Cobar Library Local History List.Xlsx

COBAR LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION (BY SUBJECT)

AGRICULTURE/FARMING ART (including MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY & POETRY) BIOGRAPHY CHURCHES DICTIONARIES & DIRECTORIES FAMILY HISTORY GEOLOGY/MINERALOGY INDIGENOUS MILITARY HISTORY MINING HISTORY MINING PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL NEWSPAPERS NYMAGEE PLANTS & ANIMALS REPORTS/STUDIES ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOLS & EDUCATION SPORT STATISTICS TOURISM TOWN/SOCIAL HISTORY TRAINS & RAILWAYS

REFERENCE # TITLE YEAR FORMAT LOCATION AUTHOR

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire AGRICULTURE/FARMING # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264634 Forests, fleece & prickly pears # 1997 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/508.94/KRU Karl Kruszelnicki

242345 Atlas of New South Wales pastoral stations : a guide to the property names of the larger holdings in NSW and the ACT LOCAL HISTORY/630.0994/ALI Terrance Alick 2004 Paperback

264675 100 years : celebrating 100 years of natural resource progress in the Western Division of NSW # LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/BAR Maree Barnes & Geoff Wise 2003 Paperback Originally published by West 2000 Plus : Western people looking after the Western Division and NSW Department of Sustainable Natural Resouces Reprinted in 2010 by the Western Cathment Management Authority A collection of images, history and stories from the Western Division of New South Wales

237005 Gunderbooka : a 'stone country' story # 2000 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/MAI George Main A story of how the landscape of far-western NSW imposed itself upon people and shaped them Starting with the first Aborigines the cycle moves through the pastoralists and back to indigenous ownership

264724 Western lands # 1990 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/WES Published by the Western Lands Commission, Department of Lands A booklet providing information on land administration in the Western Division, including facts on the region's history, economy and natural resources

ART (including MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY & POETRY) # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264682 Annual report 2016 # 2016 A5 booklet LOCAL HISTORY/709/OUT Outback Arts

264683 Artbark. Autumn 2014 # 2014 Newsletter LOCAL HISTORY/709/OUT Outback Arts

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 223310 Out the back : Cobar, N.S.W, 2002 : photographs by Cobar students in year 6 & 7 for Year of the Outback LOCAL HISTORY/771.9449/MCD Cobar Arts Council 2002 Hard cover Pinhole camera images of photographic portraits of their families "out the back" of their home

015022 Poetry out west # Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/808.81/POE Contains poems written by Cobar school students after a Writer in Residence programme with Komninos Zervos.

255674 Dream big : poems and stories selected from the Poetry and short story competition of 2013 # LOCAL HISTORY/A820.8/DRE 2013 Hard cover Poems and stories written Australian children. Entry by Cobar High School student Julieanna Barrett on page 311

210970 Santa letters : poems 1997 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/821.3/HUN Pauline Hunter

264726 Lilliane Brady Village poetry book : featuring local artists Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/821.3/LIL Liliane Brady Village

264764 The pepper tree 1988 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/821.3/PRE Pauline Prendergast Poetry

244515 "Some true-blue stories of 'mine', mate - with pictures and the bush and beyond!!" 1991 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/821.7/MAL Vic Maloney A collection of poems and line drawings by Cobar artist Vic Maloney

264234 Cobar's copper 1871 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/823.92/COB Published by C.A.P. Western Readers. Easy to read books were created by children in the area encompassed by the Disadvantaged Country Area Programme Year 5-6 of Cobar Public School wrote this chapter book which tells the story of a family's move from S.A. to Cobar in N.S.W.

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 203784 Cobar's enormouse mouse 1981 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/823.92/TUR Published by the Western Readers Committee of the Disadvantaged Country Area Programme Easy to read books were created by children in the area encompassed by the Disadvantaged Country Area Programme Year 6 Cobar Public School student Suzie Turnbull made this picture book for the Infants Classes at Cobar Public School

210182 From "a-b-c-o-r" to Cobar... 1994 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/CHA Douglas S.Y. Cham Artistic photographs of Cobar town and surrounding area

219622 Inside the outback : mapping the West # 2001 48 square looseleaf pages in a cardboard box LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/INS New South Wales Ministry for the Arts Published product of writing workshops held in six centres across the Western Division: Lightning Ridge, Bourke, Cobar, Tibooburra, Broken Hill and Wentworth

BIOGRAPHY # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 253230 Yamakarra! Liza Kennedy and the Keewong mob 2013 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/YAM Western Heritage Group (Wilcannia)

259461 From the Far West to the Western Front : Cobar and the Great War 2015 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/940.394/STI Kay Stingemore Published by the Great Cobar Heritage Centre Individual stories and an overview of the region from its pre-war high to the post-war crash

264739 Doug Bellchambers autobiography CD-ROM + USB LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/BEL Doug Bellchambers

015659 Kidman : the forgotten king # 1987 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/BOW Jill Bowen Sir Sidney Kidman was a significant figure in the history of Cobar Information in the book regarding his butchering business and copper mining in Cobar

251075 Hard times : the unforgettable Pop Burgess 2013 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/COL John Collins

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 240514 Daring to dream : stories from inspirational rural women : share their passions & follow their dreams # LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/DAR NSW Department of Primary Industries' Rural Women's Network 2006 Paperback Stories compiled and written by Sonia Muir

251532 George : a biography of Geo. F Grill 1862-1912 : outcast, entrepreneur, photographer # 2013 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/EDW John Edwards

264233 Australian midwives : moving real-life stories of that everyday miracle - birth # 2016 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/HEE Paula Heelan

264760 My primitive roots : from the cradle to the cave : the modern primitive artist 2003 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/MAL Vic Maloney The life story of Victor William Maloney

245924 Echoes. Book 3. Australia, China, Indonesia. # 2005 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/MAR Charlotte Clayton Maramis The story of Fred Wong (1906-48), humanitarian, activist and businessman

264719 Road to the outback # 2002 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/MCB Yvonne McBurney The story of the Pratten family from the 1870s to 2002

225241 Living out back : people of Western New South Wales # 2002 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/MUI Writers: Sonia Muir, Sylvia Porss and Trudy Glasgow. Produced by NSW Agriculture's Rural Women's Network

211166 From Jolly Jack's to Nyngan : the memories of Nellie Pertzel # 1996 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/PER Nellie Pertzel Edited and published by Rhonda Rusell (Narromine). The story of Nellie Pertzel and her family

264723 We are here : stories of Cobar's inspiring women 2014 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/STI Kay Stingemore Published by the Great Cobar Heritage Centre and Inspiration House

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire CHURCHES

240079 The centenary of St. Laurence O'Toole Catholic Church, Cobar, 1907-2007 2007 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/CEN Published by The Centenary Committee

DICTIONARIES & DIRECTORIES # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 016755 The Cambridge dictionary of Australian places # 1992 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/919.4/CAM Compiled and written by Richard and Barbara Appleton National gazetteer which lists all Australia's cities and the country's thousands of suburbs, towns and Local Government Areas

210386 Australian place names # 1988 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.4/KEN Brian and Barbara Kennedy A guide to the origin and meaning of thousands of urban and rural place names in Australia

201163 Australian place names # 1992 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.4/KEN Brian and Barbara Kennedy A guide to the meanings and origins of thousands of Australia's most common place names

263141 Australian place names # 2006 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.4/KEN Brian and Barbara Kennedy A guide to the meanings and origins of more than 2000 of Australia's best-known place names

264716 Place-names of New South Wales : their origins and meanings # 1969 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/REE A.W. Reed The meaning or origin of about 2,000 NSW place-names

263149 The Cobar directory Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.449/COB Outback Business Enterprise Centre A listing of Cobar private, community group and business names, addresses and phone numbers

263150 The Cobar community directory Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.449/COB Cobar Business Enterprise Centre A listing of Cobar private, community group and business names, addresses and phone numbers

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264743 Local business directory 2010 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.449/LOC Published by Cobar Shire Council in partnership with the Cobar Business Association A listing of Cobar business names, addresses and phone numbers

204771 Exploring Australia's mining heritage : a visitor's guide # 1993 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/SHA W.G. Shackleton and M.N. Binnie. Directory of Australian mine and mining history museums

FAMILY HISTORY # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 220040 Copper city connections. 1993 1993 Newsletter LOCAL HISTORY/929.2/COP Cobar Genealogy Group A newsletter of the Cobar Genealogy Group providing genealogy and family history on various Cobar residents

264742 Knight family history # A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/929.2/KNI Dawn Elder An unpublished family history prepared by Dawn Elder, Nyngan. Members of this family lived and worked in Cobar Shire area

247088 A pioneering family : Ireland and British Isles : the Christy and Jones family # Paperback 247089 LOCAL HISTORY/929.2/SUL Lyn Sullivan 2 volumes Also titled: British Isles to Australia A family history of five generations from John Frazer Jones and Eliza Christy. Members of this family lived and worked in Cobar Shire area

200437 Cobar Shire cemetery and burial records. Volume 9. 1993 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/929.3/COB Dubbo Macquarie Family History Society

247080 The Cobar Leader : news and comments : 1897-1901 / 2011 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/929.3/COB Compiled by Marienne Faull A chronological collection of obituaries, marriage records, death and birth notices, news reports, and personals

GEOLOGY / MINERALOGY

210155 The Cobar mineral field : a 1996 perspective LOCAL HISTORY/338.2/COB Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1996 Hard cover

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 220034 Elura Mine 1988 A4 booklet LOCAL HISTORY/338.2/ELU Pasminco Ltd

233837 Minerals of the Cobar region, New South Wales. 2005 Journal LOCAL HISTORY/549.994/MIN Australian Journal of Mineralogy

240450 A guide for mineral exploration through the regolith in the Cobar region, Lachlan Orogen, New South Wales. 240451 LOCAL HISTORY/551.41/MCQ K.G. McQueen 2008 Book + CD-ROM

263158 Geology of the Cobar 1:100,000 sheet, 8035 1977 Book + Map LOCAL HISTORY/559.449/BAK C.J. Baker

263159 Geology of the Canbelego 1:100,000 sheet, 8134 1981 Book + Map LOCAL HISTORY/559.449/FEL E. Anne Felton

011934 The geology of Cobar country 1991 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/559.449/GLE Richard Glen

239957 Geology of the Nymagee 1:100,000 sheet, 8133 1987 Book + Map LOCAL HISTORY/559.449/MAC G.P. MacRae

264746 Metamorphism in the Cobar basin : current state of understanding and implications for mineralisation. Feb 2017. LOCAL HISTORY/559.449/MET Quarterly notes : geological survey of New South Wales Journal published by NSW Department of Industry, Skills & Regional Development A professional paper presenting the results of a study of the Cobar basin in terms of petrography, metamorphism, mineralisation and Conodon Alteration Index

263184 The copper ores of the Cobar region, New South Wales : a report on the geology and mineralogy LOCAL HISTORY/559.449/RAY of the copper deposits of the Cobar region… 1969 Hard cover E.O. Rayner

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire INDIGENOUS # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 218691 Australia and its peoples. Cambridge junior history. # 2000 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/CUM Philip Cummins

263185 Dawn and New dawn 1952-1975 : a magazine for the Aboriginal people of New South Wales # CD-ROM LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/DAW Aborigines Welfare Board

263186 Dawn and New dawn 1952-1975 : a magazine for the Aboriginal people of New South Wales # CD-ROM LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/DAW Aborigines Welfare Board

237582 The encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture. # LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/ENC Volume 1 A-L / AIATSIS 1994 Hard cover

237583 The encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture. # LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/ENC Volume 2 M-Z / AIATSIS 1994 Hard cover

016875 The riches of ancient Australia : an indispensable guide for exploring prehistoric Australia # 1990 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/FLO Josephine Flood Guide to sites of heritage significance in each state

205399 Indigenous Australia : information kit # 1992 Kit LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/IND Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 12 booklets

35555071593414 Macquarie atlas of indigenous Australia : culture and society through space and time # 2005 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/MACQ

211729 Murrin Bridge (set of books) 1984 Kit 211730 LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/MACQ Development & Advisory Publications of NSW 3 booklets 211731 A series of books that show aspects of the journey of the people of Murrin Bridge Jobs for our people. Caring for our community. Keeping our heritage alive.

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 253230 Yamakarra! Liza Kennedy and the Keewong mob 2013 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/305.89915/YAM Western Heritage Group (Wilcannia) Celebration of a group of Aboriginal people whose country is between Cobar and Ivanhoe in far western NSW Keewong Mob of southern Ngiyampaa country

211157 Ngiyampaa wordworld 1 : thipingku yuwi, maka ngiya, names of birds & other words 1997 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/413.9915/NGI Compiled by Tamsin Donaldson First stage of a project to produce a complete dictionary of the Ngiyampaa (Wangaaypuwan) language

264741 Cobar peneplain : regional history 2004 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/COB NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service 8 pages printed from the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service website

221546 Pilaarrkiyalu of the Cobar peneplain : Ngiyampaa traditional uses of plants and animals 2001 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/PIL NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

MILITARY HISTORY

237466 Tilpa remembers : 1899-1973 # 1999 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/MCI Michael McInerney and Colin Middleton. Copyright: Tilpa War Memorial Committee. Published by the Tilpa Flood Plain Wool Press Chronicles the lives and achievements of soldiers recorded on the Tilpa War Memorial

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire MINING HISTORY # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 210155 The Cobar mineral field : a 1996 perspective LOCAL HISTORY/338.2/COB Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1996 Hard cover

220034 Elura Mine 1988 A4 booklet LOCAL HISTORY/338.2/ELU Pasminco Ltd

013706 The rush that never ended : a history of Australian mining # 1993 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/BLA Geoffrey Blainey

264072 Minfact 6 : The real first Harbour tunnel. July 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information on the Sydney Harbour Colliery

264073 Minfact 7 : Digging up mining's ghosts. July 1993 1993 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information on historical research of mining in New South Wales

263163 Minfact 23 : Cobar 125. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources History and prospects of the Cobar mining production published during Cobar's 125th anniversary year

263164 Minfact 24 : Mining in Cobar. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources History and prospects of the Cobar mining region

264102 Minfact 33 : Cobar's mining history. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Brief history of the mining history of Cobar 1869-1994

263183 Primefact 555 : Cobar's mining history. Feb. 2007 2007 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/PRI NSW Department of Primary Industries Replaces Minfact 33. Brief history of the mining history of Cobar 1869-2007

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 265072 Frontier country : Australia's outback heritage. Volume one # 1989 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994/FRO General editor: Sheena Coupe. The two volumes of Frontier country are an exploration of the outback, its people, and the elements that create its distinctive ethos

265073 Frontier country : Australia's outback heritage. Volume two # 1989 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994/FRO General editor: Sheena Coupe. The two volumes of Frontier country are an exploration of the outback, its people, and the elements that create its distinctive ethos

222596 The Great Cobar 2002 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/BUR Neville Burgess History of the Great Cobar copper mine

014939 Cobar : founding fathers : an illustrated history of the pioneering days in the copper mining district of Cobar, NSW LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/CLE William Clelland 1984 Hard cover From the discovery of copper to the booming days of the Cobar mining industry in the early 1900s

213558 Ion Idriess's greatest stories : of miners and soldiers # 1986 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/IDR Ion L. Idriess The silver city # (first published 1956) is a memoir and historical piece

224795 Mining for copper, Cobar N.S.W. Pamphlet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/MIN Tourist pamphlet printed by "Masterprint", Cobar A historical and information pamphlet describing the history and processes of mining copper in Cobar

227619 Lodes of gold : a pictorial history of mining in the Cobar goldfield 2002 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/STE Craig L. and Therese M. Stegman Published by Peak Gold Mines Pty Ltd. Story of the Cobar goldfield 1870 - 2001

MINING PROFESSIONAL / TECHNICAL # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 210155 The Cobar mineral field : a 1996 perspective LOCAL HISTORY/338.2/COB Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1996 Hard cover

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 220034 Elura Mine 1988 A4 booklet LOCAL HISTORY/338.2/ELU Pasminco Ltd

263174 The railways of "The Great Cobar" [local history article in] Australian Railway Historical Society bulletin. September, 1969. LOCAL HISTORY/385/RAI J.W. Shoebridge Cobar mines railways & tramways 1969 Journal

264636 From mine to market # Brochure LOCAL HISTORY/622/FRO Pasminco Ltd Information on the Pasminco mining and processing of lead and zinc

220035 Peak Gold Mines : reaching the peak Brochure LOCAL HISTORY/622/PEA Peak Gold Mines Information on the historical background and current processes of Peak Gold Mines

264756 Australian mining, volume 87, number 5. June 1994 # 1994 Journal LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/AUS Thomson Business Publishing Monthly professional journal published for the Australian mining industry

264747 Department of Mineral Resources : 1994 in review # 1994 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/DEP NSW Department of Mineral Resources Summary of the Department's achievements and highlights for 1994

264748 Gold in New South Wales. 1994. # 1994 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/GOL NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information on the uses, production history and future development opportunities for gold deposits in New South Wales.

264753 Gold mining journal, volume 1, issue 3. September 1994 # 1994 Journal LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/GOL Louthean Publishing Professional journal published for the Australia and New Zealand gold mining industry

264758 Johnny Green's guide to employment in mining # 1990 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/JOH Australian Mining Industry Council Information booklet published for technical, trade, semi-skilled, support and professional staff

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264058 Minfact 0 : Minfact list. Nov. 1994 # 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources A list of Minfact sheets, listed in numerical order and their last date of amendment

264059 Minfact 1 : Environmental policy for exploration and mining in New South Wales. June 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the principal aims of the exploration and mining environmental policy as administered by the Department

264061 Minfact 2 : New South Wales coal statistics. July 1993 1993 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information on the New South Wales coal mining industry

264060 Minfact 2 : Coal in New South Wales. March 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information on the New South Wales coal mining industry

264067 Minfact 3 : New South Wales mineral statistics. July 1993 1993 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information on the New South Wales mining industry in regards to mineral production and employment

264068 Minfact 3 : New South Wales minerals. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information on the NSW mining industry in regards to metallic minerals, fuel minerals, construction materials and industrial minerals

264069 Minfact 4 : Coal energises NSW. July 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding coal-powered power stations in New South Wales

264070 Minfact 5 : How to fossick in NSW. July 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding rules for fossicking in N.S.W.

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264074 Minfact 8 : Coal is vital to New South Wales. July 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding economic value of coal in New South Wales

264075 Minfact 9 : Opal : the colourful outback gem. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the history of opal and opal formation in N.S.W.

264076 Minfact 10 : Rehabilitation is integral to mining in New South Wales. July 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the rehabilitation phase of mining in N.S.W.

264077 Minfact 11 : Award for environmental excellence in the NSW minerals industry. Dec. 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the award concept and history

264078 Minfact 12 : Implementing sound environmental management. Dec. 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the measures applied by the Department to ensure mining operations are conducted with environmental responsibility

264079 Minfact 13 : Planning for extraction in Sydney. Dec. 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 9 - Extractive Industry

264080 Minfact 14 : Managing extractive resources on the North Coast. Dec. 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the planning process for devising a management strategy for extractive resources in the NSW North Coast

264081 Minfact 15 : Safety on the opal fields. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the safety requirements and code of conduct of opal fossicking

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264082 Minfact 16 : NSW has oil and gas potential. Dec. 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the opportunities for gas and petroleum exploration in NSW

264083 Minfact 17 : Mining is vital to New South Wales. Feb. 1994 # 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding economic and employment value of the mining industry in New South Wales

264084 Minfact 18 : Lifting the cover on New South Wales. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the Department's development of geological, geophysical and minerals resources maps

264085 Minfact 19 : Mabo in New South Wales. May 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the administration of the NSW Mining Legislation with respect to the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993

264086 Minfact 20 : Access to land for mineral exploration. May 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information on operation of the NSW Mining Act regarding co-operative arrangements for mineral exploration

263164 Minfact 24 : Mining in Cobar. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources History and prospects of the Cobar mining region

263165 Minfact 25 : Exploration and mining access on freehold Aboriginal land. Sept. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding exploration and mining in relation to freehold land owned by Aboriginal Land Councils in NSW, with relation to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264059 Minfact 26 : Security deposits for coal mining titles and approvals. Nov. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the policy regarding security deposits in relation to coal mining titles and approvals

264096 Minfact 27 : Discovery 2000. Oct. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the Discovery 2000 program (a project to produce new geological and geophysical information, in the form of maps, reports and digital data)

264097 Minfact 28 : Discovery 2000 - questions and answers. Oct. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Further information on the Discovery 2000 program

264098 Minfact 29 : Discovery data conversion. Oct. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the digital data conversion process involved in the Discovery 2000 project

264099 Minfact 30 : The search for oil and gas in New South Wales. Oct. 1994 # 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the history and potential for oil and gas production in New South Wales

264100 Minfact 31 : Key to discoveries. Oct. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the potential for increased mineral deposit discoveries as a result of the minerals component of Discovery 2000

264101 Minfact 32 : Discovery information systems. Oct. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the data sources for the Discovery 2000 project

264103 Minfact 34 : Broken Hill exploration initiative. Oct. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the Broken Hill exploration initiative developed as a focus of the Discovery 2000 project

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264104 Minfact 35 : Discovery 2000 geophysics. Oct. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the geophysical data collection methods involved in the Discovery 2000 project

264105 Minfact 36 : Mineral exploration licence policy. Oct. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the title allocation for Discovery 2000 minerals exploration areas

264106 Minfact 37 : Petroleum exploration licence allocation policy. Oct. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Description of the title allocation for Discovery 2000 petroleum exploration areas

264122 Minfact 43 : Clarence-Moreton basin. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the exploration history and mineral potential of the Clarence-Moreton basin

264123 Minfact 44 : Coal seam methane. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the history, method and potential of coal seam methane recovery

264124 Minfact 45 : Darling basin. Aug. 1994 # 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the exploration history and mineral potential of the Darling basin

264125 Minfact 46 : Eromanga basin. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the exploration history and mineral potential of the Eromanga basin

264126 Minfact 47 : Gunnedah basin. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the exploration history and mineral potential of the Gunnedah basin

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264127 Minfact 48 : Murray basin. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the exploration history and mineral potential of the Murray basin

264128 Minfact 49 : Surat-Bowen basin. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the exploration history and mineral potential of the Surat-Bowen basin

264129 Minfact 50 : Sydney basin. Aug. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the exploration history and mineral potential of the Sydney basin

264138 Minfact 100 : Investment opportunity - Hillview vermiculite project. May 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the makeup and investment potential of the Hillview vermiculite deposit

264139 Minfact 101 : Investment opportunity - Arumpo bentonite project. May 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the makeup and investment potential of the Arumpo sodium-magnesium bentonite deposit

264140 Minfact 102 : Investment opportunity - Tenterfield fused silica project. May 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the makeup and investment potential of the Tenterfield silica-quartz deposit

264141 Minfact 103 : Investment opportunity - Opal exploration, development and future potential. May 1993 LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources 1993 A4 page Information regarding the makeup and investment potential of currently undiscovered opal deposits

264142 Minfact 104 : Investment opportunity - the ERMS process for beneficiating ilmenite. May 1993 LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources 1993 A4 page Information regarding the features and benefits of the ERMS process

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264143 Minfact 105 : Investment opportunity - Mount Massidon heavy mineral project. May 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the makeup and investment potential of the Mount Massidon heavy mineral sands deposit

264144 Minfact 200 : Antimony. Dec. 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for antimony in New South Wales

264145 Minfact 201 : Clays. Dec. 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for structural and industrial clays in NSW

264146 Minfact 202 : Coal dominates NSW. Dec. 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for coal in New South Wales

264147 Minfact 203 : Construction materials. Dec. 1993 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for minerals and rocks used in construction and civil engineering in New South Wales

264153 Minfact 204 : Copper. Dec. 1993 # 1993 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for copper in New South Wales

264154 Minfact 205 : Dimension stone. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for dimension stone in New South Wales

264155 Minfact 206 : Diatomite and dolomite. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for diatomite and dolomite in NSW

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264156 Minfact 207 : Feldspar. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for feldspar and feldspathic materials in NSW

264157 Minfact 208 : Gemstones. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for gemstones in New South Wales

264158 Minfact 209 : Gold. Feb. 1994 # 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for gold deposits in New South Wales

264159 Minfact 210 : Gypsum and limestone. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for gypsum and limestone in New South Wales

264160 Minfact 211 : Heavy mineral sands. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for heavy mineral sands in New South Wales

264161 Minfact 212 : Lead, zinc, silver and tin. Feb. 1994 # 1994 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for lead, zinc, silver and tin deposits in NSW

264162 Minfact 213 : Magnesite. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for magnesite in New South Wales

264163 Minfact 214 : Iron oxides, including magnetite. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for iron oxide and magnetite deposits in NSW

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264172 Minfact 215 : Peat. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for peat in New South Wales

264173 Minfact 216 : Pryophyllite & serpentinite. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for pyrophyllite and serpentinite deposits in New South Wales

264174 Minfact 217 : Silica. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for silica deposits in New South Wales

264175 Minfact 218 : Vermiculite & zeolites. Feb. 1994 1994 A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information regarding the uses, production history and future development opportunities for vermiculite and zeolite deposits in NSW

264751 Mines and countryside Brochure LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Minerals & Energy Information on historical mining practices and environmental protection in modern mining practice

264754 Mining technology statistics : Australia. 30 June 1991 1991 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN Australian Bureau of Statistics

264755 Mining production : Australia. 1991-92 1993 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN Australian Bureau of Statistics

264757 Minfo : New South Wales mining and exploration quarterly, number 45. October 1994 # 1994 Journal LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN NSW Department of Mineral Resources Quarterly professional journal published for the New South Wales mining industry

010672 Mining and metallurgical practices in Australasia : the Sir Maurice Mawby memorial volume # LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy 1986 Hard cover More than 300 articles on 1980s practice in the mining industry in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264750 Opals in New South Wales. Oct 1993 1993 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/OPA NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information on the varieties, mining and fossicking of opal in New South Wales

013856 Wealth from the ground. The making of Australia. # 1984 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/PHI Valmai Phillips Part of a series of junior non-fiction books published by Bay Books. Description of the history and processes of mining in Australia

264749 Sapphires in New South Wales. 1983 1983 Brochure LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/SAP NSW Department of Mineral Resources Information on the deposits, mining and processing of sapphires in New South Wales

010095 An introduction to mining : exploration, feasibility, extraction, rock mechanics # 1978 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/THO Leon J. Thomas Primarily an introductory text for students of mining and mining engineering

NEWSPAPERS # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264725 Stop the presses! how greed, incompetence (and the internet) wrecked Fairfax # 2010 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/HIL Ben Hills On the downfall of Fairfax Media publications (including the Cobar Age)

264232 Read it & weep [local history article in] The weekend Australian magazine. June 21-22, 2014. # 2014 Magazine LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/REA Ben Hills On the downfall of Fairfax Media publications (including the Cobar Age)

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 248442 Cobar news : the first fifty years : newspaper reports of the town and district to 1920 2012 CD-ROM + USB LOCAL HISTORY/929.3/COB Compiled by Bill Clelland A comprehensive collection of newspaper stories regarding the Cobar region extracted from local and interstate newspapers 5/4/1870-3/2/1921

263153 The Cobar Leader. Friday, October 1, 1897 1897 A3 photocopy LOCAL HISTORY/929.3/COB

263187 Cobar news : the tough times : newspaper reports of the town and district from 1921 to 1953 LOCAL HISTORY/929.3/COB 2012 CD-ROM + USB Compiled by Bill Clelland A comprehensive collection of newspaper stories regarding the Cobar region extracted from local and interstate newspapers 18/1/1921-15/7/1955

NYMAGEE # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264720 Seizing the future [local history article in] the Outback magazine, [2005]. # 2005 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/SEI Peter Austin Article about three small, western NSW communities that have been helped by the NSW government's Townlife Development Program (TDP). Includes information on Nymagee and the Nymagee Outback Music Festival

264673 Country Women's Association, Nymagee Branch : Flower show & exhibition [schedule]. Saturday 22nd October 2005 LOCAL HISTORY/919.449/COU Nymagee Branch of the CWA 2005 Booklet

PLANTS & ANIMALS # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 211157 Ngiyampaa wordworld 1 : thipingku yuwi, maka ngiya, names of birds & other words 1997 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/413.9915/NGI Compiled by Tamsin Donaldson First stage of a project to produce a complete dictionary of the Ngiyampaa (Wangaaypuwan) language

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 237571 Plants of western New South Wales # 1992 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/581.994/PLA G.M. Cunningham, et. al.

264741 Cobar peneplain : regional history 2004 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/COB NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service 8 pages printed from the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service website

221545 Fauna of western New South Wales : the Cobar peneplain biogeographic region 2001 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/DIC Rob Dick and Clive Heywood Barker Published by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

265191 Gundabooka National Park Brochure LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/GUN NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

221764 Information package for the Cobar peneplain project (stage 2) 2002 LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/INF NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service Folder + 5 information sheets

265192 Mt Grenfell Historic Site : visitor guide Brochure LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/MTG NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

221546 Pilaarrkiyalu of the Cobar peneplain : Ngiyampaa traditional uses of plants and animals 2001 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/PIL NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

264767 Quanda Nature Reserve : draft plan of management 2012 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/QUA NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Office of Environment & Heritage

265182 Threatened species of western NSW : their future is in your hands # 2017 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/THR NSW Western Local Land Services

REPORTS / STUDIES # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264633 Draft far west regional plan 2036 # LOCAL HISTORY/333.72/DRA NSW Government Planning and Environment 2016 Paperback

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 263176 Cobar Shire Council : section 94 : contributions plan 1992 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/342.09/COB Cobar Shire Council

264745 The lifeline to Cobar : a brief review of the history, activities and initiatives of the Cobar Water Board LOCAL HISTORY/352.61/COB Cobar Water Board 1988 Paperback

263182 Annual report 2012/2013 2013 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/352.61/COB Cobar Water Board

263178 Annual report 2013/2014 2014 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/352.61/COB Cobar Water Board

263177 Annual report 2014/2015 2015 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/352.61/COB Cobar Water Board

265184 New Health Services Facility : alts/adds to existing residential aged care facility : 16 Nov 17-7 Dec 17 LOCAL HISTORY/362.11/NEW NSW Government Health Infrastructure 2017 A3 pages

265183 Statement of environmental effects : proposed Cobar Health Services Facility 2017 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/362.11/STA NSW Government Health Infrastructure

212017 When the chips are down : report of a consultation with older residents of Cobar and district, August 18, 1998 LOCAL HISTORY/362.6/WHE NSW Committee on Ageing 1998 Paperback

264767 Quanda Nature Reserve : draft plan of management 2012 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/591.994/QUA NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Office of Environment & Heritage

264747 Department of Mineral Resources : 1994 in review # 1994 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/DEP NSW Department of Mineral Resources Summary of the Department's achievements and highlights for 1994

264761 Sustainability report 2003 2004 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/622/SUS Peak Gold Mines Second sustainability report published as part of the public consultation process

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264763 Sustainability report 2004 2005 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/622/SUS Peak Gold Mines Third sustainability report published as part of the public consultation process

264762 Sustainability report 2005 2006 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/622/SUS Peak Gold Mines Fourth sustainability report published as part of the public consultation process

241636 Sustainability report 2008 2009 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/622/SUS Peak Gold Mines Seventh sustainability report published as part of the public consultation process

264682 Annual report 2016 # 2016 A5 booklet LOCAL HISTORY/709/OUT Outback Arts

220079 The Kidman Way : future demand study : Bourke, Cobar & Carrathool Shire councils # 1995 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/KID Bourke, Cobar & Carrathool Shire Councils Report presenting the findings of a transport planning and economics evaluation of the Kidman Way

220080 The Kidman Way : the road to structural change in the outback of eastern Australia 1991 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/KID Cobar Shire Council Submission for sealing of remaining gravel sections of the Kidman Way (north and south of Cobar)

264718 Report to the New South Wales government. Part 1 : April 1989 # 1989 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.4/REP New South Wales Bicentennial Council Report on the funding and operation of the New South Wales bicentennial celebrations

ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 220079 The Kidman Way : future demand study : Bourke, Cobar & Carrathool Shire councils # 1995 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/KID Bourke, Cobar & Carrathool Shire Councils Report presenting the findings of a transport planning and economics evaluation of the Kidman Way

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 220080 The Kidman Way : the road to structural change in the outback of eastern Australia 1991 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/KID Cobar Shire Council Submission for sealing of remaining gravel sections of the Kidman Way (north and south of Cobar)

264727 A portrait of Australia : bush life : the best stories from 30 years of Australian Geographic # 2018 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/POR Australian Geographic A selection of articles on Australian outback life published in the Australian Geographic magazine Australian Geographic article 'A way out west' presents the people and personalities of the newly sealed Kidman Way Story by Amanda Burton. Photography by Philip Gostelow

SCHOOLS & EDUCATION # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 212325 Government schools of New South Wales, 1848-1998 : 150 years # 1998 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/371/GOV NSW Department of Education and Training 5th ed.

264721 Verdigris 2007 : Cobar High School annual magazine 2007 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/372.944/VER

264722 Verdigris 2009 : Cobar High School annual magazine 2009 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/372.944/VER

263154 Cobar Public School centenary : 1878-1978 1978 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/372/COB

263157 Cobar Public School centenary : 1878-1978 1992 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/372/COB 2nd ed.

000562 A brief history of public education in Ivanhoe 1889-1989 # 1989 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/372/FLE J.J. Fletcher & J.W. Willing Ivanhoe associated with the local history of Cobar

015022 Poetry out west # Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/808.81/POE Contains poems written by Cobar school students after a Writer in Residence programme with Komninos Zervos.

203784 Cobar's enormouse mouse 1981 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/823.92/TUR Published by the Western Readers Committee of the Disadvantaged Country Area Programme Easy to read books were created by children in the area encompassed by the Disadvantaged Country Area Programme Year 6 Cobar Public School student Suzie Turnbull made this picture book for the Infants Classes at Cobar Public School

SPORT

264178 The crowing of the Roosters : the history of rugby league in Cobar 2017 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/796.3338/COL John Collins

263166 Mad dogs & miners : 125 years of cricket in Cobar 2003 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/796.358/COL John Collins

STATISTICS # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 263143 Age and sex of persons in statistical local areas and statistical divisions : 1986 census of population and housing # LOCAL HISTORY/319.4/AUS Australian Bureau of Statistics 1986 A4 pages

016685 Basic community profile - Cobar : 1991 census of population and housing 1991 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/319.4/AUS Australian Bureau of Statistics

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 263145 Basic community profile - Cobar : 1996 census of population and housing 1996 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/319.4/AUS Australian Bureau of Statistics

222058 Basic community profile - Cobar : 2001 census 2001 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/319.4/AUS Australian Bureau of Statistics

263142 Census counts for small areas : New South Wales : 1991 census of population and housing # 1991 A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/319.4/AUS Australian Bureau of Statistics

263144 Persons and dwellings in legal local government areas, statistical local areas and urban centres / (rural) localities LOCAL HISTORY/319.4/AUS : 1986 census of population and housing # / Australian Bureau of Statistics 1986 A4 pages

263146 Population statistics for Cobar and other areas (?) # A4 pages LOCAL HISTORY/319.4/AUS Australian Bureau of Statistics

202190 Cobar local government area : local area youth profile 1994 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/319.4/NSW New South Wales. Office of Youth Affairs.

239958 Regional data profile : western NSW : summary # 2000 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/319.4/PRE Premier's Department New South Wales

227371 100 year rainfall history of Cobar district 1991 A3 page LOCAL HISTORY/551.577/ONE Department of Meteorology January 1890-April 1991. Monthly records and yearly totals.

264754 Mining technology statistics : Australia. 30 June 1991 1991 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN Australian Bureau of Statistics

264755 Mining production : Australia. 1991-92 1993 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/622.0994/MIN Australian Bureau of Statistics

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire TOURISM # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 265190 Mt. Drysdale outback station stays : discover the living outback Brochure LOCAL HISTORY/647.94/MTD Tourism brochure promoting the farmstay opportunities provided by Michael and Shirley Mitchell of Mt. Drysdale station

264052 The Kidman Way : backtrack to the outback # Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/KID Kidman Way Promotions Committee Tourist and information booklet for travellers

264808 The Kidman Way : backtrack to the outback : go beyond the black stump to find the real legends : free holiday guide # LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/KID Kidman Way Organisation Booklet Tourist and information booklet for travellers

264681 Autumn in Cobar : March - May 2000 : free visitors guide to Cobar & surrounds 2000 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/AUT Tourist and information booklet published by the Cobar Weekly newspaper A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

224796 Cobar : N.S.W. : the copper city Pamphlet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/COB Cobar and District Tourist Committee A historical and information pamphlet for visitors and new residents

224801 Cobar Pastoral, Mining and Technological Museum : New South Wales : Australia Pamphlet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/COB Tourist pamphlet published by "Masterprint", Cobar An information pamphlet for visitors

264235 Cobar mud map Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/COB Cobar Tourism (the Great Cobar Heritage Centre) A promotional booklet for visitors

264735 The dirt on Cobar : [2018] 2018 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/DIR Cobar Weekly A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264023 In Cobar : October 2005 to March 2006 : free tourist & information guide to Cobar & surrounds LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/INC Cobar Weekly 2005 Booklet A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

264030 In Cobar : April 2007 to September 2007 : free tourist & information guide to Cobar & surrounds LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/INC Cobar Weekly 2007 Booklet A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

264031 In Cobar : March 2009 to September 2009 : free tourist & information guide to Cobar and surrounds LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/INC Cobar Weekly 2009 Booklet A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

264032 In Cobar : [201?] : tourist & information guide Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/INC Cobar Weekly A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

204771 Exploring Australia's mining heritage : a visitor's guide # 1993 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/SHA W.G. Shackleton and M.N. Binnie. Directory of Australian mine and mining history museums

264033 Spring in Cobar : September - December 2000 : free visitors guide to Cobar & surrounds 2000 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/SPR Cobar Weekly A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

264034 Winter in Cobar : June 2000 - August 2000 : free visitors guide to Cobar & surrounds 2000 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/WIN Cobar Weekly A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire TOWN / SOCIAL HISTORY # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264744 The chronicle : Cobar Shire Council's official newsletter. July 2018 2018 Newsletter LOCAL HISTORY/342.09/CHR Cobar Shire Council

012540 The magic shoulder # 1966 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/362.7/WEA Polly Wearn History of the Far West Children's Health Scheme

265189 Cobar's 2HOT-FM Pamphlet LOCAL HISTORY/384.54/COB Cobar Community Radio

265193 The service of thanksgiving for the life of (Valda) June O'Donnell : 20.07.41-16.02.08 2008 Funeral Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/393.9/ODO

265185 Cobar Camp Oven Cooking Competition Flier LOCAL HISTORY/394.2/COB Food event held at Glenhope Lavender Farm, Cobar Saturday 2nd to Sunday 3rd October

265186 Cobar Copper Centenary Celebrations, 1969 1969 Flier LOCAL HISTORY/394.2/COB Centenary event held in Cobar 29th August to 7th September 1969

265188 Invitation and program to a civic reception to relaunch 'Cobar founding fathers' by William Clelland Four-fold Page LOCAL HISTORY/394.2/INV Invitation to and the program of a book launch held in Cobar Friday 26 May Event organised by the Cobar Shire Council, Cobar Genealogy Group and Cobar Historical Society

265187 Rotary Club of Cobar "Billy Can Bash 2000" 2000 Brochure LOCAL HISTORY/394.2/ROT 4WD event and fund-raiser held in the Cobar region September 29 to October 2 2000 Event organised by the Rotary Club of Cobar

265458 Historic pubs : New South Wales # 2018 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/647.95/LEW Craig Lewis and Simon Punch

261209 The little book of big Aussie icons : Australia's craziest roadside attractions # 2014 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.4/SCU Craig Scutt Revised and updated ed. Presents facts and images of 50 of Australia's roadside icons.

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 240448 Wheel deal diary of the Roden Cutler Wheelchair Roll around New South Wales 2007 # 2007 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/919.4/WIL Christopher Williams and Wayne Bensley Account of the 2007 Roden Cutler Wheelchair Roll around NSW Passing through 200 cities and towns; promoting wheelchair and disability awareness; and raising funds for local charities

262471 Railway hotels of Australia. Volume 2, New South Wales # 2016 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/919.406/WHI Scott Whitaker Details the history of every Railway Hotel that trades, or once traded in New South Wales

264725 Stop the presses! how greed, incompetence (and the internet) wrecked Fairfax # 2010 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/HIL Ben Hills On the downfall of Fairfax Media publications (including the Cobar Age)

220078 A way out west [local history article in] the Australian Geographic, July-September 1999. 1999 A4 pages + LOCAL HISTORY/919.44/WAY Amanda Burton fold-out page Presents the people and personalities of the newly sealed Kidman Way 264635 Great Cobar business awards [program]. Saturday September 2, 2017 2017 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/919.449/GRE Cobar Business Association Program booklet of the annual business awards evening

235458 Black kettle and full moon : daily life in a vanished Australia # 2003 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994/BLA Geoffrey Blainey All aspects of daily life in Australia in the years from the first gold rush to World War I

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 013991 At work and play : our past in pictures # 1989 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994/DAV Alan Davies A State Library of NSW project to locate photographs in family albums that showed how Australians lived prior to 1939 Images were collected in Albury, Bourke, Cobar, Coffs Harbour, Cootamundra, Deniliquin, Dubbo, Glen Innes, Hay, Kempsey, Jerilderie, Muswellbrook, Nyngan, Parkes, Port Macquarie, Quirindi, Scone, Temora, Tenterfield, Walgett, White Cliffs and Wilcannia

265072 Frontier country : Australia's outback heritage. Volume one # 1989 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994/FRO General editor: Sheena Coupe. The two volumes of Frontier country are an exploration of the outback, its people, and the elements that create its distinctive ethos

210182 From "a-b-c-o-r" to Cobar... 1994 Hard cover LOCAL HISTORY/994.03/CHA Douglas S.Y. Cham Artistic photographs of Cobar town and surrounding area

200788 Gilgunnia : a special place 1994 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/ALD researched and compiled by Leila Alderdice

264728 Back to Cobar Week, 7th to 14th Nov. 1959 : souvenir booklet 1959 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/BAC Cobar and District War Memorial Olympic Swimming Pool Committee Published to raise funds for the construction of the swimming pool. A pictorial record of the history and opportunities of Cobar

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 263148 Cobar copper centenary : 1869-1969 1969 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/COB Cobar Copper Centenary Celebrations Committee A pictorial record of 100 years of the progress of Cobar

263175 Cobar : we live here 2018 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/COB Cobar Shire Council A promotional booklet to attract residents to, and investment in Cobar

264736 Cobar [historical information] Clipping LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/COB Date and source unknown Photocopied clipping of information on the history of Cobar

264735 The dirt on Cobar : [2018] 2018 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/DIR Cobar Weekly A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

015719 Heartland : New South Wales # 1993 Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/HEA Tourist and investment promotional booklet published by the Central Economic Zone A promotional booklet to attract residents and investors in the central economic zone of NSW (from the Blue Mountains to Broken Hill)

264023 In Cobar : October 2005 to March 2006 : free tourist & information guide to Cobar & surrounds LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/INC Cobar Weekly 2005 Booklet A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire 264032 In Cobar : [201?] : tourist & information guide Booklet LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/INC Cobar Weekly A promotional booklet for visitors and potential residents

263140 Tilpa 1880-1980 # 1980 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/MCI Michael McInerney and Colin Middleton. Published by the Tilpa Historical Committee. Written to celebrate 100 years of Post Office Service at Tilpa

264182 Tilpa vol. II : 1857-1994 # 1994 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/MCI Michael McInerney and Colin Middleton. Published by the Tilpa Historical Committee. Written to coincide with the centenary of the Royal Hotel, Tilpa It also chronicles other hotels in the district as well as major sections on the policemen and bushrangers who have been in this area

204771 Exploring Australia's mining heritage : a visitor's guide # 1993 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/994.49/SHA W.G. Shackleton and M.N. Binnie. Directory of Australian mine and mining history museums

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire TRAINS & RAILWAYS # contains information referencing Cobar Shire 263173 Cobar railway station A4 page LOCAL HISTORY/385/COB Information on the design and specifications of Cobar railway station as well as the Mount Boppy and Hermidale stations

263152 Life along the railways west of Nevertire : a compilation of photographs, memories and newspaper articles # LOCAL HISTORY/385/ELD Glad Eldridge 2018 Paperback

263169 Rails to 'Copper City' : the Nyngan to Cobar railway [local history article in] Australian railway history bulletin. August, 2009. LOCAL HISTORY/385/RAI Bob McKillop Part One - Politics & construction of the Cobar railway 2009 Journal

263170 Rails to 'Copper City' : the Nyngan to Cobar railway [local history article in] Australian railway history bulletin. September, 2009. LOCAL HISTORY/385/RAI Bob McKillop Part Two - History & years of prosperity of the Cobar railway 2009 Journal

263171 Rails to 'Copper City' : the Nyngan to Cobar railway [local history article in] Australian railway history bulletin. October, 2009. LOCAL HISTORY/385/RAI Bob McKillop Part Three - History, decline & Occidental revival of the Cobar railway 2009 Journal

263172 Rails to 'Copper City' : the Nyngan to Cobar railway [local history article in] Australian railway history bulletin. November, 2009. LOCAL HISTORY/385/RAI Bob McKillop Part Four - History & resources boom of the Cobar railway 2009 Journal

264180 The rattler : Cobar railway centenary 1992 Paperback LOCAL HISTORY/385/RAT Cobar Historical Society History of Cobar railway from 1892

# contains information referencing Cobar Shire