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Museum, Toowoomba"><BR> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><img src="../uploadedimages/CobbCo.jpg" alt="Cobb & Co. coaches"></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> A $2 million Queensland Heritage Trails Network expansion of Toowoomba's Cobb & Co. Museum showcases a new and interactive world of exhibitions that tell more of the character stories and history of the Darling Downs region. <P> Visitors can enjoy a wide variety of displays including travelling exhibitions, areas dedicated to Darling Downs and local Indigenous histories, a children's activity centre and cafe. <P> Visitors can discover a wealth of information about the people, the history and the natural and built environment of the Darling Downs, in the era when coaches and horses were the lifeline of the settlements. The Museum's extensive display of coaches (pictured) will fascinate visitors. <P> The Cobb & Co. Museum is now part of the Queensland Heritage Trails Network, which links 43 authentic heritage attractions within the State. <P> Toowoomba was the first stop of the Cobb & Co. coach service that ran in Queensland from 1866 until 1924. The Cobb & Co. Museum is renowned as the home of Australia's finest collection of horse-drawn coaches and carriages, from timber wagons to original Cobb and Co. coaches.</td> </tr> </table> <p> <hr align="right" width="518" size="1" noshade> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" alt="spacer" width="40" height="8"></td> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" alt="spacer" width="518" height="8"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="../images/subheads/sub_attractions2.gif" alt="Attractions and Facilities"><a name="Prize"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="40" height="2"></td> <td> <UL type="disc"> <LI>National Carriage Collection</LI> <LI>The Coach Stop - interactive children s discovery centre</LI> <LI>Regular blacksmithing courses, run in conjunction with TAFE</LI> <LI>History of the escarpment of the Great Dividing Range</LI> <LI>Local fauna display  where you can touch snakeskins, snails and koala fur</LI> <LI> Binangar Aboriginal language centre with traditional and contemporary indigenous displays, including paintings and authentic Aboriginal gifts for sale</LI> <LI>Incredible stories of courage  including that of Irish orphan Ellen O Brien who raised 10 children after her husband died and ran the Defiance Flour Mill and the largest grocery store in town</LI> <LI>Depression camp exhibit and excavation including archaeological artefacts</LI> <LI>Cobbs Coffee Shop with Merlo coffee, tea, damper and lamingtons, as Toowoomba is the  home of the Lamington </LI></UL></td> </tr> </table> <p> <hr align="right" width="518" size="1" noshade> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" alt="spacer" width="40" height="8"></td> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" alt="spacer" width="518" height="8"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="../images/subheads/sub_location2.gif" alt="Location"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="40" height="2"></td> <td> 27 Lindsay Street<br> Toowoomba Qld 4350</td> </tr> </table> <p> <hr align="right" width="518" size="1" noshade> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" alt="spacer" width="40" height="8"></td> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" alt="spacer" width="518" height="8"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="../images/subheads/sub_furtherinfo2.gif" alt="Further Information"><a name="Stories"></a></td> </tr> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="40" height="2"></td> <td> Ph: (07) 4639 1971<br> Fax: (07) 4638 5791<br> Email: <a href="mailto:inquiries@cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au">inquiries@cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au</a><br> <a href="http://www.cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au">Visit the website</a> <P></td> </tr> </table> <p> <hr align="right" width="518" size="1" noshade> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" alt="spacer" width="40" height="8"></td> <td><img 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