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
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
Love this cottage - think I'll move in!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cottage.
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Yeah ... me so to. I suspect it would be very cool during summer ...
ReplyDeleteI like the stone combination. It looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteThe town is full of coittages like this ... it really has a lovely character. Cool would be good Julie. There is a photo in this blog taken a year or two ago when it was 42 degrees. This summer was mild so a bit deceiving.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful house!
ReplyDeleteThis is my daughters best friends house. There are some great houses on Mudgee Street. One even has it's original dirt floor.
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