As we get towards Wollongong we get glimpses of the sea. At this point my camera battery run out. Note to Joan - tiny camera has tiny battery.
Looks like the weather is not going to be kind.
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...
Lovely part of NSW
ReplyDeleteI agree. I like the South Coast.
DeleteLooks like you're near Stanwell Park in that shot. I haven't been down that way for ages and miss it.
ReplyDeleteYes it is about there you begin to see views from the train.
DeleteWhat a gorgeous view!
ReplyDeleteWell of course ... the sea is in your veins.
DeleteA beaut shot
ReplyDeleteThanks. But a problem through a train window and on a dull day so not shown to its true colours.
DeleteAlways love that first glimpse of the sea...
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