Ooo Lawson Railway station has entered the modern world with electronic signage and Opal Card readers.
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'm guessing Opal Cards are travel cards?
ReplyDeleteYes, ones that just tap. Used mine for the first time yesterday. Won't be missing buying a ticket especially when I'm running for the train.
ReplyDeleteI have not decided whether to buy one yet. I travel less than once a week these days so not much of a convenience either way but if I was still a regular commuter I would have one in a flash.
ReplyDeleteI love the new electronic era with apps that tell you where the train is up to etc.
Look out the city is creeping out to you. We have Go Cards the fare is cheaper with a Go Card than a paper ticket. We don't use them often but they are still handy for when we do travel either by bus or train or ferry
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