I've been to Sydney several more times this week. This is my favourite place to spend hours while waiting for hubby. Will take you on a bit of tour over the next couple of days.
@State Library of NSW, Sydney
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 re,member studying there in the sixties I bet it has changed now.
ReplyDeleteThat would have been the Mitchell Library. There is a new wing now which is where I work.
ReplyDeleteI use both wings. When were you there last? I was there on the Saturday of last week, and I swaer that bike was in the rack just like in your photo. I am working up a story on the abomination which is the Cahill Expressway.
ReplyDeleteThis was on Wednesday last week.
DeleteGreat composition, but what I like more is the wonderful juxtaposition of lines and textures. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteI always have trouble seeing well in urban spaces. Glad you like the composition :-)
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