We are in the general vicinity known as Mrs Macquarie's Chair. It looks like two hundred years later another lady is enjoying a seat in the sun.
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...
Mrs Macquarie would get a shock if she could see that area now.
ReplyDeleteI often wonder what the city was like before it became one. Julie does a good job of showing some of its evolution.
DeleteA great juxtaposition of man-made versus the natural world.
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing about this shot is that I never noticed the building until I was processing the photos, I was just interested in taking a quick snap of the lady. In fact, that building is a bit of a mystery to me ... I don't remember ever having seen it before.
DeleteBut I did good job of framing it without noticing it didn't I!
It's the place to sit in Sydney, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteThis area is certainly one of my favourite spots. I love the juxtaposition of the gardens and the waterscape.
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