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Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Cobar is a town of 4,000 people (2016) in the Northwestern New South Wales whose economy is based mainly upon base metals and gold mining. The town retains much of its colonial 19th-century architecture. The Towsers Huts, 3 km south of town but not accessible to the public, are ruins of very simple colonial dwellings from around 1870. The ancient Aboriginal rock paintings at Mount Grenfell are some of the largest and most important in Australia.
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A festival celebrating the spirits of the old miners.
A relaxing day-use-only park by this water reservoir with sheltered picnic tables and BBQ. Water and public toilets available. Not recommended for caravans.
Olympic-sized community pool.
An area of protected bushland established in 2020 with immense Aboriginal significance. There are no roads nor visitor facilities in the park, but it can be accessed on foot from Pulpulla Rd (which bisects the park).
Separate takeaway and restaurant entries from the Club.
You can camp for free at the old reservoir. It's a couple of minutes drive out of town. It is set up for camping but there are no facilities.
By bus
The Broken Hill coach service meets the Dubbo XPT and stops at Cobar.
By plane
The next closest airport would be Dubbo, from where rental cars are available.
It's hard to get lost in a town as small as Cobar, and you can see most of it in a couple of hours - at most - of walking. There is a taxi service (+61 2 6836 2684).
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