Dalby Library

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Lest We Forget…

A recent visitor to the beautiful town of Dalby, I couldn’t help but notice this stunning piece of stained glass, as one strides up the stairs to the library. Nurse, army, sailor, airman and of course, the lone pine.

Endeavouring to find more on this glasswork I asked the library staff who didn’t seem to know anything about it. To give them credit, it sounds to me the library is reasonably new to this location, having more or less recently transferred to the building.

So, getting nil result for my query within the library, I phoned the local council. They too, couldn’t provide any details about the impression within the glass. I tried one more stab at it and phoned the lessor of the building and while they were under obligation not to give details of the owner of the building itself, they did suggest I perhaps try the RSL sub branch, who had previously held the lease.

Enthusiastically I emailed the Dalby RSL sub branch and eagerly awaited a reply, which never came. Dogged determination ensued and I contacted a friend from another RSL sub branch, out of the area. He looked at the photo and informed me that it was perhaps a work taking into account the “Battle of Lone Pine.”

The tree, the ocean, the steep terrain now made more sense; yes, this could be it. Perhaps the airman in the work wasn’t in the Lone Pine Battle, however, not to be forgotten it was a thoughtful inclusion into the segment.

And while I haven’t delved deep enough to trace the artist who created this piece, I did think it of considerable important that I write and bring this to the attention of the Dalby locals; Lest we forget and this item becomes lost to history.