The Old Dubbo Gaol was a courthouse lockup in 1847, was proclaimed an official Gaol in 1859 and closed operations as a penal institution in 1966. Officially re-opened as a tourist attraction in 1974, the Old Dubbo Gaol is now fully restored and is home to a large display of animatronic models and holographic displays which provide a realistic and fascinating insight into a bygone era of barbaric prison life.
Wandering around this unique collection of 19th century buildings and artefacts, learning the stories of prison life, and spending a moment in the pitch black of the solitary confinement cell, will be certain to send a chill up your spine.
DID YOU KNOW?
8 men were hanged at Old Dubbo Gaol. One of those men by the name of Jacky Underwood, was involved in the
Breelong Massacre which would later be novelized into the story "The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith" by Thomas Keneally!
