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...
Typical country architecture. Great composition. Thank you for following my trip and commenting while I was away and unable to visit you.
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ReplyDeleteDefinitely a top pick. Colours and composition make a great rural still life - funny is, it feels so abandoned but there is this rainbow sticker on the door ...
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ReplyDeleteI love this. Only time can create it, and photography seems to be the best way to share it.
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