Cobb & Co was established in 1853 by a small group of Americans in Victoria. Cobb & Co. grew quickly during the 19th century contributing greatly to the social and farming growth across Australia. Transporting Gold, mail and passengers.
It changed hands in 1956 and again 1961 bought by James Rutherford, William Franklin Whitney and Alexander William Robertson. James became the General Manager and drove Cobb & Co. in to success during 1962, the company didn’t waste time moving into Bathurst NSW.
Born out of the country’s gold rushes, the name Cobb & Co represented the pioneering spirit, a willingness to battle against the odds, to reliably connect far-flung communities Henry Lawson wrote the famous poem forewarning of its demise; The Lights of Cobb & Co in 1897