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 community of Nymagee sure knows how to put on a good show and that’s what they did over the weekend with the 2026 Nymagee Gymkhana and Bikekhana and entertainer Hayley Jensen attracting a big crowd of competitors and revellers. Pictured above are some contributed photos from the event. ▪ […]
Work to remove the pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Marshall and Bourke streets (on the Barrier Highway) was carried out last week and is part of a broader safety upgrade led by Transport for NSW. According to project documents, the crossing was earmarked for removal as part of works […]
The Boucher Pavilion was chock-a-block full for this year’s Cobar Show with 1,460 entries from 214 competitors, including a phenomenal 170 entries from Louisa Kleu, this year’s Most Successful Exhibitor. The Most Successful Junior Boy Exhibitor was Ashton Campbell and Leila Cavalot was the Most Successful Junior Girl Exhibitor. The […]
