Bottle Tree Bulletin Bottle Tree Bulletin - October 2019 | Page 10

Surat area
Cobb & Co Festival brings
Surat to life
The Cobb and Co Festival bought a
wonderful weekend of activities to Surat. The
little town was so alive with visitors and
events. It was magnificent to see the Cobb &
Co Coach leave the museum and travel the
region, even with bushrangers in hot pursuit.
The Crack Up Sisters lit up the Surat
Riverside Markets with their wit and whips.
Students from Surat State School had the
privilege of accompanying country music
star Tania Kernaghan during her concert and
the kids were absolute stars!
Mark Schuster, or Skippy as many now know
him, bought a smile to the faces of everyone
lucky enough to meet him and enjoy the
tones of his faithful accordion.
The Cobb & Co
Festival was an
unqualified success
and great boon both
culturally and
economically for the
Maranoa. Only five
more years until the
100th anniversary
celebrations!
SURAT BOWLS
CLUB
Barefoot Bowls
Every Thursday Night
Names in 6:30pm
ph 4626 5169
Play 7pm - All Welcome
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October IN Surat area
23 Aug - Oct 6 ‘Beauty & Brawn’
Exhibition open @ Surat on Balonne
Gallery
23 November Surat Riverside Markets
+EVERY Wednesday Surat After
School Sport & Social Sports
+EVERY Wednesday SAC Walking
Club
+EVERY Thursday Barefoot Bowls
+EVERY 1st Sunday Family Worship
+EVERY 2nd Sunday Mass at Catholic
Church
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Cobb & Co Festival Photo Gallery
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1. Chris Pritchard entertaining the crowd at the Cobb & Co Festival concert 2. The Coach collecting mail from
Surat Post Office 3. The Festival's Swaggie entertained the crowds throughout the festival 4. Tania Kernaghan
backstage with the Surat State School Choir 5. The Coach full of passengers and mail 6. Aerial shot of the
bullock team in action 7. The Roma Historical Car Club appeared at the Surat Riverside Markets during the
Cobb & Co Festival 8. Cobb & Co Coach travelling the Cobb & Co Way 9. The Cobb & Co Coach didn't even
make it out of town before running into trouble with the local bush rangers aka The Crack-up Sisters who made
a not so quick getaway with country music performer Tanya Kernaghan 10. The Crack-up Sisters entertained
the crowds at the Surat Riverside Markets as part of the Cobb & Co Festival festivities.
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