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...
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
I love that first shot. Stunning.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful series, Joan Elizabeth!
ReplyDelete... and now I am waiting for your next industrial find ... waiting ... waiting ...
ReplyDeleteThis tweaks memories of Port Arthur. Nothing to do with convicts, I realise. Just the ruins and decay of a once useful site.
ReplyDeleteQuite lovely curves and vistas, Joan.
Nice framing - especially in the first one with a frame within a frame.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this wonderful gift of photos. Simply beautiful! I wish I was walking with you on this wonderful photographic tour. I must do some of my own. soon.
ReplyDeletethe subtle light thru the various curves just sings to me...
ReplyDeleteGREAT PICS
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