Over the road from the church, a cottage with a paling fence around the garden, so typical of Hill End.
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...
I like the fence, I am not sure if it serves any purpose anymore but it looks definitely very photogenic.
ReplyDeleteA delightful part of NSW. Full of some of my favourite things ... CI ... rust ... weathered wood ... lichens ...
ReplyDeleteThis was somebodies home sweet home. Now on its way back to nature.
ReplyDeleteI believe this home is still occupied. Most of the houses in Hill End look a little ramshackle but that's why we love them.
ReplyDeletewhat a poignant photo...reminds me of a
ReplyDeletefunny t.v. show we used to watch when i
was a little girl.
"ma and pa kettle" :)
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