Cobb & Co routes and stopover points

Try this site

Surat Cobb and Co museum

They may be able to help

Cheers Kev

Interesting question. Few of the actual routes seem to be documented. Or is that the route the horseriders take on their way down the Great Divide ?
Stopover points or rest stations where they changed horses ? As I understand it the rest points were less substantial, stopover points were places such as Murwillambah with its punt, and Mudgereebah etc

Hi

Have a look at this site as a starting point. Oddly enough some maps still have the old toutes on them. I was going to take a track in south-west Queensland a cuple of years ago and when I made enquiries I was told by locals it was an old Cobb and CO route ansd was mostly overgrown.

The Eureka Council Inc

Talk to the guy at Cobb & Co museum in t'wmba. I have a book, (somewhere), which is brilliant. He should be able to put you onto a few publications. Let me know if you dont have any luck and I will start digging through the bookshelves.
Mike

I've got the book that Big Mike is probably referring to. It does have a map in it of the routes but it is not very detailed and tends to have more like point to point routes. There are quite a few I know of that are not anywhere near where they were shown. There was a thread on this some time back that I'm pretty sure came to no conclusion. You may be better looking for period maps

The museum would be the only hope I suspect.

Regds

OT

Howard,

Have a look at "Wildride, the rise and fall of Cobb and Co" by Sam Everingham. It has only just been released. A good history, good maps, photos and a good read. Would make a good father's day present.

BruceV