Statue of James Martin

This life size statue is a welcome reminder of the old adage 'from little things big things come.' Here James Martin is portrayed as a young boy, barely 10 years old, striding out into his new life in the colony of NSW. I don't imagine he would ever have imagined becoming the leader of that colony. If you read about this fellow you'll find he lived at Parramatta but made the 20 mile trip into school each day walking or more likely hitch hiking in a carriage gone to market. I seem to remember doing something similar but my ride in was a bit easier. Where he had a dusty track and horse and carriage I had a red coloured train and 20 minutes from Redfern station. The more things change, the more they remain the same.