Bottle Tree Bulletin Bottle Tree Bulletin - October 2019 | Page 8

Yuleba | Wallumbilla | Jackson
Cobb & Co Festival -
Australia’s most unique
Bush Festival
Over nine days the Maranoa Region and in
particular, Surat and Yuleba celebrated the
95th Anniversary of Australia’s last Cobb & Co
Coach Run. From the sight of the Coach
from the Changing Station Museum travelling
the Cobb & Co Way in full flight pulled by a
team of 5 horses to the twelve strong bullock
team and wagon giving rides across the
schools of the Maranoa and over 30 events
at 30 different venues saw a record 6000
participants enjoy the Cobb & Co Festival.
Highlights included the Festival Opening with
Bushranger Street Drama, the Long Table
Dinner, the Cobb & Co Ball, the Kelly
Connection Lunch, the Country of Beauty &
Brawn Art Exhibition by Kathy Ellem, the
Drovers’ Story Exhibition opening, the
Outside broadcast by Belinda Sanders from
ABC Southern Queensland, the Hearty
Country Dinner, the Cobb & Co Festival
Concert staring Tania Kernaghan, Chris
Pritchard and Terry Arnold, the Riverside
Markets in Surat, the 90 horse riders and the
30 horse drawn vehicles making the 76km trip
from Surat to Yuleba over 2 days, all the food
stops along the Cobb & Co Way especially
the Camp Oven Dinner under the Stars at
Wallabella, the Bush Dancing with the Crack
Up Sisters, the accordion music by Skippy the
Swaggie, the display by Frosty the
Blacksmith, the Clip Clop
Tour Rides and the live
3.
music in Yuleba by Cathy
Drummond.
The horse riders and the
horses drawn vehicles
made grand entrances
into the Yuleba Markets.
The Cobb & Co Coach
collected the mail and
passengers and was
pulled by magnificent
teams of horses over
the same 76km trip
from Surat to Yuleba
where the mail was
delivered and the
passengers arrived
safely at the Yuleba
Markets led in by the
Light Horse Riders.
Bushranger Teams
from Mitchell,
Wallumbilla and
Yuleba were very
active over the
weekend and of
course The Crack Up
Sisters couldn’t resist
getting involved. What
a great weekend for
the region, see you all
again in 5 years for the 100 th anniversary.
Y ULEBA C OMMUNITY C HRISTMAS P ARTY
Saturday 30th November 2019
5pm-8pm @ Yuleba State School
FREE ENTRY & FREE STITES FOR
STALLHOLDERS
BBQ, Bar, Market Stalls, Jumping castle,
games for all ages, poo lotto, carols
Brought to you by the YSS P&C Assoc, MRC &
QLD Country meats & CPB
Yuleba Development Group Inc
Next General Meeting
Tuesday 8 October @ 6.00pm
Yuleba Community Meeting
Room
Everyone welcome to attend.
October IN Yuleba | Wallumbilla |
Jackson area
4 School Holiday Craft, Games & Movie @
Noonga
8 Yuleba Development Group Meeting 6pm
@ Yuleba Community Meeting Room
15 QLD Police Pipes & Drums 10am @
Wallumbilla Memorial Hall
17 Wallumbilla CWA Meeting @ 1pm
18 Bloomin’ Women @ CWA Hall Jackson
27 BBQ 12:30pm @ Jackson CWA
+EVERY 2nd Wednesday Wallumbilla
QCWA meet 12:30pm@ Jackson Hall call
Linda Hyland 0427630270
+EVERY last Sunday of the month Jackson
QCWA social event
+EVERY Tuesday Metafit & Circuit Training
5:30pm @ Yuleba Tennis Courts
1.
2.
1. Bullock Team in Roma CBD 2. Cobb & Co Festival Long
Table Dinner 3.Cobb & Co Coach on the way to pick up
Mail and Passengers
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