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Cobb, Freeman (1830 - 1878)

Business executive and Coachline proprietor

Born: 10 October 1830 Brewster, Massachusetts, United States of America. Died: 24 May 1878 Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa.

Freeman Cobb, in partnership with three other Americans, John Murray Peck, James Swanton and John B. Lamber, began a coach service from Port Melbourne to Melbourne in 1853, expanding it in 1854 to include runs between Melbourne and Ballarat, Bendigo and Castlemaine. The business came to be known as Cobb and Co.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003444. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 26 July 2006

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