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...
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
Oh that's adorable.
ReplyDeleteLook at that cutie on the left!
I could live in that (with a big extension out the back).
Yeah, I like em all too. You'd need a front as big as Myers to try to sell the ripper on the right.
ReplyDeleteLet me guess: Cassilis is not weathering the storm very well.
Its a shame they can't be renovated and made homely again by people who need a home but I guess they need a job too.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beaut collection of houses, especially the tiny one on the left.
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, and I love the building on the far left. Filled with so much character :)
ReplyDeleteVery cute, but a bit sad about the state they're in. They deserve more love and care.
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