“I know not whether Laws be right,
Or whether Laws be wrong;
All that we know who lie in gaol
Is that the wall is strong;
And that each day is like a year,
A year whose days are long.”
Oscar Wilde, The Ballad Of Reading Gaol



The Old Dubbo Gaol began as a courthouse lockup in 1847.
With the selection of the location for a new town along the Macquarie River
it was one of the first government buildings along with the constable’s residence and the post office.
The lockup, which was a slab hut of one main room and two cells,
frequently leaked when it rained and was not the most secure area as it was not enclosed by walls.

8 men have been sent to the gallows here..most for murder and sexual assault...