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Cobar is located 712 kilometres north west of Sydney between Dubbo and Broken Hill. Built around the thriving pastoral industry and copper, lead, silver, zinc and gold mining industry, Cobar is strongly supported by a wide range of attractions and activities, which makes it a major tourist destination.
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Copper was discovered in 1870 and the town of Cobar sprung up. By 1871 the townsite had been surveyed and by 1876 the main mines had joined to form the Great Cobar Copper Mining Company and continued its operation until 1920. The CSA Mine Cornish, Scottish and Australian is New South Wales' largest producer of copper and zinc.
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The Great Cobar Heritage Centre, the former Administration Building circa 1910 of the Great Cobar Copper Mine is arguably the best rural museum in New South Wales. Unlike most of the folk museums established by local historical societies as repositories for local memorabilia, the Museum has a permanent curator and is constructed as a participatory museum where visitors can smell and touch things like homemade soap made from lard and kerosene and see the history of the Cobar district gradually unfold in a series of excellent displays.
Central Cobar Outback NSW - New South Wales
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