Cute isn't it. But it isn't real, it was a movie set apparently. I wondered if the old caravan nearby was the trailer for the movie stars.
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...
That's a really cute church/house. There are certainly lots of interesting structures around.
ReplyDeleteYes heaps. That is the charm of the place, if you aren't really interested in digging or noodling for Opals.
DeleteAnd even they did not have to take their rubbish away! I guess they are out the back-o-bourke! Literally ...
ReplyDeleteNot quite out the back-o-bourke, not that far west.
DeleteI do agree that is quite a cute church,,, probably not very practical in the heat... but cute nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteWell it is not actually a church, it is a movie set. I looked in the window and it has junk in it, like any blokes shed.
DeleteHa! Love it.
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