Dubbo
In the early afternoon the train glided into our destination. It was school holidays so little ones were joyously meeting up with grandparents, anticipating a week of being thoroughly spoilt.
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 inc...
This kid makes me smile - he looks so happy :-)
ReplyDeleteInteresting shot of hustle and bustle. I can almost image in my mind a time-lapse where the smiling face coming toward me is the same lad trying to juggle his luggage and his pillows. I bet his Grandad took all that off his hands quite pronto!
ReplyDeleteI can almost hear the sounds of the crowds. It's a very cinematic shot, JE. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteThe little chap in the foreground looks pleased to be starring in your blog.
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