Despite following railway tracks a lot of the journey we only saw one railway train. These days road trains ply the inland highways … yes all the above is towed by the one vehicle.
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...
if i could, i would always travel by train.
ReplyDeletewhen i was a child, i had so much fun
on them.
i HATE planes! :)
your photos are amazing.
That red wagon(?) is so cool!
ReplyDeleteAren't they amazing but tricky to overtake.
ReplyDeleteTerrific transport shots.
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