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Dubbo

Dubbo is a large regional centre in the western part of New South Wales, Australia. It is intersected by the Mitchell and Newell Highways. It is a major inland city and home to the large Western Plains Zoo. Dubbo is some 400 km from the state capital of Sydney and is a major road transport hub to other parts of the state. It also is home to one of the four main campuses of Charles Sturt University.

The first settlement of the Dubbo area started about 1840. Dundullimal Homestead is an original farmhouse from that period which may be visited, near the Zoo. The town started with the establishment of a store in 1847 on the east bank of the Macquarie River.

Dubbo may be reached by CountryLink train from Sydney. It is about 5 hours drive by car. You can also fly there. Dubbo is at the intersection of the Mitchell Highway, the Newell Highway and the Golden Highway

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