Cobbora is an almost defunct village in New South Wales, Australia.[1] The name of the locality was also spelled Cobborah.
Cobbora was established where the original track from Mudgee to Mendooran crossed the Talbragar River. In the late 1800s, it had a police station and was considered to be the main locality on the Talbragar. Cobb & Co coaches travelled through Cobbora twice a week in 1876 to 1879.[2] However, in 1910 the railway took a route via Dunedoo which bypassed Cobbora, and the village went into a terminal decline.
Cobbora is located adjacent to the Golden Highway about 15 kilometres west of Dunedoo.
Cobbora Shire was a former local government council area, which covered rural areas around Cobbora and Geurie with no significant towns. During a local government reorganisation, Cobbora Shire was abolished and parts of its area were added to several of the surrounding council areas.
Planned coal mine edit
A coal mine is planned just outside the village of Cobbora.[1][3]
References edit
- ^ a b Natasha Robinson (2013-03-03). "As mine splits village, community's soul revives". The Australian. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Diane Simmonds (2012-07-12). "Gulgong's Golden History, Part 2". Mudgee District History. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ "Cobbora Coal Project". New South Wales Government Department of Planning & Environment. Retrieved 2014-10-16.