Old Dubbo Cemetery, Dubbo, New South Wales

Date: 1863 [unknown]
Location: Myall Street and Barden Avenue, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Surnames/tags: Cemetery New_South_Wales

Old Dubbo Cemetery Entrance Sign

General Information

Cemetery name: Old Dubbo Cemetery

Address: Myall Street and Barden Avenue, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

GPS Coordinates: -32.24079208397993, 148.628580439769 OpenStreetMap Google Maps

History

Old Dubbo Cemetery Portion Map

The Old Dubbo Cemetery opened in 1863. It is located to the west of St Mary's Primary School, bounded by Cobbora Road, Barden Avenue and Myall Street. Entry is via both Cobbora Road and Myall Street with the gates opening from sunrise to sunset every day. Foot access from Barden St. Ashes may be interred with burial sites, however permission from the family is required.

In 1967, Council successfully negotiated with the Crown Lands Department to cease cemetery activities at this site and to create a New Dubbo Lawn Cemetery on Cobbora Road. This decision was made on the basis that the Dubbo residential area was expanding to the east and that the land would be more appropriately used for the urban expansion rather than as a cemetery.

One of the additional problems encountered at the Old Dubbo Cemetery was the presence of rock bands, which made digging graves very difficult and at times impossible. This was another reason for the cessation of the cemetery and the creation of the New Dubbo Cemetery. Only people with prior reservations have been buried in the Old Dubbo Cemetery since 1967.

Prior to 9 November 1962, the Cemetery was controlled by the various religious denominations and includes the following sections:

• R1 Presbyterian/Methodist
• R2 Church of England
• R3A Roman Catholic
• R3B Roman Catholic
• R4A Presbyterian
• R4B General
• L1 Presbyterian
• L2A Church of England
• L2B Church of England
• L2C Church of England
• L3A Roman Catholic
• L3B Roman Catholic
• L4A Methodist
• L4B Roman Catholic

Unfortunately the records of burials at the Cemetery are incomplete with some records lost or destroyed prior to Council's trusteeship. The loss of records makes it difficult to trace lost friends or relatives.

More Information

• Australian Cemetery Index
• Find a Grave
• Dubbo Regional Council - Cemeteries

References

• This is part of the Australian Cemeteries Project.