We set off in search of a warming cup of coffee. Nup this shop won't do ... closed.
We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
Kind of sad - very melancholic photo - to me at last.
ReplyDeleteWonderful balcony! Is it closed for good?
ReplyDeleteWow! What a photo: especially the palette.
ReplyDeleteLove the tumble down, moss-covered fence ... love the fading sign ...
What vantage point did you have to capture this?
I don't remember taking any special vantage point. If I remember rightly there is one street higher than the other and this is just the natural view you get when you look back towards the lower street.
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