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...
Beautiful... Just caught up on last few posts, great photos :)
ReplyDeleteThanks ... I was so glad we decided to to the flight.
DeleteBreath in...... breathe out.
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It felt like a summer holiday. I really did feel the holiday began once we reached Airlie Beach ... though of course I was not on holiday ... I was just moving my relocatable office to new and interesting places.
DeleteAh, that tropical warmth! Love it. Beautiful shot!
ReplyDeleteNice warm evening feeling from this shot.
ReplyDeleteQuite the opposite of now ... back home it is still log fire weather.
ReplyDeleteQuite the opposite of now ... back home it is still log fire weather.
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