Along the tracks of Cobb and Co. - The New South Wales Headquarters

<p><strong>Thunderous wheels cracking whips</strong> and the relentless rhythm of hooves pounding dusty tracks<strong>-Cobb and Co. </strong>didn't just carry mail they carried the heartbeat of a growing nation. As the gold rush fever spread and fortunes were made and lost <strong>James Rutherford</strong> seized the moment carving out a near-monopoly on New South Wales mail contracts. He established <strong>Bathurst as his stronghold</strong> driving his company to greatness <strong><em>with the wind at his back and not a hint of false pride or boastfulness.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>This is a journey not for the faint-hearted. Climb aboard the <strong>box seat </strong>of a Cobb and Co. coach and feel the pulse of adventure as it rattles over rickety bridges and plunges headlong into the unknown. Witness the <strong>bearded and moustached whips</strong> thundering into Bathurst in triumph <strong>before time and 'the iron horse' overtook their reign.</strong></p><p></p><p>Danger lurked along the way-<strong>broken king-bolts runaway horses and shadowy figures stepping from the bush with the chilling cry of <em>Bail up!</em> </strong>Was a Cobb and Co. coach truly involved in the <strong>infamous Escort Robbery</strong>? What really happened during the <strong>death of bushranger Hall</strong>?</p><p></p><p>Take an extended stop at <strong>Abercrombie House</strong> an Australian heritage treasure in Bathurst. Built by Major-General William Stewart in the 1820s it has been home to the Morgan family for more than half a century where an original Cobb and Co. coach is on loan from Mr. Ray Green. Complete your journey with an appreciation of the rugged untamed past-where the <strong>unyielding courage of the pioneers</strong> was the true test of character and survival demanded <strong>hard work grit and unwavering resolve</strong>.</p>