Mumbil is a town in the east of central

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

, Australia. The town is within

Dubbo Regional Council The Dubbo Regional Council is a Local government areas of New South Wales, local government area located in the Central West (New South Wales), Central West and Orana (New South Wales), Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia. The council was ...

, part of the Orana Region, north west of the state capital,

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. 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, wate ...

. 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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