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Lots of Australians ask me about relatives of theirs who drove for Cobb & Co or who they think owned competitor firms in 19th century Australia. Check out the list to see if your relative is there. If there is a Cobb & Co driver missing, let me know!
In the past years dozens of families have written to provide updates to the list below. It has been further enlarged to over 940 through a painstaking review of old newspaper records.
First Name | Surname | State | Firms worked for | Role | Routes | Year | Comments |
George | Adams | Cobb & Co | Driver; road manager | ||||
Fred | Adams | QLD | Cobb & Co | Driver | Mitchell-Bollon | 1913-1918 | |
George | Ah Kin | NSW | Proprietor | Bemboka | 1900-1903 | ||
James | Aisbett | VIC | Cobb & Co | Driver | Scarsdale, Pitfield | ||
Amos | Alder | VIC | Cobb & Co | Driver | Avenel-Nagambie, Shepparton | ||
Jimmy | Alder | VIC | Cobb & Co | Driver | Clunes | ||
A | Alderson | NSW | Crawfords | Driver | |||
Charlie | Alford | VIC |
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