Let's get the ball rolling with some landscape shots taken at the edge of the town of Mudgee. They are just pretty pictures but that is the point - it is pretty country around here.
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...
Yeah, I love all those names too - Dunnedoo especially.
ReplyDeleteNice to see that paddock all ploughed up too. Gulgong ... not sure I have ever been out that way.
I am considering Grenfell for the Queens Bday LWE 2011 for the Henry Lawson Festival.
Gulgong has a Henry Lawson Festival too and a Henry Lawson Museum. The town has also has a quite large jam packed local history museum too. Worth a visit.
ReplyDeleteI love landscapes and this is a beauty. Yep, the Gulgong Henry Lawson museum is good.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great spot to visit - haven't really explored that area at all, so looking forward to seeing more pix!
ReplyDeleteHappy travels!!
I will check up on my railway map which is easier.
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