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 goodie ... is that where we are off to? Lovely area that I have visited all too seldom in my life.
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely scene - how I love being out and about our great country. How blessed we are with our surroundings. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful, safe and meaningful Christmas.
ReplyDeleteAnd me totally confused about on which side these cars are driving - really - there was something "wrong" in this photo ... ;-) and it took a second for me to realize what it was.
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