Dubbo Courthouse

Dubbo
Large inland city famous for the outstanding Western Plains Zoo
Dubbo is a very typical larger Australian country town. It is the commercial, industrial and administrative hub of the Central West and is also one of Australia's fastest-growing inland cities. Dubbo is located on the Macquarie River, 264 metres above sea-level and 412 km north-west of Sydney at the intersection of the Mitchell and Newell Highways. It is characterised by a substantial shopping area, a number of historic buildings, and an active community life which reflects the town's population of about 38 000.

The area is noted for its wheat and wool production although stock-raising, other forms of agriculture and numerous non-food-related industries make contributions to the regional economy. Dubbo is a major stock-selling centre with a number of abattoirs and it is also an important educational centre.

The first Europeans in the area were the party of John Oxley who passed the future site of Dubbo in 1818. Oxley noted the quality of the soil, the water supply and the abundance of wildlife, including howling dingoes which kept him awake at night. At that time the Wiradjuri people were said to be in occupation of the land.

In 1824 two squatters were given permission to set up large sheep and cattle properties adjacent the Macquarie River, although they appear to have withdrawn at some subsequent date. The first permanent settler was Robert Dulhunty - described as one of the colony's wealthiest citizens - who departed Penrith with a party of some 40 Aboriginal guides some time between 1829 and 1833, choosing grazing land which he named 'Dubbo' just to the south of the present townsite. It is certain he took the word from the local Aborigines but its meaning is entirely unclear.

In 1839 records indicate that there were 28 persons over 12 years of age at Dubbo station and 18 male convicts (no females). Dulhunty may have established some kind of roadside inn in 1839 and he certainly built a homestead at Dubbo in 1840 but he remained an absentee landlord until 1847 when his family finally moved from Emu Plains to Dubbo. His wife was allegedly the first person to cross the Blue Mountains in a carriage. The first school in the district was a slab hut built on the Dubbo property in the 1840s.

In 1846 the government decided to establish law enforcement institutions at Dubbo. Dulhunty was angry when a site was chosen about 5 km downstream of his property but he lost an appeal and a crude slab police residence and lock-up became the first buildings on the future townsite in 1847. An equally rough courthouse was completed in early 1848 and a post office opened within the courthouse that same year.

Meanwhile, Jean Serisier, a Frenchman in the employ of a Sydney-based firm, entered into negotiations with Dulhunty over the establishment of a store and an inn near Butler's Falls - the area's main river crossing - which was located on Dulhunty's property. The idea was to benefit from the growing through-traffic as settlers began to head westwards from Wellington - then the most westerly point of settlement in the state. However, the two fell out and Serisier opened a general store near the new lock-up in 1847. Nicholas Hyeronimus established an inn adjacent the store in 1848. However, as neither Serisier nor Hyeronimus had tenure of the land, and as both had incurred the wrath of the leading landholder, they organised a petition of local residents requesting that allotments be laid out for sale on the site.

Although the surveyors failed to affirm that the establishment of a village on the site was necessary, the village of Dubbo was planned and proclaimed in 1849 with the first land sales taking place in 1850 (Dulhunty's estate subsequently became known as 'Old Dubbo'). The population was recorded as 47 in 1851, at which time there were seven completed houses.

Development was slow initially as the squatters held almost all of the land and were antagonistic to the existence of the village. However, in the 1850s, the buoyant markets of Melbourne began to attract stockmen from the north who overlanded their cattle and sheep from NSW and Queensland. To its benefit, Dubbo was located just off the Great North Road (the principal north-south stock route) which crossed the Macquarie River at Butler's Falls. Consequently, a crude makeshift bridge was built in the late 1850 and Dubbo became a major trading post on the Great North Road. The first Catholic Church was in existence by 1856, a national school was built in 1858 to replace an earlier private school and an Anglican church and parsonage were erected in 1859

As late as 1864, there were only two stores and two hotels in town. However, rapid change was afoot. When the first proper bridge over the Macquarie was built at Dubbo in 1866 a journalist reported that the village had 'magnificent and commodious' stores, five hotels with a sixth nearing completion, a mill under construction, and a 'well designed court house and lock-up'. The most notable inmate of the lock-up in question was bushranger Johnny Dunn who escaped from its confines in 1865 (he was later recaptured and hung in Sydney).

Dubbo's first newspaper went into print in 1866, the first bank opened in 1867 and the first hospital was built in the late 1860s. Moreover, as the squatters' licenses began to elapse, selectors began to take up smaller holdings, gradually altering patterns of land usage to include agriculture, although wool-production remained important amidst the new income from wheat, fruits, maize, potatoes, tobacco, pumpkins and cotton. Jean Serisier established a vineyard in 1868 which became one of the largest in the colony in the 1870s. Gold, coal, chalk, copper, diamonds and other precious stones were also mined in commercial quantities in the district. A tannery and a wool-scouring works were opened in 1873.

By the time Dubbo became a municipality in 1872 it had a population of some 850 people and it had become the major manufacturing and service centre to much of western NSW. The arrival of the railway (and a railway bridge) in 1881 further contributed to Dubbo's importance. By that time it had 29 hotels, three breweries and a population of 3199, although the railway precipitated further settlement and population growth.

Thomas Alexander Browne served as police magistrate at Dubbo from 1881 to 1884. As 'Rolf Boldrewood', he wrote what is considered one of Australia's first novels of any note, Robbery Under Arms, which was published in serial form while he was still at Dubbo.

A visitor in 1885 described Dubbo as a 'pretty little town, built on an extensive plateau of squatting land'. He also noted three banks, streets 'mostly lined with neat red brick cottages' and 'a number of substantial shops'. By this time there were also several substantial churches and schools, a library and the town's third and present courthouse was under construction. A flour mill opened in 1893.

Dubbo has grown considerably since World War II, almost doubling its population between 1947 and 1971, and doubling it again since 1971. Dubbo was declared a city in 1966.

Things to see:  

Tourist Information
The information centre is located by the railway line at the corner of the Newell Highway (Erskine St) and Macquarie St and it is open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily, tel: (02) 6884 1422.

Bookings for Macquarie River Cruises (which operate from Dundullimal homestead) and Langley's River Cruises (which depart from the boat ramp in Bligh St) can be made at the information centre.

Heritage Walk
Walk eastwards along Talbragar St. Just past Carrington Ave is the Pastoral Hotel (1890).

Return along Talbragar St, turning left into Brisbane St. To the left is one of the city's most attractive buildings: the Lands Office building (1897) is a two-storey iron and timber structure in the Queen Anne-style. Note the quality of the verandah posts and fencing. A plaque near the door records the height of Dubbo's worst flood (1955). In fact, the wooden flaps at the base of the building help it to dry out after flood.

Virtually over the road is the town's most imposing building - the Classical Revival courthouse (1885-90) with its Corinthian columns and its pleasant gardens. It was designed by James Barnet and retains the original posts of the first Dubbo courthouse (1852-59).

Continue along Brisbane St, turning left into Church St. To the immediate left is the Uniting (formerly Methodist) Church (1888). The original Methodist Church (1875) is now the Sunday school hall.

The Holy Trinity Church of England

Return along Church St and turn left, back into Brisbane St. To the left is Holy Trinity Anglican Church (1875-76), a cruciform stone structure designed by Edmund Blacket in an Early English rural style. The carved Normandy stone font, tie-beam roof and the timber Gothic pulpit and reading desk were also designed by Blacket. The 18-metre bellcote was added in the 1920s.

On the other side of the road is the Commercial Hotel (1859), the town's oldest surviving building in the town centre.

Continue along Brisbane St then turn left into Wingewarra St. Just beyond Carrington Ave is St Andrew's Uniting (formerly Presbyterian) Church, built with sandstone from the original 1876 church. It has a fine interior and a fish-scale pattern to the slate roof. The red-brick Sunday school hall dates from 1892.

Turn left into Darling St. To the left is the primary school. The oldest building of the complex, with its decorative bargeboards along the front gable, dates from 1873 (the gabled wings were added in 1882). The present assembly hall was built in 1880 as an infants' school.

Opposite the school is Victoria Park which is a major recreational and sporting complex with an aquatic leisure centre and band rotunda. This land was set aside in the original town plan (1849) but no real attempt to render it parkland occurred until the 1890s.

Return along Darling St and into Wingewarra St. The building at no.93 was built in the late 19th century as teacher's accommodation for the nearby school.

Turn left into Carrington Ave, noting the turn-of-the-century cottages. Turn right into Bultje St. To the left is St Patrick's Convent, built in 1884 for the Sisters of Mercy.

Continue along Bultje St and turn left into Brisbane St. To the left is the Gothic Revival design of St Brigid's Catholic Church, built in 1874 with the sanctuary added in 1881 and the transepts in 1909. Note the pyramid-shaped steeple. Adjacent is the presbytery (1902) and over the road are a pair of late 19th-century cottages.

Walk back along Brisbane St and turn left into Bultje St. Just past Macquarie St, to the left, is the Kemwah building, built in 1881 as the Imperial Hotel. On the other side of the road, at 193 Macquarie St, is a structure built of local sandstone in 1865 as the Commercial Bank. The original servants' quarters survive in the basement, as do the internal cedar staircase, the bank vault, the ironbark ceiling and lathe-and-plaster walls. It served as the local shire offices from 1909-1980 and it is now the Old Shire Gallery which sells antiques, jewellery and fine arts.

Turn left into Macquarie St. To the right is the Dubbo Museum.

Dubbo Museum
The Dubbo Museum is located in the former Bank of NSW (1873). This gracious two-storey sandstone building with its cedar staircase, marble fireplaces and decorative ceilings, now contains colonial farm, domestic, Aboriginal and commercial artefacts. To its rear is a collection of 19th-century buildings which have been positioned to form a village square. The museum is open from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and from 2.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. It is located in Macquarie St, near the Bultje St corner, tel: (02) 6882 5359.

Heritage Walk Continued
Walk north from the museum along Macquarie St. Just past Wingewarra St, to the left, is the Commercial Union Building which opened in 1893 as the Bank of Australasia.

At the north-eastern corner of Macquarie St and Church St is the Colonial Mutual Building, an Italianate-style building erected in 1884 for the Australian Joint Stock Bank.

On the other side of Macquarie St are Macquarie Chambers and the Art Deco design of Brian Barnes Sportscene - both interesting structures from the early 20th century.

A little further north along Macquarie St, to the right, is the two-storey Italianate business office of Telecom, built in 1887 as a post office after a design by James Barnet. The clocktower was originally part of the second courthouse.

30 metres further north along Macquarie St is the entrance to the Old Dubbo Gaol.

The Dubbo Gaol

Old Dubbo Gaol
Dubbo Gaol is a well-preserved incarceration centre which was built c. 1871 (the gates and wall were added in 1887) and which closed in 1966. Now a museum, it offers an opportunity to see the way the gaol and the judicial system once operated. Features include a sizeable collection of animatronic models which tell the life stories of inmates and staff, a gallows pole with hangman's equipment (eight men were hung at the gaol), the condemned man's cell (where Thomas Moore relates his story), solitary confinement cells, a graffiti cell, a padded cell, the watchtower, the exercise yard, a display room, the bathroom, hospital, kitchen, sanitary disposal block and wood-cutting area.

Jacky Underwood, a companion of Jimmy and Joe Governor during a murderous rampage which saw ten killed (see entry on Gilgandra) was hanged at Dubbo Gaol in January 1901.

The museum is located in Macquarie St, between Talbragar and Church Sts (down the lane between the Commonwealth and Colonial State Banks) and it is open from 9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., tel: (02) 6882 8122.

Heritage Drives
There are two excellent heritage drives outlined in a pamphlet available from the information centre. They take in the historic buildings which lie within Dubbo but outside of the CBD. Another pamphlet outlines the Macquarie River Walk which meanders through the parkland adjacent the eastern bank of the river between Erskine and Cobra Sts.

Dubbo Regional Gallery
Dubbo Regional Gallery is located opposite Victoria Park in Darling St and is open from 11.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday (and on Mondays in holiday times). 'Animals in art' is the predominant theme of the gallery. There is no admission charge although donations are welcome, tel: (02) 6881 4342.

The Claypan Gallery
The Claypan Gallery is located in a restored historic building. It displays local crafts, including paintings, silver jewellery, Aboriginal art, pottery and wood-turning and is open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. daily, tel: (02) 6885 1251. To get there head west of the CBD along Victoria St (the Mitchell Highway) and turn left into Depot Rd just before you reach the railway crossing. It is located at 21 Depot Rd.

Jedda Boomerangs
At Jedda Boomerangs you can watch these former hunting weapons being made from Mulga wood, watch a demonstration (conducted hourly), have a throw, select a boomerang, have it hand-decorated and browse through the gallery. There is also a childrens' play area. They are open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. daily. Admission is free although a guided tour incurs a cost. To get there follow the Newell Highway to the southern side of town then turn off, heading west along Minore Rd for 4.3 km until you come to the 'White Pines' estate, tel: (02) 6882 3110.

Bicycling in the Western Plains Zoo

Western Plains Zoo
If it is necessary for humans to cage other animals up then this is surely the most civilised way of doing it. This open-range zoo specialises in large animals which are separated from the public by creating raised earthen viewing areas below which is typically a ditch or moat with a small unobtrusive electric fence. This provides a feeling of naturalness, although it should be pointed out that the elephants constantly rub their feet against the edge of the moat suggesting that they understand their habitat is very limited.

In spite of this, the 300-hectare zoo is a tour de force. There are a number of ways that visitors can see the animals, of which there are more than 800 native and exotic species dispersed over 300 ha of landscaped parklands. The ideal way (although not in the heat of summer) is to hire a bicycle at the gate and slowly cycle around the largely flat 6-km circular track. It is possible to drive your car around. As this entails constant stopping, opening of doors and irritating disembarkation routines, the park provides open-sided mini-mokes which ensure a more leisurely (and hence more attentive) pace and speedier transition from vehicle to viewing area. There is also a guided walk in the morning with zoo volunteers. Alternatively, people can opt for a package deal involving an overnight stay at the Zoofari Lodge which includes two days admission (bicycle hire included), three excellent guided tours of the zoo (in the afternoon, evening and morning), dinner, breakfast, a lunch voucher and a 10% discount on souvenirs.

The park is divided into Africa, Asia, North America, Eurasia and Australia. Africa comes first for the obvious reason that it contains many of the most crowd-pleasing species - Cape hunting dogs, zebras, giraffes, hippos, elephants, camels, Barbary sheep, lions, cheetahs, eland, sitatunga etc. It is a treat to feed the giraffes and watch those incredibly long prehensile tongues come curling and grasping out of those remarkable necks. Rare and endangered species such as the southern white rhinoceros, Galapagos tortoise, the bison and the Przewalski horse are bred at the zoo. The Bengal tiger and white tiger and the extraordinary vocalising of the Siamangs are also highlights. Less dramatic but more endearing are the ring-tailed lemur, the meerkats, the echidna and the small fenced area where children can pat antelopes and other hoofed animals.

Elephants at Western Plains Zoo

The experience of eating at the park is something of an exotic obstacle course with bees buzzing your sweet drink while a variety of unusual waterbirds peck at your shoes in an attempt to persuade you to part with some of your sandwich.

To get there, follow the Newell Highway south-west of town for a little over 2 km and take the signposted turnoff to the left into Obley Rd. The entry is 600 m along here to the right. It is open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily (no admission after 3.30 p.m.), tel: (02) 6882 5888.

Dundullimal
2 km beyond the zoo, in Obley Rd, is the historic timber-slab homestead known as 'Dundullimal', built c.1840 by wealthy early settler, John Maughan, as the head station of his 26 000-acre sheep station. At that time it housed 20 people, including six convicts. It is one of the oldest homesteads left standing in western NSW and is located in a pleasant setting on the banks of the Macquarie River.

Dundullamal House

Information boards, which include old photographs of the house, allow visitors to appreciate the changes which have occurred. There are sandstone stables, a working saddlery, a blacksmith, a woodshop kitchen, a gift shop, an animal farm, a tractor hayride, an animal show and the Woolshed Cafe. The house is also the departure point for river cruises (contact the Dubbo Information Centre). It is open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily, tel: (02) 6884 9984.

Dubbo Observatory
The first turnoff on the right after Dundullimal is Camp Rd. It is about 1 km along here to the Dubbo Observatory. Doors open at 6.30 p.m. for the 7.00 p.m. session which involves a slide show about the universe before proceeding outside where three twelve-inch telescopes are in use. Fully-computerised, they can locate 64 000 different objects at the touch of a button.

Slide shows are run in the day-time for groups and there is a gift shop. Other session times can be arranged for groups with sufficient forewarning. Attendance is by advance booking only, tel: (02) 6885 3022.

Dubbo Military Museum
The Dubbo Military Museum is a large complex with a varied collection that includes a Neptune Bomber (with a cockpit open to the public) and other planes, a radio truck and other vehicles, guns and tanks (which can also be entered), and a scientific expo with telescope available by arrangement (designed for school tours and groups). The complex has a supermaze (which incurs an extra charge) and paintball is also available. It is located in Dunoon Tourist Park (turn off the Newell Highway into Camp Rd, 4 km south of the zoo turnoff) and it is open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily, tel: (02) 6884 5550.

Indidjinart Aboriginal Art & Craft Studio and Workshop
Indidjinart is open from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily. You can watch a didjeridu being made in the traditional manner or browse through the arts and crafts. It is located 5 km south of the visitors' centre in Old Dubbo Rd. Admission is free, tel: (02) 6884 7031.

Terramungamine Reserve
Just beyond Jinchilla, along Burroway Rd, is Terramungamine Reserve. Along the Macquarie River is a rocky outcrop which features about 150 grooves created by Aborigines who once used the hard stone to sharpen their stone axes. There are also ancient rock paintings in the reserve and a camping site.

Tours
Conducted tours are available to the zoo and to other local and regional attractions with White Gum Tours (tel: 02 6884 3883) and Langley's Dubbo Day Tours (tel: 02 6884 5333). Bookings are essential. Scenic Flights are available with Western Plains Aviation, tel: (02) 6884 6709.

Cobb & Co Heritage Trail
The historic inland coaching company, Cobb & Co, celebrates the 150th anniversary of its first journey in 2004 (and the 80th anniversary of its last, owing to the emergence of motorised transport). The trailblazing company's contribution to Australia's development is celebrated with the establishment of a heritage trail which explores the terrain covered on one of its old routes: between Bathurst and Bourke.

Cobb & Co's origins lay in the growing human traffic prompted by the goldrushes of the early 1850s. As the Heritage Trail website states: 'The company was enormously successful and had branches or franchises throughout much of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan. At its peak, Cobb & Co operated along a network of tracks that extended further than those of any other coach system in the world ­ its coaches travelled 28,000 miles (44,800km) per week and 6000 (out of their 30,000) horses were harnessed every day. Cobb & Co created a web of tracks from Normanton on the Gulf of Carpentaria and Port Douglas on the Coral Sea down to the furthest reaches of Victoria and South Australia ­ in all, a continuous line of 2000 miles (3200km) of track over eastern Australia from south to north, with a total of 7000 miles (11,200km) of regular routes' (see www.cobbandco.net.au).

Cobb & Co sites in Dubbo include the old booking office, the cemetery, which contains the graves of several Cobb & Co figures, the post office (Cobb & Co took over the Wellington to Bourke run in 1872), an old company shed (now on the grounds of the Dubbo Zoo), changing stations, track routes and crossings.

	Tourist Information
	Dubbo Visitors Centre Macquarie Lions Park Macquarie St & Newell Hwy Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 1422 Facsimile: (02) 6884 7634
	Motels
	A A Golden West Motel 87 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 2822 Facsimile: (02) 6882 6800 Rating: ***1/2
	Abel Tasman Motor Inn 135 Whylandra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6885 2555 Facsimile: (02) 6885 2544 Rating: ****
	Across Country Motor Inn Newell Highway Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 0877 Facsimile: (02) 6882 0480 Rating: **1/2
	All Seasons Motor Lodge 78 Whylandra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 6377 Facsimile: (02) 6882 9198 Rating: ***1/2
	Ashwood Country Club Motel Whylandra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6881 8700 Facsimile: (02) 6882 8930 Rating: ****
	Atlas Motel 140 Bourke St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 7244 Facsimile: (02) 6882 7751 Rating: ***1/2
	Australian Heritage Motor Inn Cnr Cobra & Brisbane Sts Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 1188 Facsimile: (02) 6884 0184 Rating: ****
	Blue Gum Motor Inn 109 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 0900 Facsimile: (02) 6884 1133 Rating: ***1/2
	Cascades Motor Inn 147 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 3888, 1800 027 256 Facsimile: (02) 6882 0906 Rating: ***1/2
	Cattlemans Country Motor Inn 10 Whylandra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 5222, 1800 068 110 Facsimile: (02) 6884 5299 Rating: ****1/2
	Comfort Inn Blue Lagoon 81 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4444 Facsimile: (02) 6882 4084 Rating: ***1/2
	Comfort Inn Dubbo City 57 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 7033 Facsimile: (02) 6884 3608 Rating: ***1/2
	Country Comfort Motel Newell Hwy Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4777 Facsimile: (02) 6881 8370 Rating: ***
	Dubbo Centrepoint Motel 146 Bourke St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 7644 Facsimile: (02) 6882 8002 Rating: ***
	Dubbo RSL Club Motel Complex Cnr Brisbane & Wingewarra Sts Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 9099 Facsimile: (02) 6884 2030 Rating: ****
	Endeavor Court Motor Inn Cnr Bourke & Macleay St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6881 1000 Facsimile: (02) 6885 2266 Rating: ****
	Forest Lodge Motor Inn 248 Myall St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 6500 Facsimile: (02) 6882 6075 Rating: ***1/2
	Fountain View Motel 113 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 9777 Facsimile: (02) 6884 3742 Rating: ***1/2
	Gallop Inn 93 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 7888 Facsimile: (02) 6884 1855 Rating: ***1/2
	Green Gables Motel 134 Bourke St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 5588 Facsimile: (02) 6882 0785 Rating: ***
	Homestead Motel 101 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4944 Facsimile: (02) 6882 0188 Rating: ***1/2
	Matilda Motor Inn 231 Darling St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 3944 Facsimile: (02) 6884 3592 Rating: **1/2
	Park Vue Motel 131 Bourke St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4253 Facsimile: (02) 6882 2339 Rating: **1/2
	Shearing Shed Motor Inn 29-33 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 2977 Facsimile: (02) 6884 1249 Rating: ***1/2
	Tallarook Motor Inn 17 Stonehaven Ave Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 7066 Facsimile: (02) 6884 4778 Rating: ***
	Blue Diamond Motor Inn 113 Wingewarra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 0666, 1800 027 236 Facsimile: (02) 6882 5851 Rating: ****
	Countryman Motor Inn 47 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 7422 Facsimile: (02) 6884 2432 Rating: ***1/2
	Aberdeen Motor Inn 25 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 1700, 1800 044 552 Facsimile: (02) 6884 1636 Rating: ***1/2
	Hotels
	Amaroo Hotel Macquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 3533 Facsimile: (02) 6884 2601 Rating: **
	Ballimore Inn Federation St Ballimore Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6886 5131
	Castlereagh Hotel Brisbane St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4877 Facsimile: (02) 6884 1529 Rating: *
	Commercial Hotel 161 Brisbane St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4488
	Coopers Tavern Lower Wingewarra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 4948
	Dubbo Hotel Talbragar St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4455
	Garden Hotel Talbragar St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 3371 Facsimile: (02) 6882 8944
	Gest Inn 79 Brisbane St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 5004
	Imperial Hotel 163 Talbragar St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4455 Facsimile: (02) 6882 7638
	Macquarie Inn Hotel/Motel Cnr Wheeler's Lane & Birch Ave Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 1955
	Pastoral Hotel 110 Talbragar St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4219
	Railway Junction Hotel Fitzroy St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4553
	South Dubbo Tavern Cnr Fitzroy St & Boundary Rd Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 2300
	Western Star Hotel 62 Erskine St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4644 Facsimile: (02) 6884 1426
	Westside Hotel/Motel Newell Hwy Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 3500 Facsimile: (02) 6884 1980 Rating: *
	Bed & Breakfast/Guesthouses
	Immarna Bed & Breakfast Coolbaggie Rd Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6887 3131 Rating: ***
	Mayfair Cottage Bed & Breakfast 10 Baird St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 5226 or 015 459 262
	Pinecrest Bed & Breakfast 31L Camp Rd Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 0177, 0417 840 177 Rating: ***
	Apartments
	Country Apartments 230 Brisbane St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6885 1141 Facsimile: (02) 6885 3459 Rating: ****
	Manera Court Holiday Apartments Cnr Myall St & Cobborah Rd Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 3865 Facsimile: (02) 6884 3436 Rating: ***
	Cottages & Cabins
	Blizzardfield Country Retreat Richardson Rd Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 5909 Facsimile: (02) 6882 1472 Rating: ****
	Dubbo Sports World Cabins Sheraton Rd Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 0505 Facsimile: (02) 6884 5251
	Lodges & Chalets
	Dubbo Zoo Lodge Peter Milling Travel 105-107 Macquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: 1300 720 018 Rating: ***
	Lochs Lodge Farmstay Durraween Lane Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6887 2619 Facsimile: (02) 6887 2659
	Caravan Parks
	Dubbo Cabin & Caravan Parklands Whylandra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 8633 Facsimile: (02) 6884 8341 Rating: ****1/2
	Dubbo City Caravan Park Whylandra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4820 Facsimile: (02) 6884 2062 Rating: ****
	Midstate Motor Park 21 Bourke St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 1155 Facsimile: (02) 6884 4120 Rating: ***1/2
	Poplars Caravan Park Lower Bultje St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4067
	Westview Tourist Caravan Park Mitchell Hwy Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 1339 Facsimile: (02) 6882 0367 Rating: ***
	Camping & Other
	Sheraton House 22 Colony Cres. Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 1005 Rating: ***
	Restaurants
	All Seasons Motor Lodge 78 Whylandra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 6377
	Amaroo Hotel Macquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 3533
	Ashwood Country Club Motel Cnr Whylandra & East Sts Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6881 8700
	Ashwood Country Comfort Restaurant Cnr Newell Hwy & East St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6881 8700
	Australian Restaurant Motor Inn Restaurant Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 1188
	Blue Lagoon Motor Inn 81 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4444
	Borsalino Mediterraniean Cuisine Cnr Myall St & Wheelers Lane Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6885 3222
	Cascades Restaurant 147 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 3888
	Cattleman's Country Motor Inn 8 Whylandra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 5222
	Clay Pan Gallery & Coffee Shop 21 Depot Rd Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 5828
	Commercial Hotel 161 Brisbane St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 68 82 4488
	Coopers Tavern Lower Wingawarra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 4949
	Dubbo Railway Bowling Club Erskin St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 2044
	Escense Cafe Restaurant 248 Macquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 0177
	Four Seas Restaurant 58 Talbragar St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 9927
	Hog's Breath Cafe 193 Macquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4477
	Hungry Jacks Cnr Whylandra & Victoria Sts Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 3388
	Rendezvous Restaurant RSL Memorial Club Brisbane St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4411
	Sails At The Blue Lagoon 79-85 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4444
	SSS BBQ Barns Cnr Cobra & Darling St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 3333
	Subway Cobra St Cnr Brisbane & Cobra Sts Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6881 8588
	Subway Macquarie Steet Shop 12 Riversdale Shopping Centre Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6885 5888
	Thai Wok Resaurant and Cocktail Bar 47 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 7422
	The Billabong 231 Darling St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 3365
	Two Doors Tapas & Wine Bar 215b Macquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6885 2333
	West Dubbo Bowling Club 62 Erskine St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 3000
	Western Star Hotel 62 Erskine St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4644
	Cafés
	Bakhita's Cafe Western Pains Zoo Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6881 1439
	Bassima's Cafe Riverdale Centre, Macquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 2003
	Cafe 7 Orana Mall Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 7541
	Coffee & Tea Exchange 182 Macquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 6982
	De Lissio Cafe Orana Mall Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 0404
	Dubbo Court House Cafe 124b Brisbane St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 3711
	Dubbo Kiwi Waffle & Cone Riverdale Centre 49-63 Maquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6885 4999
	Fine Aromas Cafe 118 Maquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 2484
	Flight Deck Coffee Lounge Airport Terminal Mithcell Hwy Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 8830
	Magnolia Cafe 73 Wheelers Lane Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 5997
	Mr Bean Coffee Emporium 73 Macquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 3747
	Outlook Western Plains Cultural Centre Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 7977
	Red Earth Natural Healing Centre 73-75 Wheellers Lane Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 4544
	Sangas 73 Maquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 7555
	Tertulia Cafe 181 Brisbane St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 8346
	The Coffee Bean Shop 1 43 Macquarie St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6882 4333
	The Grape Vine Cafe 144 Brisbane St Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 7354
	TJ's Glowbowl Cafe 73-75 Wheellers LaneDubbo Tenpin Bowling Centre Dubbo NSW 2830 Telephone: (02) 6884 7085