tapping, crushing and workers calling to each other.
The latest fire engine to roll off the Fire and Rescue NSW production line has arrived at its new home at Cobar. Valued at around $560,000, the Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) Class 2 Pumper allows firefighters to tackle structural, chemical, petrol and grass fires, using up to five times […]
The Lilliane Brady Village (LBV) held a Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser for the Cancer Council at the LBV on Friday morning with staff, residents and family members attending. The delicious morning tea spread was made by kitchen staff with staff members also cooking and donating food items while the residents […]
Fuel prices—everybody is talking about them, social media is making jokes about the high prices but everyone is worrying about how high they will go. The surge in prices and fuel shortages across Australia, particularly in rural areas, comes in response to global oil disruptions as a result of the […]
