Home » Themes » Landscape » Settlement
150th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Village of DubboPrint Page 
In 1846, due to the number of settlers in the area, the government decided to establish a courthouse, police station and lock-up in the Dubbo area. A constables residence was completed in 1847 and a wooden slab construction courthouse and lock-up in early 1848. By this time, the settlement had only four buildings; the constables residence, courthouse and lock-up, a store and an inn.
Due to the lack of title for the land, in 1848 the storekeeper, Jean Emile Serisier, organised a petition asking for a land sale of town allotments. The plan was presented to the colony's Surveyor General in May 1849 by surveyor G. Boyle White. The settlement was gazetted as a village in November 1849 with the first land sales taking place in 1850.
Location
| Address: | Church & Macquarie Streets, In front of Rotunda, Dubbo, 2830 |
|---|---|
| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.24692 Long: 148.601475 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
|---|---|
| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | November-1849 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | November-1999 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 23rd November, 1999 |
|---|
The 150th Anniversary of the
Proclamation of the Village of Dubbo
was commemorated this day
23 November 1999
in the presence of His Excellency
the Honourable GORDON SAMUELS AC
Governor of New South Wales
This plaque is dedicated to Dubbo`s pioneers
who began to shape the City and to the
generations that followed contributing to the
growth and development to the City of Dubbo
Councillor the Hon Gerald B Peacocke Mr Tony Kelly PSM
Mayor General Manager
Mr Anthony McGrane OAM MP Mrs Jill McCann
Member for Dubbo Chairman Dubbo 150 Committee
