"Sunbeam" - Hay, NSW, Australia
S 34° 30.518 E 144° 50.603
55H E 302018 N 6179334
"Sunbeam" is a restored Cobb & Co. coach, on display at Hay, in western NSW.
Waymark Code: WMYYK8
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 08/11/2018
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On the outside of the glassed-in enclosure is the following printed description of the Carriage:
"This Cobb & Co Coach was used as a mail and passenger coach
on the run from Deniliquin to Wilcannia from 1886 - 1901.
"The coach is a part of the collection housed at the Hay Gaol Museum
located in Church Street and is open seven days a week.
"Learn more about Cobb & Co from the information panels located
in the coach house seating area to your left."
There is also a brass plaque to the south of the displayed Coach, which reads:
"SUNBEAM"
Cobb & Co Coach
The unveiling of this plaque by
The Minister for Local Government
The Hon. David Hay, M.P.,
on 29 July, 1989 marks the
completion of a Bicentennial Project,
jointly sponsored by Hay Shire Council
and the Hay Rotary Club,
with contributions from Westpac,
Twynam Pastoral Co., the Waradgery Tribe
and the Murrimbidgee County Council.
From the Hay Tourist Information Centre website:
"The Sunbeam Coach, which stands in Moppett Street, was built by Henry Proctor- his brand JHP conjoined is burned in under the coach. It was originally licensed to carry 11 passengers, and commenced service on the Deniliquin-Hay-Booligal-Ivanhoe-Wilcannia run (over 300 miles) in 1886. It continued as a mail coach until 1901 when it was converted to a 17 passenger vehicle, and used only for special occasions. It was restored to its former condition in 1972."
Cobb & Co
Address: Moppett Street, Hay, NSW, 2711, Australia
Visited: 1528/9, Tuesday, 22 May, 2018