Coaching in South Australia

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This work takes its inspiration from the Cobb & Co Heritage Trail Project in New South Wales mckenzie project undertaken by Heather Nicholls and her team which is a wonderful example of historical research and preservation. We all know that all good family historians need to be local historians as a knowledge of the environment our ancestors lived in is a very important part of our work. The project aims to uncover the Cobb & Co coach network in NSW and the associated stories and artifacts.

Pictured: McKenzies of Yatalunga: A former way stop on the Adelaide Wentworth run.

As a matter of interest the real Cobb & Co never had networks in SA although some companies used the name. Cobb & Co did venture into the eastern border towns of SA like Penola and Mt Gambier where they connected with SA based services. Some SA-based services ventured into NSW western border towns like Wentworth where they connected with Cobb & Co.

The route numbers in the following table are assigned for research purposes...

No Route Connection Company; Frequency Date Fare

1
Blanchetown—Lake Bonney—Ral Ral—Moorrna [Bush Inn] NSW—Wentworth NSW (6:00pm Sat):
—change for Cobb & Co to Sydney, Melbourne or Bourke
14 Fri 6:00pm 1859

2 Kapunda—Truro—Blanchetown WJ Rounsevell 1860

3 Penola—Millicent—Robe—Beachport—Kingston—Salt Creek—Meningie
—connect with steamer for Milang 25 WJ Rounsevell 2x week 1860

4 Penola—Melbourne Cobb & Co 3x week 1860

5
Morgan—Overland Corner—Ral Ral—Moorrna [Bush Inn] NSW—Wentworth NSW
— change for Cobb & Co to Sydney, Melbourne or Bourke
1860

6
Adelaide—Tapleys Hill—Reynella—Morphett Vale—Hackham—Noarlunga—Willunga—Bennetts Hill—Aldinga—Sellicks Hill—Myponga—Normanville—Cape Jervis—Talisker
J Hill & Co 1859

7 Kapunda—Kooringa—Willogoleche—Canowie—Belalie—Redbanks—Charlton—Mount Remarkable —Beautiful Valley—Mt Brown—Ragless’s—Kanyaka—Wonka—Arkaba—Wilpena—Blinman Mine —Nuccaleena
WJ Rounsevell;
Cobb & Co;
J Hill & Co;
Northern Coaches
dep Fri on arr Adelaide train:
dep Nuccaleena Fri 10am 1864

8 Blinman—Angepena—Mount Serle—Mount Rose—Yudnamutana WJ Rounsevell;
Cobb & Co;
J Hill & Co;
Northern Coaches Fri 1863

9 Yudnamutana—Umberatana—Blanchewater Carruthers Weekly 1863

10
Adelaide—Belair—Coromandel Valley—Cherry Gardens—Claredon—Bakers Gully —Kangarilla—Daskwood Gully—Meadows PO—Finniss Flat (now Ashbourne)
J Hill & Co Daily 3:15pm return 6:15am 1876

11 Adelaide—Modbury—Tea Tree Gully—Inglewood—Millbrook—Chain of Ponds—Gumeracha —Blumberg—Mt Pleasant—Tungkillo—Palmer J Hill & Co daily 7:00am & 2:45pm 1876

12 Palmer—Tungkillo—Mt Pleasant—Blumberg—Gumeracha—Chain of Ponds—Millbrook —Inglewood—Tea Tree Gully—Modbury—Adelaide J Hill & Co daily 4:30pm 1876

13 Mt Pleasant—Blumberg—Gumeracha—Chain-o-Ponds—Millbrook—Inglewood—Tea Tree Gully —Modbury—Adelaide J Hill & Co daily 6:00am & 1:30pm 1876

14 Truro—Blanchetown 1 J Hill & Co Tue & Fri
return Tue 11:00am & Sun 2:00pm 1876

15 Adelaide—Tapleys Hill—Reynella—Morphett Vale—Hackham—Noarlunga—Willunga J Hill & Co daily 7:00am return 6:00am & 1:30pm 1859

16 Adelaide—Tapleys Hill—Reynella—Morphett Vale—Hackham—Noarlunga—Willunga—Bennetts Hill —Aldinga—Sellicks Hill—Myponga—Normanville J Hill & Co daily 2:45pm return 3:30pm 1876

17 Laura—Melrose—Stone Hut—Charlton—Beautiful Valley—Stirling—Port Augusta 18 J Hill & Co Tue 1876

18 Saddleworth (connect with Adelaide train dep 7:45am)—Rochester—Anama—Yacka
—Georgetown—Gladstone—Laura 17 J Hill & Co Tue; Thu; Sat 1876

19
Saddleworth (connect with Adelaide train dep 7:45am)—Rochester—Anama—Koolunga—Red Hill —Colinsfield—Port Broughton—Rocky River—Crystal Brook—Port Pirie
J Hill & Co Mon; Wed; Say 1876

20 Freeling (connect with Adelaide train dep 7:45am)—Angaston—Truro 14 J Hill & Co
2x daily to Angaston
daily am to Truro
1876

21 Saddleworth (connect with Adelaide train dep 7:45am)—Auburn—Leasingham—Watervale —Penwortham—Seven Hills—Clare J Hill & Co 2x daily inc return from Clare 7:00am 1876 Full trip
4/-

22 Adelaide—Virginia—Two Wells—Light—Dublin—Port Wakefiled—Hummocks—Greens Plains —Kadina J Hill & Co daily 6:00am return 7:00am 1876

23 Adelaide—Crafers—Stirling East—Aldgate—Warlands—Echunga—Macclesfield—Strathalbyn 24:25 J Hill & Co
daily 7:00am &2:30pm
return 5:30am & 1:15pm
1876

24 Strathalbyn—Langhorn Creek—Mosquito Creek—Wyleys—Wellington 22 J Hill & Co daily
return 8:30am 1876

25 Strathalbyn—Belvidere—Milang (connect with steamer for Meningie) 3:22 J Hill & Co daily
return 8:30am 1876

26
Adelaide—Crafers—Coxs Creek—Hahndorf—Mt Barker—Littlehampton—Nairne—Grunthal —Balhannah—Woodside—Charleston—Mt Torrens
41 J Hill & Co
daily 7:00am & 2:45pm
return 1:20pm
1876

27 Nairne—Littlehampton—Mt Barker—Hahndorf‚—Coxs Creek—Crafers—Adelaide J Hill & Co daily
return 6:30am & 2:00pm 1876

28 Mt Barker—Hahndorf‚—Coxs Creek—Crafers—Adelaide J Hill & Co daily
return 7:00am; 2:30pm 1876

29 Mannahill—Winninnie—Tetulpa Goldfields J Hill & Co 1886

30 Mount Gambier—Millicent—Robe—Beachport—Kingston—Salt Creek—Meningie
—(connect with steamer for Milang 25 WJ Rounsevell Mon; Fri 1860

31 Salisbury (depart Adelaide 8am train)—Virginia—Two Wells—Light—Port Wakefiled
—Greens Plains—Kadina WJ Rounsevell 3x week

32 Port Clinton—Wallaroo Clinton Conveyance Co

33
Adelaide—Blackwood (by rail): Blackwood—Coromandel Valley—Cherry Gardens—Claredon —Bakers Gully—Kangarilla—Daskwood Gully—Meadows PO—Ashbourne
J Hill & Co daily 3:15pm return 6:15am 1883

34 Terowie—Paratoo, Yunta, Teetulpa, Winnininnie, Manahill, Outalpa—Silverton J Hill & Co
Up: Tue, Thu, Sat 5:00am
Down: Tue 9:00am, Thu 4:30pm, Sat 9:00am

35 Willogoleche—Wookongarie—McCulloch’s—Parnaroo—Whipwell—Paratoo—Teetulp— Winnininnie, Mannahill—Outalpa—Mingary—Mt Gipps

36 Kooringa—Hallett—Ulooloo—Brice’s Hut—Yarcowie—Gottlieb’s Well—Terowie—Parnaroo Dam— Paratoo—Teetulpa—Winnininnie—Manahill—Outalpa—Bimbowie—Boolcamatta

37 Redruth—Burra—Pt Augusta—Blinman Jas Gleeson Terry

38 Terowie—Paratoo—Teetulpa—Winnininnie—Manahill—Outalpa—Silverton—Thackaringa NSW Imperial Express

39 Mallala—Two Wells—Adelaide J Hill & Co daily am service to Adelaide
return pm 1876

40 Clare—Farrell Flat 3/6

41 Mt Torrens—Tungkillo—Mannum 26 J Hill & Co

42 Adelaide—O’Halloran Hill—Morphett Vale—Noarlunga—McLaren Vale—Wiilunga—Aldinga
—Port Elliott—Myponga—Yankalilla (Southern Line) WJ Rounsevell Daily 2pm 1:30pm (winter) dep Willinga & Aldinga 6am 1864

43 Adelaide—Crafers—Cox’s Creek—Hahndorf—Mt Barker—Nairne—Balhannah—Woodside —Callington—Mt Torrens & Lobethal (Eastern Line) WJ Rounsevell Daily 2:15pm 1:15pm (winter) dep Nairne & Woodside 5:45am Mt Barker 6:30am 1864

44 Adelaide—Modbury—Steventon—Houghton—Millbrook—Chain of Ponds—Gumeracha —Blumberg—Mt Pleasant (North Eastern Line) WJ Rounsevell Daily 1:20pm
dep Mt Pleasant 5:30am 1864

45 Adelaide—Echunga—Macclesfield—Strathalbyn (South-Eastern Line) WJ Rounsevell Daily 2:15pn 1:15pm (winter) dep Strathalbyn 5:45am 1864

46 Adelaide—Echunga—Macclesfield—Strathalbyn—Langhorne’s Creek
—Wellington (South-Eastern Line) WJ Rounsevell
Mon Wed Fri 1:30pm
dep Wellington 1:30pm
1864

47 Adelaide—Echunga—Macclesfield—Strathalbyn—Lacepede Bay—Mt Gambier—Penola
—MacDonnell Bay (South-Eastern Line) WJ Rounsevell Mon Fri 1:30pm 1864

48
(connect with Adelaide steamer) Pt Augusta—Saltia—McDill’s—Pinkerton—Raglass’s—Kanyaka
—Wonaka—Arkaba—Wilpena—Yungunna—Blinman Mine—Nuccaleena
WJ Rounsevell dep Fri Nuccaleena 10am 1864

49 Kapunda (on arr 1st train)—Forrester’s—Riverton—Saddleworth—Auburn—Watervale
—Penwortham—Clare WJ Rounsevell
dep daily
dep Clare 8:30am
1864

50 Kapunda (on arr 1st train)—Hamilton—Tothill’s Creek—Apoinga—Black Springs
—Dan O’Leary”s—Burra—Otaalpa WJ Rounsevell
dep daily
dep Burra 8:30am
1884

51 Freeling (on arr 1st train)—Greenock—Nuriootpa—Angaston—Stockwell—Truro
—Blanchetown—Wentworth (NSW) WJ Rounsevell dep Truro daily 3am & Freeling daily 1884

52
Adelaide—Reynella—Morphett Vale—Noarlunga—McLaren Vale—Willunga—Aldinga
—Pt Elliott—Myponga—Yankalilla—Rapid Bay—Cape Jervis (Southern Line)
Cobb & Co daily 2:20pm 1:30pm (winter) dep Willunga & Aldinga 6am 1867 3/- to 22/6

53
Adelaide—Crafers—Cox’s Creek—Hahndorf—Mt Barker—Nairne—Kanmantoo—Balhannah
—Woodside —Lobethal—Mt Torrens—Callington (Eastern Line)
Cobb & Co Daily 2:15pm 1:15pm (winter) dep Callington 4:45am Mt Torrens 5:45am Mt Barker 6am Nairne & Woodside 6:45am 1867 3/- to 8/-

54 Adelaide—Modbury—Houghton—Chain of Ponds—Gumeracha—Blumberg
—Mt Pleasant (North Eastern Line) Cobb & Co Daily 1:20pm
dep Mt Pleasant 6am 1867 3/- to 7/6