I served there as a police officer in 1978. Mixed memories. An interesting story is that of the late Mary Barry who owned the pub next to the old police station. Wonderful woman who fed us young constables on night shift. She never married. Her fiancee, a captain Taylor, was shot by a sniper during the battle of milne bay. He lay in the open for several hours shouting orders to his men not to come near as the sniper was usuing him as bait. He was shot several times and died late in the afternoon.
I lived in Dalby for four and a half years at the beginning of my teaching career. I loved it out there, it is beautiful country. I researched and wrote a masters assignment on the Pioneer Park museum. So many great memories from my time out there. I need to go back for a visit.
Commenting from Dalby! Our Pioneer Park Museum is the BEST!! The show days are forever my favourite because the barn is full of stalls of homemade sewing projects, second hand toys, fun little gadgets, local lollies, etc! We have a tractor parade too and the ice cream man makes an appearance! 💕
I grew up in Jandowae. We used to go to Dalby each Saturday, to do the shopping. Mum would do the shopping, dad would sit on one of the street seats and chat to the locals and my brother, sister and myself, would walk around the streets. We always stopped for lunch at Myall Park, before the drive home to Jandowae.
Thank You for taking me on a virtual tour to my hometown. I love Dalby ❤️ I still have my 90 year old Mum and a brother there in Myall St . I’ve not been able to visit them since Covid 19 restrictions came into force 😢 My family moved there when I was 2 and I stayed there until I was 17 . I’ve lived in London for the past 32 years ( what a contrast )
Great video Rob. Love your work. Just as few notes. The Dalby Railway Station is still being used by the Twice Weekly Westlander from Roma Street to Charleville and return. There is also regular coal, grain, container, cattle trains. The old station has been restored from bring derelict to be leased out to community groups with regular Markets. The ‘Bun, was the set on the now former Bell Branch in 1983, staring a Young Nicholls Kidman, Scott McGregor in ‘Chase Through The Night’ thriller about three bank robbers stuck and then escape on a old Railmotor. It’s now preserved at Rosewood.
I thought that picture at the museum of a kangaroo shooting a turkey from 1915 might represent Gallipoli. The kangaroo being Australia's troops and the turkey obviously the turkish side.
I lived my teen years (70s-80s) opposite the weir (one way bridge you described, though I don’t recall it being one way - flooded a LOT though!). The green stuff on the creek we used to call “duckweed” though I’ve no idea of it’s botanical name. At times it covered the entire creek. Not fun to swim through! The “disco” school used to be the Catholic Church Convent and Yr1-10 school for girls. The nuns were all tyrants according to my first wife who went there. I haven’t lived in Dalby for decades so thanks for the trip down memory lane!
'The nuns were all tyrants' - I had maybe one piano lesson there where a nun kept hitting me over the knuckles with a stick every time I played a wrong note - I told my parents I'm not going back there.
The green stuff in the creek is Duck Weed. Means the ecosystem is healthy. Gets washed away after a big storm or flood. Hence the walking bridge being sturdy enough for a truck, needs to withstand flood waters.
The picture of the kangaroo shooting the turkey. I think if it's dated 1915, it's probably representing Australia giving it to Turkey being that we were at war with them.
Mary Barry was a loved and well liked lady in Dalby. She ran a tight ship with her pub, copped no nonsense from anybody, she quickly put them in there place. Sadly the pub was destoyed by fire , not long after renarvations were done.
My home town is Dalby, I live there since prep up until the end of year 1. I have so alny amazing memories in the town and I hope I can go back down one day
Big thumbs Rob ! I thoroughly enjoyed the whole vid. I first became aware of your channel after you passed through Esk (where I currently live), i think you copped a little bit of stick from some locals but I really enjoyed it I appreciated the quirkiness and bit of tongue in cheek :) I subscribed then and watched a few subsequently, Compliments on your style your content and your editing, my wife and I both find your vids cool ! Keep up the good work and keep having fun mate :)
Good video. We drove through Dalby many times in 1971/72 when we lived in Roma and went back home to Brisbane and college one week every month. Interesting and thanks.
Good video. I enjoyed it. I've only ever driven through Dalby when we lived in Roma. I think there are so few footpaths generally because most people drive. But I walk a lot. Many thanks.
That bonus material was unexpected much welcomed and very well done...just let the building speak for itself. Very interesting area all round. However trucks and traffic I must avoid.
I live in Dalby and still here lols, cause I love it. I used to live in Warra, say almost an hour drive out there. You should visit Warra one day lols.
The housing and expansion is due to the coal seam gas industry. Dalby is the warehousing and equipment depo centre for the csg fields of the Surat Basin that expands from there to the north and west into central Queensland.
I bought a cheap digital thermometer at Dalby Tandy store. There was an estimated 13 yo girl minding the shop. She asked me for all these personal details, name address etc etc, she was just following orders, It was humoring her. I was as if I was applying for credit.
Naar the abos did the sane shit, burnt all the animals and plants and fucked the land up badly, wouldbe good to see prehuman australia, big forests giant beadts ect
Rob! When are you doing Chinchilla? There's plenty of interesting history here! The Prickly Pear and the Cactoblastis Beatle, Barakula State Forest, the Barakula Timber Tramway and the timber industry, Chinchilla Station, Chinchilla Museum, Charlie's Creek named by Leichhardt I think, and probabily lots more I can't think of just now.
@Frodo's Adventures would love to! It's really just a matter of finding the time and money to relocate there for a few days to get it done. Have never been there.
7.55 Kangaroo shooting/bayonetting a Turkey, drawn 1915. Could it represent an Australian soldier killing a Turk at Gallipoli? A childs interpretation? Have spent a little bit of time in Dalby, so great to pick up something new. Thanks again for another great video.
I like following you on google maps walking and find out where you are going, some are progressive and some seem out of sequence but it give me an idea of where you are walking and what is there making mental notes of things i never knew haha
A bit disappointed you didn’t talk a bit about the history of Dalby, rather focussing a bit negatively (I thought) on what Dalby didn’t have and ‘needs’. I do know that my great uncle Charles Drew was an early mayor of Dalby and now has a bridge named after him…. My wife taught at the Dalby high school briefly about 1984-85.
This was never intended as a history focussed visit. It was just a look around a place I had never been to before. To offerideas on what a place needs is not being negative. It is simply being observant and putting forward thoughts and suggestions.
@@darrenalbury6050 welcome to my little channel! Great to have you here. I've got a two-day walk coming up soon so I hope you'll enjoy that one. Cheers mate.
@@walkaboutwithrob The first railway lines were along from Bell just up the road to Kaimkillenbun. You just have to walk the Central station alley way into ANZAC Sq to verify. I have friends who own a farm further out past Bell, area was opened by WW1 soldier settlers AFAIK
Hey Rob, I'm from Perth and worked over there from time to time in a five year period and by far the highlight for me was the the Saturday night Dalby disco at the Russel Hotel 😂
Love the stroll through the antique shop, I always find them fascinating. The old church at the end of the video is beautiful. Glad you recouped your $5.
@@a.t2427 mostly stayed with grandma outer edge of Dalby AFAIK until moved to the Gold Coast with her mother Sarie Kessler - her grandfather Kessler was a dentist in Dalby. Great-grandfather Kessler was in Toowoomba.
While your out walking I am thinking of going to your house and nicking all yout stuff what fo you think of that ! Why put the idea out there for people to nick anything from a museum! You should at the very least edit this and remove that bullshit ! Btw to the left of the museum is the Historical records building where people can search their ancestry in Dalby . I have I am related to DALBY ! Which is why I am incensed at you, for including crap in your video !
@bikerleo1966 Attitude like yours is what puts people off from visiting these towns. Just cus your great grandpoppy stopped over for the night at Dalby doesn't give you a righteous attitude to talk down to others. I'm sure he'd be disappointed and embarrassed in how you're acting
I'm honestly surprised you didn't run into any brogans or eshays along the way lmao. Dalby isn't a nice town, I've lived here 17 years I should know lol. when my dad was a teenager it was though apparently. He's 60 now
the railway line you walked along at Dalby goes thru Kaimkillenbun to Bell, there is a restored train at Bell, and outside Dalby there are cotton ginneries to see
