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...
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
I especially like the top shot. Those trees in a row make for such a beautiful scenery.
ReplyDeleteA nice row of poplars is always a pleasant sight.
DeleteHave a row of trees. Poplars?
ReplyDeleteYes poplars. They would be quite a picture in Autumn.
DeleteI like the scenery around Tumut. So very green.
ReplyDeleteYes it is lovely. I think we will go back again as the caravan park is nice there. We were there on Christmas Eve some years ago.
DeleteRolling, rolling rolling along.
ReplyDeleteRolling hills. Yes that is what I like. The more rolls the better.
Delete