Each week at the Daily Liberal, we take a look back through our archives to see what was happening in Dubbo in years gone by.
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Today’s Walk Down Memory Lane online gallery takes us back to the pages of the Daily Liberal from the first week of August 2002.
In addition to the week’s social events, the city was gearing up for the official opening of the Japanese gardens and Rex was about to start flying into Dubbo.
Drought gripped the region as Burrendong Dam sat at 36 per cent capacity.
In the realm of sport, St Johns College and Dubbo College senior campus did battle for the inaugural Ken Eggleton Cup, the Dubbo Demons were on a ten-game winning streak, while Wellington swimmer Ben Austin claimed gold in the 50 metre multi disability freestyle at the Commonwealth Games.