We rolled into the small town of Marree a little later than expected because of the tyre, but there was time to find out where to get it replaced and to book a flight over Lake Eyre the next morning.
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 increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
These kind of finds really amaze me. Fantastic shot!
ReplyDeleteThat is Australiana to a T. This is great I'll be able to have a preview of our trip next month.
ReplyDeleteMarvellous shot.
ReplyDeleteI do hope that's not your car. It needs more than a tyre.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a scene out of Mad Max.
ReplyDeleteNow that is a fancy car wreck ;-).
ReplyDeleteAnd I forgot to activate email follow ups so I have to say something more ...
ReplyDeleteMaybe, the owner of this car did not have a spare tyre.
ReplyDeleteThere is never any shortage of car wrecks in the country but the extreme landscape adds an extra element of fun to the photo.
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