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...
Such a beautiful pristine area of the world ..... great birds-eye view.
ReplyDeleteI was stunned by the beauty of it.
DeleteIt does too. Where is it, I'm lost.
ReplyDeleteWe are still on the flight out from Airlie Beach. Whitsundays, north of Mackay.
DeleteIt was the last shot of the flight not the trip ... we've got thousands of miles to go.
DeleteNo, it can't be real ... must be a movie set?!?!?!
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly the kind of place movie stars visit.
DeleteAwesome!
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