We're rolling into Wee Jasper I like visiting here because of the lovely countryside and it has such an evocative name, but there's not much here, a closed General Store, a school and a church just about does it.
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...
Been a while since I have been to Wee Jasper. Looks like the bridge is newly painted. Lovely perspective.
ReplyDeleteYes it was certainly looking fresh and white.
DeleteI've heard this place mentioned before from friends who do adventure sports, but I haven't been there myself yet.
ReplyDeleteI think there might be caving in the area. There was a push bike rider I took a snapshot of when I was there. Not sure what other adventure sports are in the area. Not my kind of thing.
DeleteGreat pic.
ReplyDeleteLove the place name. I'm guessing it was named by a Scotsman.
I was so intrigued, I looked it up and found this:
Delete"The most romantic origin of the name Wee Jasper comes from folklore and is attributed to an early resident, McBean, an old Scot, one of the early settlers . McBean, so the story goes, arrived home one day with 'Wee' (Scottish for small), 'Jasper' (Gems) in his pocket, found in some obscure stream in the hills." - Australian Explorer
Oh well done. I was wondering about the name.
DeleteA n impressive entry for Wee Jasper.
ReplyDeleteMaybe from a time when it was less wee.
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