Cobb and Co Museum - Toowoomba, Queensland
S 27° 33.332 E 151° 57.890
56J E 397802 N 6951605
A fantastic place to venture to when visiting Toowoomba where you can learn about the various horse-drawn vehicles
Waymark Code: WMR293
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 05/01/2016
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This museum has three areas:
National Carriage Collection
Interactive Energy for Life Discovery Centre
Coach Stop play area
You can discover how horse-drawn vehicles shaped our social history and impacted on Australia’s development, through interactive displays and guided tours. The National Carriage Collection features 47 vehicles of different types, each of which played a significant role in the development of Queensland.
Passenger vehicles were Cobb & Co. coaches were for people travelling long distances between towns; Four wheeled buggies were light and stylish; Sulkies and gigs were light and fast and a popular form of travel; Omnibuses were the public passenger vehicles for towns and suburbs; Carriages were fancy vehicles used by wealthy people who could afford drivers and grooms.
Four wheeled wagons pulled heavy loads across the Darling Downs; Two wheeled carts and drays were used to carry wool bales, milk cream and other produce.
Some of the themes explored in the new Discovery Centre include What is energy, Where does it come from, How does it behave, How does it affect us, How does our body use and store energy and How can we use energy more sustainably.
Type and Quantity:
The collection comprises various types of Coaches, Buggies, Wagons, Carts, Drays, Sulkies, Gigs, Hearse and Omnibus totalling 47 vehicles in all.
Opening Hours:
Daily 10am - 4pm
Admission Fee: Yes
On-line Documentation: [Web Link]
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