Cobb & Co Maryborough to Gympie

Cobb & Co Route Source: State Library of Queensland

A library customer has made an enquiry about a Cobb & Co well that was used around 1800s on three mile road. This well was considered of historical significance. When the land was resumed for the interchange, the well was preserved. The customer is very keen to find out any information about this particular well and this part of the journey that Cobb & Co took. The above map is from State Library of Queensland and shows the path that Cobb  & Co followed in this area. 

The journey from Maryborough to Gympie was fraught with difficulty. "On April, 7th, 1868, three armed men stuck up the coach between Gympie and Maryborough. There were 13 passengers on the coach and the bush rangers secured 200 pounds in notes, 30 sovereigns and 15 ounces of gold".(The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 - 1922)

The first Queensland Cobb & Co. Ltd was incorporated in August 1881 with a capital of 50 000 pounds (The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 - 1922). 

Do you know anything about this or other Cobb & Co wells?

Reference: 
The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 - 1922) 15th September, 1917 retrieved from Trove  on the 11th December, 2019.

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