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
And again - like with the photos before - it is very church-like to me. But what an interesting wayfaring, I am looking forward to seeing more of your photos - you captured everything so well, I see it all alive with workers and noise (and sawdust in this case).
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I love the series you took at the State Mine. The shimmer on the coal and little runs on the machinery remind me of the soft mist that was falling the day you visited. Would it be possible to create a link from our website.
ReplyDeleteEvery shot deserves being enlarged. Beautiful set of four!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me very much of the Eveleigh Shunting yards which have been converted into "Carriageworks". Lovely eye here, Joan.
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