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...
Remember when you went up through SA and showed us their unique stonework. I think this rubble work is distinctly Newsouthwelsh ... I like weathered timber like that.
ReplyDeleteNicely framed shot and the stone work is intricate. I often wonder who put all the stones together so well.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting observation Julie. You might be right. I will look out to confirm it as I travel about.
ReplyDeleteGreat stone work! The colours are lovely.
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