So what makes a quintessential country town ... old shops with verandahs, lots of empty windows, home grown signs and with the bit of luck a Royal Hotel.
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 increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
So much to like about this, to start with: the morning fog. It doesn't look to be thriving, does it? So reminds me of Denman, except even Denman is better than this. I think you have its "Royal". I found a "royal" on George Street a couple of weeks ago.
ReplyDeleteSend the Royal in. It is time I updated the gallery. I might find time over Christmas. I even collected a new one of my own this week.
DeleteThis end of town is not thriving. BTW it is Dunedoo.
Wonderful photo. It has a real vintage feel to it, even down to the empty street.
ReplyDeleteA cold frosty Sunday morning ... no wonder the street is empty. I find Dunedoo in the daytime to be quite a lovely little down and it certainly has a vintage feel which is of course charming.
DeleteThe weather makes it look sad and old.
ReplyDeleteI agree old but I am not sure if I think it is a sad look, more mystery to me.
DeleteAnother beautiful shot - love the misty weather.
ReplyDeleteI think it looks peaceful and reassuring.
Interesting to see how we all interpret the image differently.
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