We've left the parched inland behind and irrigated crops are appearing. I wonder if they were being literal when they named this town.
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...
I have just been scrolling through your posts to catch up. You bring back so many memories of our trip back when we first retired. keep safe from fires.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing places I have been in other peoples blogs too, to relive the memories. And if they go places I have not been it is a chance to plan some.
DeleteWe are safe from the fires. They are nowhere near Lawson (or Clandulla) at the moment.