Interest has been high for local author John Collin’s latest book, The Land Between the Rivers—The Cobar Never Never, which tells the stories of Cobar’s settlers, shearers and shearing sheds. John officially launched his 4th book on Friday night at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club with a crowd of 40 keen locals in attendance. John is pictured at centre with Joe Bourke, Chris Lumber, Mark Johnson and Kevin ‘Rusty’ Mitchell who all contributed to his extensive research for the book.
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