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...
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ReplyDeleteI would love to go the Grampians as well. Red from Oz has some terrific posts about them.
ReplyDeleteAnother fortnight another flood, still raining, we are all so over it up on the North Coast.
You must . It is a beautiful area. Great for walking, driving and camping but the trouble is everyone in Victoria thinks the same thing.
ReplyDeleteThe good old Grampians - how I do love them.
ReplyDeleteWhen you visit - go in November - lots of native flowers.
And travel the road from Maroona to Dunkeld - you get a wonderful view of the expanse of the mountains.