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 increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
Aha that's Ann's home town. She is on holidays down the coast at the moment. Two more beauties for your collection. Haven't been to Ingham only passed through on a train.
ReplyDeleteI am assuming you mean Childers is Anne's home town. We passed thru it towards the end of the trip ... I really liked it.
DeleteYes agree it is a funny town, frequently battered by cyclones. WOW 2 Royal hotels!
ReplyDeleteThe second Royal is in Childers not Ingham.
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