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Additional findings
An interesting historical find on some stock routes were the evidence of Cobb & Co
“corduroy” coach tracks (Plate 63). This type of track is constructed from cypress
pine that had been lain over boggy grown to allow access for Cobb & Co coaches,
which had been very active throughout the Border Rivers Maranoa-Balonne NRM
region. A section of corduroy coach tracks near Surat has been dedicated as an
historic site (stock route number P005). However, the most impressive site is a 100
metre stretch of corduroy coach tracks on the Surat – Yuleba Road, which requires
control of erosion and drainage that is destroying the site.
Plate 63. Cobb & Co corduroy coach track (Photo: B. Walsh).
Aboriginal stone wells (Plate 64) can also be found near a site of corduroy coach
tracks (stock route number M705). These wells have been maintained in the past, but
since neglected, and it would not be a major task to restore the area.
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