On The Trail With COBB & CO
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An exciting weekend SEMINAR exploring the role of Cobb & Co in Australia’s past, present and future FRIDAY 19 MARCH – SUNDAY 21 MARCH 2004 Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, William St, Bathurst NSWIt’s been 150 years since the first Cobb & Co passenger coach galloped out of Melbourne on its way to the goldfields and straight into the heart of a nation. In the hands of spirited entrepreneurs, the company quickly grew to become the most successful firm of its kind in the world. From Royal Mail to gold escort, passenger transport services to horse breeding, mining to manufacturing, pastoral empire building to railway development, the Cobb & Co network spread widely across the country and became the stuff of legend a milestone on Australia’s historical landscape.
Join Cobb & Co NSW as it celebrates the occasion with a stimulating weekend of discussion, presentations, workshops and excursions in and around the historic NSW city of Bathurst. Marvel at the huge role that Cobb & Co played in the nation’s growth and take a close look at its present and future value in promoting heritage conservation, historical research, tourism and regional development across Australia.
Featuring local and international speakers (including the National Museum of Australia, NSW Heritage Office, Powerhouse Museum and Wells Fargo), fascinating topics from family history to conservation, interpretation and technology and trips around Bathurst, Hill End, Lithgow and magnificent Coombing Park homestead at Carcoar, the seminar’s program is designed to inspire you and get you “on the trail with Cobb & Co”.
For details, call Heather Nicholls on (02) 6393 8262 or Jasmine Vidler on (02) 6360 3232, email cobbtrail@hotmail.com or visit www.cobbandco.net.au.
Zdroj: ICOMOS