Stuart Town is the kind of place where the ghosts of the past are visible.
See more of Stuart Town at 100 Towns.
Stuart Town is the kind of place where the ghosts of the past are visible.
See more of Stuart Town at 100 Towns.
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...
Such a small tiny bakery.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great old tumble down shop/shot.
ReplyDeleteLove the rusty roof. And ghost signs too.
ReplyDeleteYou've captured it beautifully. Love the old towns.
ReplyDeleteYou found a treasure. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why there is a hypen between Stuart and Town.
ReplyDeleteAnother gorgeous photo.
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