National Carriage Collection

About the exhibition

Experience Australia's finest collection of horse-drawn vehicles in the National Carriage Collection at Queensland Museum Cobb+Co.

Discover how horse-drawn vehicles shaped our social history and impacted Australia’s development.

The National Carriage Collection features 50 vehicles of different types, each of which played a significant role in the development of Queensland:

• Cobb & Co. coaches were passenger vehicles for people travelling long distances between towns.
• Four wheeled buggies were light and stylish, and were used to transport people.
• Four wheeled wagons pulled heavy loads across the Darling Downs.
• Two wheeled carts and drays were used to carry wool bales, milk cream and other produce.
• Sulkies and gigs were light and fast and a popular form of travel for people.
• Omnibuses were the public passenger vehicles for towns and suburbs.
• Carriages were fancy vehicles used by wealthy people who could afford drivers and grooms.

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