It was high summer on the road down to Victoria, along the Great Ocean Road and back again.
We were running to a deadline so travelled rather quicker then we would have liked so the photos from this trip are be few.
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
Beautiful country you'll be travelling through. Looking forward to your posts :D)
ReplyDeleteA summer drive is always lovely though they get pretty hot days in this country.
DeleteSomething very comforting about hay bales in paddocks.
ReplyDeleteMakes me feel like Monet for a fleeting moment.
DeleteI want to do that trip again. Last time I was in a bus.Nice country scene.
ReplyDeleteLast time we went down this way we were on train. Independent road travel is a nice way to go. But the other ways are good too.
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