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Bylong Church
This is the little church at Bylong. I have shown you it before but I thought it worth another shot. There is not a lot to Bylong. There was a cafe with many motorcycles parked out front as well. These roads seem very popular with bikers. I don't blame them. They are popular with me too.
Yes, I thought I had seen it before. But well worth another shot. I love little graveyards like this, that take us back through families and back closer to the original settlers.
There's a lot to like about this pic - the old gum tree - little knolly hill behind - wonderful old weathered gravestones and of course the church - I wonder if it's still in use - just a gorgeous setting. I remember the bikes at the cafe!
In the morning we went out to see the radio telescope 20 or so kms out of town. On another wayfaring trip we visited the radio telescope at Parkes but this one is an array of dishes on a long track that can act like one big dish.
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...
Yes, I thought I had seen it before. But well worth another shot. I love little graveyards like this, that take us back through families and back closer to the original settlers.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot to like about this pic - the old gum tree - little knolly hill behind - wonderful old weathered gravestones and of course the church - I wonder if it's still in use - just a gorgeous setting.
ReplyDeleteI remember the bikes at the cafe!
It was the setting and the graveyard that made me think it worth another shot.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely worth another shot!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! You will not find cemeteries at church yards here.
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