I like the way they have left ghost signs on the walls.
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...
Ghost signs... that's a great name for them. The bright, mass-produced fire hydrant sign makes for an interesting juxtaposition against the hand-painted sign of bygone era.
ReplyDeleteI originally thought that modern sign was an annoying intrusion on the image but like you settled for it being a good comparison.
DeleteWhat a lot of stories that sign could tell :D)
ReplyDeleteI am not a fan of hospitals. Too many stories good and bad for my liking :-)
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