Cobbora Explained

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

A coal mine is planned just outside the village of Cobbora.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: As mine splits village, community's soul revives. Natasha Robinson. The Australian. 2013-03-03. 2014-10-12.
2. Web site: Gulgong's Golden History, Part 2. Diane Simmonds. Mudgee District History. 2012-07-12. 2014-10-16.
3. Web site: Cobbora Coal Project. New South Wales Government Department of Planning & Environment. 2014-10-16.