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:''For the seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, see Electoral district of Dubbo.''
:''For the Local Government Area of Dubbo, see City of Dubbo
'Dubbo' is a city in the central-west of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the region with a population in 2004 of 39,000, having grown more than 60% since 1976. It is located at the intersection of the Mitchell Highway, the Newell Highway and the Golden Highway. Dubbo is located approximately 275 metres above sea level [1], 416 kilometres northwest of the state capital Sydney and is a major road and rail freight hub to other parts of New South Wales. Dubbo is considered the cross-roads of New South Wales. From there you can drive north to Brisbane, South to Melbourne, east to Sydney and Newcastle, and west to Broken Hill and Adelaide.
Evidence of habitation by Indigenous Australians dates back approximately 40,000 years.
John Oxley was the first European to report on the area now known as Dubbo in 1818. The first permanent settler in the area was Robert Dulhunty, described as one of the wealthiest citizens in the Australian colony at the time. There are records of squatters being given permission to set up large sheep and cattle stations in the area in 1824 but these were not maintained. 1828 is commonly held to be the year that Dulhunty arrived and named the area "Dubbo" but some reports place his arrival between 1829 and 1833.
Dulhunty showed an affinity with Indigenous Australians, his party included some 40 Aborigines and he favoured using Aborginal names for properties, including Dubbo. Dubbo is now thought to be a mispronunciation of the local Wiradjuri word "Thubbo" but because of a lack of precise records from Dulhunty at the time and an incomplete knowledge of the Wiradjuri language today there is some conjecture over the word's meaning. A popular current theory is the word means "red earth," consistent with the local landscape. It is also possible that Thubbo is Wiradjuri for "head covering" - a theory put forward to support this name is that the shape of Dulhunty's house may have looked like a hat to the local people.
Dulhunty did not become a permanent resident at his Dubbo property until 1847. His move may have been prompted by a government decision in 1846 to establish a law enforcement presence in the area. By 1847 a crude slab police residence and lockup was built about 5km dowstream from the property. This angered Dulhunty but his protests went unheeded and a similar slab-style courthouse joined the police building in 1848. The fate of the original Dubbo property was probably sealed when Dulhunty could not reach an agreement with a French-born businessman, Jean Emile Serisier, who wanted to establish a store in the area. When the two fell out, Serisier built his store next to the lock-up in 1847. This would ultimately become the location of modern Dubbo and Dulhunty's estate was doomed to become known as "old Dubbo".
Dundullimal Homestead is a farmhouse from that period, built around 1840 by John Maugham on his 26,000 acre sheep station. The building is one of the oldest homesteads still standing in western NSW and today is open to visitors.
The settlement was gazetted as a village in November 1849 with the first land sales taking place in 1850. Population growth was slow until the Victorian gold rush of the 1860s brought an increase in north-south trade. The first bank was opened in 1867. Steady population growth saw the town proclaimed a municipality in 1872, when it's population was 850. The coming of the railway in 1881 resulted in another boom period and by 1897 Dubbo had a general store, Carrier Arms, a slab courthouse, a jail and a police hut. Dubbo was officially proclaimed a city in 1966.
There are 20 schools and secondary colleges including the Dubbo school of distance education. Dubbo is home to one of the four main campuses of Charles Sturt University which is located on Yarrandale Road, next the Dubbo College Senior Campus.
The city's largest employer is the Fletcher International Exports, which exports lamb to the world. Other local industries reflect the city's status as a regional base in an area whose economic backbone is agricultural.
Its second-largest 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 rural areas in the Central and Far West of New South Wales. The major department stores of Myer and Harvey Norman, supermarkets and smaller specialty shops service customers from up to 500 km away.
Tourism is also a significant local industry. Dubbo features the open-range 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.
Dubbo has a turf club, which incorporates a Pony Club, horse racing and organises shows and gymkhana. There are a few stables that offer board for horses and riding lessons. There is a riding school called Western Plains Riding Centre.
The Macquarie River runs through Dubbo, as does Troy Creek.
The town is served by the daily CountryLink XPT train service, which runs to Sydney.
Dubbo also has its own airport with daily flights to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne ,Broken Hill, and other small out back New South Wales towns.
Dubbo is considered a media hub in many respects.
Local Print media include:
★ The Daily Liberal
★ The Weekly Dubbo Photo News
★ The Weekly Mailbox Shopper
Dubbo is home to the Rural Press Central West Regional Hub, which prints many of Rural Press’s local newspapers from across the state in the city. Regional Business magazine is also printed locally.
Radio is served well in the city boasting 3 commercially licensed radio stations:
★ ''Star FM'' FM Pop/Hit Music Station which broadcasts on FM 93.5
★ ''2DU'' Local heritage AM station which broadcasts on AM 1251.
★ ''Zoo FM'' FM Rock Music Station which broadcasts on FM 92.7
Dubbo has 4 ABC Radio stations; ABC Local, ABC Radio National, Triple J and ABC Classic FM. The city also has narrowcast stations on 90.3 FM Racing Radio, a tourist radio station and a country music station. The city has a sole community station, Rhema FM which broadcasts jukebox Christian music.
Dubbo has 5 Television Stations:
★ Prime TV – an affiliate of the Seven Network
★ WIN TV – an affiliate of the Nine Network
★ Southern Cross Ten – an affiliate of the Ten Network
★ ABC TV
★ SBS TV
The annual agricultural "Show", held around April/May of each year, is a major event for Dubbo and surrounding areas. This event is held at the local Dubbo showgrounds.
This event is the annual domestic steer and heifer (cattle) hoof and hook show. Each year over 100 beef carcase cattle are judged live (hoof) as led or un-led and dead (hook). It is also the annual young judges, auctioneers and paraders competition. These events are very popular among the schools and colleges of the New South Wales area.
The most successful school is St. John's College, Dubbo; the school's show team consists of over 35 students and at one show up to 15 animals.
★ http://www.dubbo.com.au - Dubbo City Development Corporation
★ http://www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au - Dubbo City Council
★ http://www.dubbotourism.com.au - The official Dubbo tourism site approved by Dubbo City Council and the Dubbo City Tourism Association.
1. 2004-2005 Annual report Dubbo City Council website, accessed November 11, 2006
Aerial image of Dubbo viewed from the southeast
:''For the seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, see Electoral district of Dubbo.''
:''For the Local Government Area of Dubbo, see City of Dubbo
'Dubbo' is a city in the central-west of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the region with a population in 2004 of 39,000, having grown more than 60% since 1976. It is located at the intersection of the Mitchell Highway, the Newell Highway and the Golden Highway. Dubbo is located approximately 275 metres above sea level [1], 416 kilometres northwest of the state capital Sydney and is a major road and rail freight hub to other parts of New South Wales. Dubbo is considered the cross-roads of New South Wales. From there you can drive north to Brisbane, South to Melbourne, east to Sydney and Newcastle, and west to Broken Hill and Adelaide.
| Contents |
| History |
| City features |
| Transport |
| Media |
| Annual events |
| Dubbo Show |
| Dubbo National Steer Show |
| External links |
| References |
History
Evidence of habitation by Indigenous Australians dates back approximately 40,000 years.
John Oxley was the first European to report on the area now known as Dubbo in 1818. The first permanent settler in the area was Robert Dulhunty, described as one of the wealthiest citizens in the Australian colony at the time. There are records of squatters being given permission to set up large sheep and cattle stations in the area in 1824 but these were not maintained. 1828 is commonly held to be the year that Dulhunty arrived and named the area "Dubbo" but some reports place his arrival between 1829 and 1833.
Dulhunty showed an affinity with Indigenous Australians, his party included some 40 Aborigines and he favoured using Aborginal names for properties, including Dubbo. Dubbo is now thought to be a mispronunciation of the local Wiradjuri word "Thubbo" but because of a lack of precise records from Dulhunty at the time and an incomplete knowledge of the Wiradjuri language today there is some conjecture over the word's meaning. A popular current theory is the word means "red earth," consistent with the local landscape. It is also possible that Thubbo is Wiradjuri for "head covering" - a theory put forward to support this name is that the shape of Dulhunty's house may have looked like a hat to the local people.
Dulhunty did not become a permanent resident at his Dubbo property until 1847. His move may have been prompted by a government decision in 1846 to establish a law enforcement presence in the area. By 1847 a crude slab police residence and lockup was built about 5km dowstream from the property. This angered Dulhunty but his protests went unheeded and a similar slab-style courthouse joined the police building in 1848. The fate of the original Dubbo property was probably sealed when Dulhunty could not reach an agreement with a French-born businessman, Jean Emile Serisier, who wanted to establish a store in the area. When the two fell out, Serisier built his store next to the lock-up in 1847. This would ultimately become the location of modern Dubbo and Dulhunty's estate was doomed to become known as "old Dubbo".
Dundullimal Homestead is a farmhouse from that period, built around 1840 by John Maugham on his 26,000 acre sheep station. The building is one of the oldest homesteads still standing in western NSW and today is open to visitors.
The settlement was gazetted as a village in November 1849 with the first land sales taking place in 1850. Population growth was slow until the Victorian gold rush of the 1860s brought an increase in north-south trade. The first bank was opened in 1867. Steady population growth saw the town proclaimed a municipality in 1872, when it's population was 850. The coming of the railway in 1881 resulted in another boom period and by 1897 Dubbo had a general store, Carrier Arms, a slab courthouse, a jail and a police hut. Dubbo was officially proclaimed a city in 1966.
City features
There are 20 schools and secondary colleges including the Dubbo school of distance education. Dubbo is home to one of the four main campuses of Charles Sturt University which is located on Yarrandale Road, next the Dubbo College Senior Campus.
The city's largest employer is the Fletcher International Exports, which exports lamb to the world. Other local industries reflect the city's status as a regional base in an area whose economic backbone is agricultural.
Its second-largest 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 rural areas in the Central and Far West of New South Wales. The major department stores of Myer and Harvey Norman, supermarkets and smaller specialty shops service customers from up to 500 km away.
Tourism is also a significant local industry. Dubbo features the open-range 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.
Dubbo has a turf club, which incorporates a Pony Club, horse racing and organises shows and gymkhana. There are a few stables that offer board for horses and riding lessons. There is a riding school called Western Plains Riding Centre.
The Macquarie River runs through Dubbo, as does Troy Creek.
Transport
The town is served by the daily CountryLink XPT train service, which runs to Sydney.
Dubbo also has its own airport with daily flights to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne ,Broken Hill, and other small out back New South Wales towns.
Media
Dubbo is considered a media hub in many respects.
Local Print media include:
★ The Daily Liberal
★ The Weekly Dubbo Photo News
★ The Weekly Mailbox Shopper
Dubbo is home to the Rural Press Central West Regional Hub, which prints many of Rural Press’s local newspapers from across the state in the city. Regional Business magazine is also printed locally.
Radio is served well in the city boasting 3 commercially licensed radio stations:
★ ''Star FM'' FM Pop/Hit Music Station which broadcasts on FM 93.5
★ ''2DU'' Local heritage AM station which broadcasts on AM 1251.
★ ''Zoo FM'' FM Rock Music Station which broadcasts on FM 92.7
Dubbo has 4 ABC Radio stations; ABC Local, ABC Radio National, Triple J and ABC Classic FM. The city also has narrowcast stations on 90.3 FM Racing Radio, a tourist radio station and a country music station. The city has a sole community station, Rhema FM which broadcasts jukebox Christian music.
Dubbo has 5 Television Stations:
★ Prime TV – an affiliate of the Seven Network
★ WIN TV – an affiliate of the Nine Network
★ Southern Cross Ten – an affiliate of the Ten Network
★ ABC TV
★ SBS TV
Annual events
Dubbo Show
The annual agricultural "Show", held around April/May of each year, is a major event for Dubbo and surrounding areas. This event is held at the local Dubbo showgrounds.
Dubbo National Steer Show
This event is the annual domestic steer and heifer (cattle) hoof and hook show. Each year over 100 beef carcase cattle are judged live (hoof) as led or un-led and dead (hook). It is also the annual young judges, auctioneers and paraders competition. These events are very popular among the schools and colleges of the New South Wales area.
The most successful school is St. John's College, Dubbo; the school's show team consists of over 35 students and at one show up to 15 animals.
External links
★ http://www.dubbo.com.au - Dubbo City Development Corporation
★ http://www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au - Dubbo City Council
★ http://www.dubbotourism.com.au - The official Dubbo tourism site approved by Dubbo City Council and the Dubbo City Tourism Association.
References
1. 2004-2005 Annual report Dubbo City Council website, accessed November 11, 2006
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