We are riding Red Sleeper. There is Gold class and Platinum class but this train is relatively expensive so we are saving our pennies.
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...
HHHMMMmmm... Red Sleeper, huh? Sounds like my kind of place!!!
ReplyDeleteHa ha . Didn't think of that association Red.
DeleteI think we were in gold class from Adelaide to Sydney. It was a fun experience but not a comfortable one. WE have been spoilt by European trains.
ReplyDeleteYes it is a little 'old' but we actually did find it quite comfortable ... but we spent most of the trip in the lounge rather than our cabin. There was plenty of space and choice there as it was not a busy time of year.
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