This power station just outside Miles is not just pretty it's special -- apparently the word's first combined-cycle power station entirely fired by coal seam gas.
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...
The jury's still out on the coal seam gas thing - but it's hard to believe a power station could look so fantastically magical!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Brilliant night shot, Joan! Great job.
ReplyDeleteI agree with JM. It looks like something out of a sci fi movie.
ReplyDeleteThis is a stunning capture ... a bit out-of-this-worldy but quite a magical sight.
ReplyDeletewonderful image!
ReplyDeleteCoal seam gas isn't a bad thing - if it's extracted without any implications to the environment. The problem is getting the latter right.
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