The countryside around Eugowra is very rocky. We were travelling along Escort Way, and quickly got the idea that bushrangers once lurked behind those rocks.
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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
The bushrangers sure liked the rocky granite country, so I'm sure they would have hidden out if there was something to rob!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful autumn colours!
ReplyDeleteGreat Autumn colours.
ReplyDeleteThe autumn colour has not been great this year so it was nice to catch some looking good.
DeleteI don't know much about our bushrangers. I must rectify that. Shan't live long enough.
ReplyDeleteIs there an apostrope in shant/shan't? I guess it is 'shall not' so maybe it should be "sha'n't" ... looks like a swathe of fly droppings.
Not sure about bushrangers ... they are just criminals .. though I guess the same can be said of convicts.
DeleteYour musings about "shall not" amused me. I looked it up and alternatives are shan't, shalln't and shan'n't. I can't believe anyone would use that last one.