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Refurbishment of the Caine at Dubbo’s old army camp

Apr 09 2023 Updated April 9, 2023

Jenet Stewart

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Rick Stubbs and his group of volunteers assisting with the refurbishment of the Dubbo Army Camp Caine memorial at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Pictured are Rick Stubbs, Sue Hill, Julie Reynolds, John Gibson, Chris Moffitt and Lauren Nott. Volunteers not in the photo include Wayne Ferguson and Shannon. Photo: Dubbo Photo News

In the midst of World War II an advance party of First Corps Amm. Sub-Park and the 2/1st Pioneer Battalion of Australian Army corps arrived in Dubbo on a block of land covering around 283 hectares, or 700 acres, on the outskirts of Dubbo – an area that’s more familiarly known these days as the location of Taronga Western Plains Zoo.

The land was then owned by the Baird family. Wally Baird was...