A curious publication appeared in 1885 that seems to suggest that there was an official prejudice towards Collingwood over Winton. A map showing railway development and Cobb and Co's stagecoach routes in Queensland, "compiled & lithographed from official maps", shows the name "Collingwood" printed in an italic typeface, whereas the name "Winton" was obviously written on the map by hand. Clearly, it had been left off the "official maps". Cobb and Co needed to have Winton on the map to show its route leading there from Hughenden, which then continued to Cork – bypassing Collingwood. Collingwood was, however, served by a weekly horse-borne mail run between Winton and Boulia by that same year.
