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When gold was discovered in Victoria in the 1850s people from all over the world rushed to the 'diggings' and mining settlements sprang up over night. These new towns needed fast and reliable transport.Four young Americans - Freeman Cobb, John Murray Peck, James Swanton and John Lambert started a stagecoach company like those in the United States. The first Cobb & Co. coach ran on 30 January 1854 carrying passengers from Melbourne to the Forest Creek Diggings, now Castlemaine.The coaches came from America, and 'Yankee' or 'Canuck' (American and Canadian) drivers were employed as drivers. These drivers had experience driving coaches in the American West. Cobb & Co. halved the travelling times of competitors. Horse teams were changed at stations every 30 kilometres. Coaches averaged 12 kilometres per hour over rough bush tracks. Drivers took horse teams and coaches through forests, flooded creeks, and over mountain ranges. They faced bushrangers wanting money and gold.Cobb & Co. coaches carried passengers and mail for 70 years and carried passengers and mail in every mainland colony of Australia as well as New Zealand, South Africa and Japan.Come and see* Blacksmith Shop* Interactive and engaging National Carriage Gallery* Inquiry Centre* Expanded Binangar Aboriginal Centre* New international-standard exhibition gallery, the Windmill Gallery* Show Ring outdoor activity area* New Cobb's Coffee Shop with children's play area* New foyer and Museum Shop
Come and see the many weird and wonderful collections from Queensland Museum and the local region including medical tools, royal memorabilia and even a...
Come and try a whole range of heritage trades and skills such as blacksmithing and leather plaiting, lace making and glass art at the Have A Go Festival....
Venture down to the bottom of the garden and enter the secret and magical world of insects at Cobb+Co Museum's January school holiday program, Bugs Alive!...
Come and join Little Cobbers at Cobb+Co Museum's children's play area, The Coach Stop. It is designed for children under six years of age and encourages...
Start the holidays with some fun at Cobb+Co Museum Santa's Aussie Workshop. Each weekday children can get creative making Christmas decorations to take...
Design and create Christmas cards you will be proud to send around the world. Ages 16 years and over.
Try out one or all of the amazing workshops on offer. A variety of sessions will be held through the year including: Sandstone Sculpture Millinery...
The fire, sparks, heat and noise of blacksmithing has attracted and entranced people for centuries. Join their blacksmithing project and make a beautiful...
Create a personalised glass panel to show off in your own home or give as a treasured gift. Ages 16 years and over.
Create a personalised glass panel to show off in your own home or give as a treasured gift. The term 'Ieadlight' describes windows or panels in which the...
Make yourself a thirteen strand kangaroo leather plaited belt that will fit perfectly. You will learn the basics of leatherplaiting and also get a taste...
Create a custom-made belt, purse or wallet that you will be proud to use every day. Ages 16 years and over.
You will be proud to have drinks or coffee with friends around the stunning stone table you will make as you further your stonemasonry skills. Ages 16...
Come down to Cobb+Co Museum ! Try out Sandstone Scultpure.
You will be proud to have drinks or coffee with friends around the stunning stone table you will make as you further your stonemasonry skills. The...
Stoke the fire and man the barbeque with tools you have forged yourself. Move to the next level and learn scroll work and make a decorative fire poke and...
You will be amazed at the quality and range of unique silver jewellery you will make in this workshop and everyone will want you to make them a piece....
It’s time to shake off the winter wardrobe and head out to that special Spring event in a unique blocked hat you have made yourself. Ages 16 years and...
This workshop is suitable for beginners and more advanced participants. You can design and create your own documents or mementos such as wedding...
Celebrate Harmony Day with Cobb+Co. Thanks to Toowoomba Regional Council, admission is free to all residents of the Toowoomba Region.
Welcome visitors to your home with a sandstone tile, plaque or stepping stone you have made yourself. Learn the basics of stonemasonry including the...
Capture the light in your home through a beautiful glass art piece you have made yourself using the skill of copperfoiling. Ages 16 years and over.
Come and make your own unique, handcrafted blacksmithing tools and learn the basics of blacksmithing including operating a forge and using tools and...
Make yourself a plaited kangaroo leather whip that is perfect for you. You will learn the basics of leatherplaiting and also get a taste of the skill...
You will be amazed at the quality and range of unique silver jewellery you will make in this workshop. Ages 16 years and over.
You call that a knife? This is a knife! Craft your own pattern-welded knife in a range of styles such as a dagger, skinning or kitchen knife.
Blacksmithing is more than just using a hammer and an anvil! Build some great foundation blacksmithing skills in this two-day workshop where you will make...
Learn how to create beautiful, individual leather accessories for yourself, family and friends! Learn to create a custom-made belt, purse or wallet and...
Brighten up your winter wardrobe with a custom-made shawl or wrap! Learn from award winning textile artist Helen Stumkat at this two-day workshop (with an...
Channel light into your home with and fall in love with handmade glasswork at this two-day expert leadlighting course. Create a classic, stylish leadlight...
Impress your mates by making your own barbecue tools or decorative fire poke and rake in this two-day workshop. The workshop is run by former Australian...
Toowoomba never floods - it's on top of the range. Yet the city did flood on 10 January 2011, and much of the region was already awash from Christmas...
Welcome visitors to your home with a sandstone tile, plaque or stepping stone you have made using your skills of stonemasonry. Learn from local stonemason...
Make an impression this winter by designing and creating your own winter hat. Learn traditional hat making methods combined with modern fashion colours,...
Free admission to all residents in the Toowoomba region.Designs.Desert Psychedelic is an exhibition showcasing his extraordinary prints, textile lengths...
Welcome family and friends to your home with a decorative and functional wrought iron gate made by your hand. This three-day course is for blacksmiths who...
Think you're good with your hands? Impress your friends and family by making a 13 strand kangaroo leather plaited belt that will fit perfectly. You will...
Capture the light through your copperfoil creation – a beautiful glass art piece that you have made yourself. Similar to leadlighting, copperfoiling...
Ever been interested in making your own jewellery? Learn the basic techniques of silversmithing including soldering, sawing and filing to create beautiful...
The exhibition has been made possible through funding provided under the Community Development and Recovery Package.
Is it magic or is it science? Be amazed by the marvelous world of science at Cobb+Co Museum’s school holiday program, Science Magic.
Rather than just admiring beautiful writing, you will now be able to design and create beautiful mementos such as wedding invitations and certificates...
Create your own unique, chic pillbox or cocktail hat at the Millinery Workshop, and turn heads at any event! In this two-day course you will learn the...
Turn rough stone into a beautiful piece of sandstone sculpture for your home with expert sculptor Daniel Gill in this two-day workshop. Daniel has more...
Get a taste of the skill required and satisfaction gained from creating something special by hand at the Leatherplaiting Workshop - One Day Taster. This...