Wellington Council First World War Hall of Memory

This extensive marble honour roll is located inside the Wellington office of Dubbo Regional Council. It consists of multiple white marble panels, inscribed with the names of more than 800 veterans who served in the First World War. The names are listed in alphabetical order by surname and all the letters are gilded. The last panel in the series was left free for additional names, but was never used.  

The roll was originally erected in 1926 as part of a 'memorial vestibule' in the new council chambers building. All the marble work for the vestibule, including the roll, was completed by W. Larcombe and Son of Talbragar Street, Dubbo. 

The £1,000 project was funded by the Victory Hall Trustees, who had aimed to build a memorial hall, but did not collect sufficient money. The trustees handed over the vestibule to the council on 5 March 1927. During the ceremony, Mayor Alderman M. Bembrick called the space "a work of art" (Wellington Times, 7 March 1927).

When the new council chambers were built on the same site, the roll was transferred to the stairwell of the new building.