We decided to pop over the border to Queensland for a very brief visit to the tiny town of Hebel … not much more than a few houses, a pub and general store where we had afternoon tea.
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 drove through Hebel once ... if we hadn't been in a hurry we'd have stopped for a look!! I'll put it on the list for next time :D
ReplyDeleteSadly there is never enough time to stop at all of the places. That is what I loved about my 100 towns project I did some years ago ... I actually stopped and looked at each of the towns, not matter how big of small. I would like to do a project like that again.
DeleteYeah, do a project like that again. Was it really "a number of years ago"? How about "A River Runs Through it" ...
ReplyDeleteStarted in October 2012 and ran a year.
DeleteOr ... knowing you two ... "100 country cafes" ...
ReplyDeleteTrying not to put on any more weight so will give that one a miss. I have thought of all sorts of ideas but nothing that I can quite settle on. Life seems so much busier at the moment.
DeleteYou need a restricted area ... a recurring theme ... that takes yer fancy ...
DeleteYeah thats a good one"A 100 country Cafes or bakeries Red would like that. I have never heard of Hebel.
ReplyDeleteMe neither.
DeleteCobb & Co staging towns ...
ReplyDeleteInter sting that you should suggest that because it is an idea I have been playing with. We were at Bathurst information centre a few weeks ago where they have a restored Cobb and Co coach. I picked up maps of the routes to see if a new project might come of it. Haven't had time to look over the maps and form a plan yet.
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