Dalton Royal Hotel
I love Royal Hotel hunting, not because they are much in themselves but it is such a great excuse to go to little places that are off the track. I can't imagine any other reason for visiting the small town of Dalton.
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...
It is a fun hobby.
ReplyDeleteAnd a particularly wierd one for me given I am a non- drinker and rarely step over the threshold of a hotel.
DeleteI like the style of this one.
ReplyDeleteI am torn between the lowest homestead style and double story with iron lace.
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