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...
Oh I know the ones you mean - yes, I too wanted one. LOL, such deprived childhoods ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove the angle and colours. I remember shooting the ducks I wasn't into cupie dolls.
ReplyDeleteNow you've made me smile! :-) What a very cool image.
ReplyDeleteI got one.
ReplyDeleteWhich became separated from the cane it was on.
The cane lived on top of the kitchen cupboard for whackings.
You had to be pretty bad to get "the stick" - but geez it hurt.
(now I'm gunna go and tell my mum I've told the w.w.w. she used to whack me - hehheehee - sweet revenge).