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...
But not original, you realise? I have a book on a shelf behind me about the original and the fire ... 1970s ... not sure.
ReplyDeleteNo I didn't realise. So it is a nice facsimile of old like QVB.
DeleteWhat a wonderful Olde-World style arcade Joan I'd love to spend an afternoon shopping there.... when I fist saw your thumbnail I though you had jetted off to Paris !!
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long while since I visited Paris.
ReplyDeleteI love arcades, original or not.
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