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Background

The Old Dubbo Gaol is a heritage-listed former gaol and now museum and tourist attraction at 90 Macquarie Street, Dubbo in the Dubbo Region local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The gaol was designed by the NSW Colonial Architect's Office and was built from 1847 to 1945 by James Atkinson Jnr (1862–63) and William Bonython Moffatt (1871 and 1874). The gaol was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 26 March 2004. It was the second gaol in Dubbo, replacing lock-ups built in 1847 and 1862. When closed, the Government of New South Wales planned its demolition and replacement with a multi-storey office block.

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Year opened

1871

Operational

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1871

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Death-row facility

No

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Contact & address

90 Macquarie Street, Dubbo, NSW, 2830

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World Prisons. (2026). Old Dubbo Gaol. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/old-dubbo-gaol
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"Old Dubbo Gaol." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/old-dubbo-gaol.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-old-dubbo-gaol,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Old Dubbo Gaol},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/old-dubbo-gaol},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}