Boyle White. The first bank was opened in Steady population growth saw the town proclaimed a municipality in , when its population was The railway extension of the main western railway from Wellington to Dubbo was formally opened on 1 February The final section of the Molong to Dubbo railway opened in late May Dubbo was officially proclaimed a city in The city's largest employer is the Fletcher International Exports, which exports lamb to the world.
A large employer is the Dubbo Base Hospital, and "health services" are the local area's largest employer , as the town provides medical services to the surrounding region. Dubbo is also considered a major shopping centre for the surrounding regional areas in the Central and Far Western districts of New South Wales.
A new suburban shopping centre in West Dubbo contains a Woolworths supermarket Dubbo's third and 15 smaller retail shops. Tourism is also a significant local industry. Dubbo features the open-range Taronga Western Plains Zoo , which is home to various species of endangered animals, including the White , Black and Indian Rhinoceros ', and runs a successful breeding program for a number of endangered species.
The zoo is home to numerous specimens from around the world in spacious open-range moat enclosures, grouped according to their continent of origin. Other town attractions include the historic Dundullimal Homestead and the historic Old Dubbo Gaol in the middle of the commercial centre of Macquarie Street. There are 20 schools and secondary colleges including the Dubbo school of Distance Education. The City of Dubbo lies within a transition zone between the ranges and tablelands of the Great Dividing Range to the east and the Darling Basin plains to the west.
Summers are warm to hot, and winters cool to cold, that bring some occurrences of early morning frost. Dubbo's location in the transition area between the Central Tablelands and the Central Western Plains have provided a mild distribution of rainfall throughout the year. Dubbo's wettest month is January with an average rainfall of Evaporation in the Dubbo area averages approximately 1, millimetres 74 in per year. Wind patterns are ongoing over the whole year. The prevailing winds at Dubbo are from the southeast, south, southwest and west, which account for a combined Dubbo has several fine examples of Victorian civic architecture including the third Courthouse , the Lands Office with its use of timber and corrugated iron cladding, and the railway station Dubbo railway station lies on the Main Western railway line between Sydney and Bourke and opened in Buses also service Dubbo, with major runs to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Regional Business magazine is also printed locally. ABC Radio also has a studio in the city:. The city also has narrowcast stations on The city has one community station, Rhema FM which broadcasts Christian music. Dubbo has 5 television stations that broadcast in both analogue and digital transmission formats :.
Ten additional free-to-air digital television channels are now available in Dubbo. Prime7 and WIN Television both produce half-hour long local news bulletins. Subscription Television services are provided by Austar. Sport plays a big role in Dubbo's community life. Rugby league is popular in Dubbo. Dubbo Junior Cricket Association conducts cricket for over children aged between 5 and 16 during the period October to March. Dubbo has a turf club, which incorporates a pony club , horse racing and organises shows and gymkhana.
Ultimate Frisbee is a new sport to the town and is rapidly growing in popularity. Netball is also popular in Dubbo with competitions every weekend for all age groups during netball season at the Nita McGrath netball courts near the Macquarie River in Central Dubbo.
Dubbo has a large Junior and Senior Hockey Association with over registered members, playing on one of the best synthetic hockey fields in the central west.
Soccer is very popular particularly among children. From this event the orienteering club Western Plains Orienteers was born. Other sports popular in Dubbo include cricket, lawn bowls, golf. The festival is about celebrating the unity of cultural diversity within the region with over 70 nationalities represented in the community.
Enjoy the performances by local and state-wide performers of all cultures and partake of the multicultural cuisine on offer. This event is the annual domestic steer and heifer cattle hoof and hook show. Each year over beef carcase cattle are judged live hoof as led or un-led and dead hook.
The new zoo would provide breeding facilities particularly suited to the large plains dwelling animals and to fulfill a need for an open range facility for the display of mainly grazing animals.
After considerable planning and preparation, a site on the outskirts of Dubbo in central West New South Wales was chosen. Formerly an army camp during World War Two, the site was transformed into a hectare oasis of woodland and irrigated grassland.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo opened to the public on 28th February and was the first zoo in Australia to be constructed on the open range principle. It was also the first zoo to be built in Australia in 60 years. When the Zoo opened, it contained 35 different animals from six countries. It also has a 6-kilometer circuit which goes through the bushes and through a large open style exhibits. These exhibits are accessed by visitors free of charge. Dundullimal Homestead is an Australian colonial slab hut type homestead which was built in the early s as the head station of a 6,hectare squatting run.
It is Dubbo's most ancient building that can be visited by the public for sightseeing. The interior of the Dundullimal Homestead is sophisticated for its type. It has an imposing sitting room which is a resemblance of a tent-shaped plaster ceiling; it also has a wallpaper which is reproduced from an pattern.
It is also equipped with the original period furniture. Photo by denisbin. Old Dubbo Gao was a prison which served as a substitute for and established lockups.
Dubbo Gaol possesses significant collections i. Additionally, several theatrical and night tours experiences exist in the city. It is said that between and , 8 men were hanged. The prison provides any tourist with the best experience due to the raw culture seen in the architecture and the history surrounding the existence of Dubbo.
The garden is full of religious symbols and its miniature landscape is a distinction of traditional Japanese Garden. The garden was designed to grow understanding and friendship by students from Kamo Agricultural and Forestry High. The sightseeing attractions which can be found within Shoyoen include waterfall, stream and a lake that symbolizes human existence.
Lowe, a descendant of the original 19th-century British settlers. They produce a wide range of wines, from popular reds to the limited edition varieties, carefully cellared for several years to let them evolve in the bottle.
These special wines are tested frequently to determine just when they are at their best and can be purchased at the wineries cellar door. Stop by to learn about the art of winemaking from Lowe, or drop in for a quick tasting and a bite of locally-grown organic food. Check online for one of many special events held here throughout the year. Plan your sightseeing visit to Lowe Wines and a wealth of other attractions, well-known and undiscovered. Photo by Shantavira.
The Wellington caves are limestone composed caves sited 8 kilometers south of Wellington in New South Wales.
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