Copper provides key to the city

HMAS Yarra Association President Frank Glover accepts a secondary key to the city from Councillor Lilliane Brady.

Picture taken by AfBPH Brenton Freind

Some of Cobar’s mining history forms an impressive backdrop as the crew of HMAS Rankin begin their march into the town.

Picture taken by AfBPH Brenton Freind

Retired fitter and turner Len Burton admits he has never made a key to the city before. He’s just had to make three.

A resident of Cobar for more than 34 years Len was asked to make the keys for Rankin’s Freedom of Entry and keys of the city ceremony.

Because Cobar is a town where copper is mined it was appropriate to use this metal for the keys.

With his skills and lathe he made the components for large key and two smaller ones.

They were mounted on highly polished boards with engraved glass inscription panels attached.

Councillor Brady presented the principal key to the submarine, another to Frank Glover, president of the Yarra Association and the third to the council.

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