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 Cobar Bowling & Golf Club is once again hosting an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea event to raise funds for the Cancer Council to assist research, prevention and patient support services. The club’s secretary/manager, Jason Howell, said their fundraising has already begun. “This year we’ve already been given a sizeable […]
A long-established regional law firm is strengthening its presence in Cobar, bringing a wide range of legal and conveyancing services closer to home with the help of two familiar local faces. Allwright Bourke Lawyers & Conveyancing, founded by Cobar resident Stephanie Allwright in 2014, is looking to establish a permanent […]
