We took the historic railway between Goolwa and Victor Harbour where there is a horse drawn tram out along the causeway. This area has a nice feel about it, I think it would be buzzing in the summer time.
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 increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
What a wonderful carriage. Such a blue sky day as well, although looking at the passengers a tad cool.
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DeleteWe did this years ago with the kids too... rode over and walked back... in the rain. One of those very memorable and fun family moments.
ReplyDeleteWe only walked out half way as we wanted to catch the next train back.
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