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...
yep I'm a rust lover. Can't wait to we get to Yarrabin!
ReplyDeleteI like rust. It adds character. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful colours and textures -- very Australian.
Typical country scene: a rusty water tank.
ReplyDeleteLovely series of shots of this delightful place.
ReplyDeletemmm ... are you sure that is rust?
ReplyDeleteYou see, I have a strange feeling that tank is made from concrete ... using sheets of corrugated iron of course to form it. Then that rust is a form of moss/mould.
What do you think?
Julie, I took a much closer look and it is hard to tell - looks very neat which would suggest concrete but the colouring looks very CI like. I'm not going back to find out for you.
ReplyDeleteWhaaa ... you disappoint moi!
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