We left Bourke this morning with it still raining and had some breaks in the rain on the way to Cobar, a 170 km drive. We were going to go to White Cliffs north of Wilcannia but it is a fairly long drive and we didn't set off till 10am. There were lots to see in Cobar so made it our overnight stopover.
Cobar is famous for it's copper mining which began in 1870. It became the largest copper mine in Australia. Silver, lead and zinc are all produced from these mines today, and there has been gold sourced from these areas as well.
From the lookout just out of town, we got a spectacular view of the New Cobar Open Cut Gold Mine.
The Heritage Park has a collection of old Mining equipment as well as a sculpture of a miner at work.
There are many old buildings in Cobar. The one that stands out as you drive into town is the Catholic Church, and can be seen from almost anywhere. We went to mass there tonight.
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Great to see the iPad in use! Sounds like you are having a great time. BTW, need to change the blog name to "Peter's", not "Peters"
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