Mumbil is a town in the east of central

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, Australia. The town is within Dubbo Regional Council, part of the Orana Region, north west of the state capital, Sydney. At the , Mumbil and the surrounding area had a population of 421.

History

In 1950 construction commenced on the

Burrendong Dam Burrendong Dam is a rock-fill embankment major gated dam with a clay core across the Macquarie River upstream of Wellington in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, irrigation, ...

. The dam workforce was living in Mumbil and led to the development of many new services in the town, including electricity, reticulated water, and garbage collection. A public hall and church were built and the school expanded. A number of new stores opened.

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