ANZAC Day in Dubbo, 1966

OUR emergency services play an important role in ANZAC Day commemorations around the region each year, and that’s always been the way. This Time Warp photo shows police involvement in ANZAC Day in Dubbo back in 1966

The photo comes from the NSW Historic Patrol Vehicles group, and shows a Dubbo Highway Patrol officer riding a Triumph T110 as part of the march along Macquarie Street, near Church Street, in 1966.

There are other interesting aspects to this photo, including the stores that were in business along our main street at the time. Fred Kirkby & Sons Jewellers can be seen at far left – who else remembers the large ring inside a ring box that hung above that store’s street front awning?

Then there’s signage Moran & Cato, a business that we’ve had very little feedback about over the years of Dubbo Photo

Moran & Cato was a Victorian company that ran a chain of grocery stores around Australia until being taken over by Permewan Wright in the late 1960s.

The other prominent sign shows where Seaman’s Meats were located.

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Editor’s note: Thanks to those readers who have been in touch with Dubbo Photo News about Time Warp photos featured in during October. We are currently compiling some follow-up stories based on what you’ve told us and will publish those in the coming week.