Cobb & Co. was Australia's dominant coaching and freight company from the 1850s through the early twentieth century, operating thousands of miles of routes across terrain that defeated most competitors. The American founders — originally from New England — imported Concord coaches and adapted them to outback conditions, eventually building a network that outlasted the American staging industry by decades. By the time horse-drawn coaching collapsed under rail and automobile pressure, Cobb & Co. had become deeply embedded in colonial mythology.
Cook Islands issued extensively in this period under licensing arrangements, producing commemorative silver crowns for the collector market rather than circulation.
Cobb & Co. was Australia's dominant coaching and freight company from the 1850s through the early twentieth century, operating thousands of miles of routes across terrain that defeated most competitors. The American founders — originally from New England — imported Concord coaches and adapted them to outback conditions, eventually building a network that outlasted the American staging industry by decades. By the time horse-drawn coaching collapsed under rail and automobile pressure, Cobb & Co. had become deeply embedded in colonial mythology.
Cook Islands issued extensively in this period under licensing arrangements, producing commemorative silver crowns for the collector market rather than circulation.