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The dams and lakes are rising higher but the big ones are not yet full to the brim. The council's website says it's currently 63% capacity so still a way to go.
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 increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
Loving this series already!! And just think - only a few years ago the residents would have been BEGGING for 63% at this time of the year!!
ReplyDeleteJoan I finally have a Royal Hotel for your page tomorrow. Do you just copy the picture from the web?
ReplyDeleteThese shots take me back to my honeymoon which we spent in Jenolan, Bathurst, Hill End and Mudgee.
Red, I know and that is why I have a fascination with watching the dam levels and reporting the figures ... because it is a bit hard to tell how full it is other than the fact that there is still a "rim" around the edge.
ReplyDeleteMark, send to the email address in my profile and I will post it. We spent some our honeymoon at Jenolan too. Or if you are posting on your blog I will copy from there.
I can't get past that fence -it looks good.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful landscape here. Whenever I visit your blog, it makes me want to do some serious traveling! The summer series is excellent.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long time since I've been to Oberon. Nice to see it so green.
ReplyDeleteOoo ... I have found another Royal for you too. Must go and photograph it over the next few days.
ReplyDeleteThose dams will probably rise a bit higher next week ...